Sen. Bobby Powell

Black History Month; Recognizing February 2024 as “Black History Month” in Florida, 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.

Legal Instruments; Requiring that a lien created by an assignment of rents be perfected against a mortgagor in addition to third parties under certain conditions; revising the types of expenses that may be paid by collected rents in foreclosure actions under certain circumstances; expanding the scope of a final judgment of foreclosure to include other liens; requiring the award of attorney fees in certain circumstances, etc.

People of Iran; Urging Congress to stand in support of the fight for freedom of the people of Iran, 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.

Disposal of Property; Providing that the use of property as affordable housing qualifies as use for a public purpose in the context of the authorization of the Department of Transportation to convey property without consideration to a governmental entity, etc.

Domestic Violence; Citing this act as "Greyson’s Law"; requiring the court with jurisdiction over the proceeding to consider certain factors in deciding whether shared parental responsibility is detrimental to the child; providing additional conduct regarding domestic violence which the court must consider when ordering a parenting plan; providing an additional factor that the court must consider in determining whether a petitioner of a domestic violence injunction is in imminent danger, etc.

Educational Grants; Providing education grants under the William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student Education Grant Program to certain students who were eligible as of a specified date to receive grants under the former Access to Better Learning and Education Grant Program; providing education grants to eligible students at for-profit colleges or universities under certain conditions; requiring that institutions that wish to participate provide notice to the Department of Education by a certain date, etc.

Notice of Contaminated Water Systems; Requiring the Department of Health and its agents to require suppliers of water to give public notice of water problems and corrective measures through text messages to owners or occupants of affected residences; requiring specified information to be included in the notice by text message, etc.

Temporary Teacher Certifications; Authorizing certain education paraprofessionals to be issued a temporary teaching certificate for a specified time period; revising the number of school fiscal years for which a temporary teaching certificate is valid, etc.