Sen. Ed Hooper

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute; Recognizing and commending H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute for its contributions to the prevention and treatment of cancer and the search for a cure for cancer, and for its vision to transform cancer care through cutting-edge science, high-quality clinical care, and innovative partnerships, etc.

Florida Professional Firefighters Association; Celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Florida Professional Firefighters Association, etc.

Support for the State of Israel; Expressing support for the State of Israel and condemning the attacks and hateful actions by the Hamas terrorist group, etc.

Relief of the Estate of Molly Parker/Department of Transportation; Providing for the relief of the Estate of Molly Parker; providing an appropriation to compensate the estate for Ms. Parker’s death as a result of the negligence of the Department of Transportation; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of attorney fees; providing legislative intent regarding the waiver of certain liens, etc. CLAIM WITH APPROPRIATION: $5,950,000

Substitution of Work Experience for Postsecondary Education Requirements; Designating the "Expanding Public Sector Career Opportunities Act"; providing that a postsecondary degree may be a baseline requirement for employment with a public employer only under a certain circumstance; authorizing an agency to substitute certain work experience for postsecondary education requirements for a person seeking to enter into a contract with the agency under certain circumstances, etc.

United States Department of Defense; Urging Congress to restore the United States Department of Defense’s superior warfighting principles of recruiting, assigning, training, promoting, and retaining personnel solely based on merit and ensuring such personnel maintain and display a warrior ethos, etc.

Blood Clot and Pulmonary Embolism Policy Workgroup; Citing this act as the “Emily Adkins Prevention Act”; requiring the Secretary of Health Care Administration, in conjunction with the State Surgeon General, to establish a blood clot and pulmonary embolism policy workgroup; requiring the secretary to submit a final report to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date, etc.

Public Records/Broadband Opportunity Program; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for certain information relating to communications services locations, project proposals, and challenges submitted to the Department of Economic Opportunity under the Broadband Opportunity Program or pursuant to a federal broadband access grant program implemented by the department; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Motor Vehicle Glass; Prohibiting motor vehicle repair shops or their employees from offering anything of value to a customer in exchange for making an insurance claim for motor vehicle glass replacement or repair, including offers made through certain persons; prohibiting persons from entering into assignment agreements of post-loss benefits for motor vehicle glass replacement or repair after a specified date; providing that such assignment agreements are void and unenforceable; prohibiting certain persons from requiring claimants to use certain companies or locations for specified services and products, etc.

Catalytic Converters; Designating the “Catalytic Converter Antitheft Act”; prohibiting a person from knowingly purchasing a detached catalytic converter unless he or she is a registered secondary metals recycler; prohibiting a person from knowingly importing, manufacturing, purchasing for a certain purpose, selling, offering for sale, or installing or reinstalling a counterfeit, fake, or nonfunctional catalytic converter; prohibiting a secondary metals recycler from processing or removing a detached catalytic converter from the recycler’s place of business for a specified number of days, etc.