Sen. Jonathan Martin

Land Use and Zoning; Providing applicability of provisions related to protection of private property rights; authorizing a local government to provide for certain residential land uses in its comprehensive plan and land development regulations; authorizing a local government to prohibit single-family hybrid use while allowing single-family owner use within a land use category, etc.

Traffic Infractions Resulting in a Crash with Another Vehicle; Requiring the imposition of specified civil penalties and periods of driver license suspension on a person found at a mandatory hearing to have committed certain traffic infractions that resulted in a crash with another vehicle, in addition to any other penalties; requiring persons cited for specified infractions that result in a crash with another vehicle to appear at a certain mandatory hearing, etc.

Maddy summarySB 1100 revises the legal definition of "serious felony offense" to determine eligibility for protective services for victims and witnesses. This change would directly affect individuals involved in cases where a serious felony is alleged, as it would clarify which cases qualify for these services. The bill's key provision is updating the definition to align with current legal standards, replacing the existing criteria. The abstract does not specify the exact changes to the definition, so the precise scope of affected cases remains unclear.

Motor Vehicles Using the Furthermost Left-hand Lane; Prohibiting a driver from operating a motor vehicle in the furthermost left-hand lane on specified roadways; providing exceptions; requiring the Department of Transportation to make certain designations and install specified signage, etc.

Electronic Monitoring Devices in Long-term Care Facilities; Authorizing a resident, or his or her representative, of a nursing home facility or assisted living facility, respectively, to authorize the installation and use of an electronic monitoring device in the resident’s room if specified conditions are met; providing for installation and use of such device if the resident lives in a shared room with another resident with the consent of the other resident or his or her representative; prohibiting facilities from denying admission to a person or discharging a resident or otherwise discriminating or retaliating against a resident for the decision to install and use an electronic monitoring device in the resident’s room, etc.

Retail Sale of Ephedrine and Related Compounds; Defining the terms “administrator of the electronic recordkeeping system” and “covered entity”; providing criminal penalties, etc.

Florida Employee Health Choices Program; Renaming the Florida Health Choices Program as the “Florida Employee Health Choices Program”; revising eligibility and participation requirements for vendors under the program; revising the types of health insurance products that are available for purchase through the program; deleting certain pricing transparency requirements to conform to changes made by the act, etc.

Building Inspections; Revising the Florida Building Code edition for energy conservation for a building’s or a dwelling unit’s maximum tested air leakage measure; revising an exception, etc.

Criminal Justice Accountability; Authorizing the Attorney General to call upon a state attorney to appear before the Cabinet for a certain purpose; authorizing the Attorney General to receive cases from certain state attorneys upon request of the Governor; revising the use of the Legal Affairs Revolving Trust Fund to pay for the investigation, prosecution, and enforcement of certain cases forwarded to the Attorney General; adding the Attorney General as a permanent member of the Justice Administrative Commission, etc.

Attorney Fees in Insurance Matters; Requiring a court to award reasonable attorney fees to certain persons in certain claims for declaratory relief; deleting a provision relating to a defense offered by an insurer that makes a total coverage denial of a claim; specifying that international health insurance policies are subject to specified provisions, etc.