Sen. Lori Berman

Upgrades to Education Facilities as Emergency Shelters; Exempting costs not exceeding a specified sum associated with certain upgrades to education facilities from being included in certain cost per student station calculations; specifying eligible upgrades; requiring costs associated with certain upgrades to be consistent with prevailing market costs in the area in which the education facility is located, etc.

Driver License, Identification Card, and Motor Vehicle Registration Applications; Requiring that the motor vehicle registration form and registration renewal form and the driver license or identification card application form, respectively, include an option to make a voluntary contribution to Best Buddies International, etc.

Family Court Awareness Month; Recognizing November 2023, and each November thereafter, as “Family Court Awareness Month” in Florida, etc.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month/Start by Believing Day; Recognizing April 2023 as “Sexual Assault Awareness Month” and Wednesday, April 5, 2023, as “Start by Believing Day” in Florida, etc.

Florida Atlantic University Men’s Basketball Team; Recognizing and celebrating the incredible accomplishments of the Florida Atlantic University men’s basketball team and the university’s commitment to both academic and athletic excellence, creating a collegiate brand that is nationally renowned, etc.

Amblyopia Awareness Month; Recognizing August 2023 as “Amblyopia Awareness Month” in Florida, etc.

Victims of Crimes of Sexual Violence or Sexual Exploitation; Providing that a victim of any crime of sexual violence or sexual exploitation has the right to prevent any person or entity from disclosing or disseminating information or records that might identify him or her as a victim of such crimes; prohibiting a person or an entity in possession of information or records that might identify an individual as a victim of a crime of sexual violence or sexual exploitation from disclosing or disseminating such information or records without first obtaining the express written consent of the victim; authorizing an aggrieved person to initiate a civil action for an injunction against certain persons or entities after following specified procedures, etc.

Lodging Standards; Citing this act as "Miya’s Law"; requiring landlords of nontransient or transient apartments to require employees to undergo background screenings as a condition of employment; revising what constitutes reasonable notice for repairs of dwelling units; requiring public lodging establishments licensed as nontransient or transient apartments to take certain actions relating to employee background screenings and keys for dwelling units; prohibiting an operator of a public lodging establishment from offering an hourly rate for an accommodation, etc.

Secured Transactions; Providing that a description of certain accounts and entitlements by a certain type of collateral is insufficient for the purpose of security agreements; providing retroactive application, etc.

Uniform Commercial Code; Providing that certain restrictions on the effectiveness of terms in specified agreements and the effectiveness of certain rules of law, statutes, or regulations related to the discharge of account debtors and certain restrictions on the assignment of promissory notes, health-care-insurance receivables, and certain general intangibles, respectively, do not apply to a security interest in an ownership interest in a general partnership, a limited partnership, or a limited liability company, etc.