Standards for Pursuit and Arrest of Suspects; Providing additional criteria for use of force by law enforcement officers; requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt standards for the pursuit of different types of fleeing suspects, etc.
Sponsored bills
Use or Threatened Use of Deadly Force; Deleting provisions justifying a person’s use or threatened use of deadly force to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony, etc.
Restoration of Voting Rights; Revising the definition of the term “completion of all terms of sentence” to remove a provision requiring full payment of certain fines and fees, etc.
Elections; Requiring the Secretary of State to be elected rather than appointed; providing that an applicant must designate a party affiliation or select no party affiliation to be registered to vote; providing that a person who meets certain requirements may register to vote and cast a ballot on election day or at an early voting site; designating General Election Day as a paid holiday; authorizing an absent voter to submit a federal write-in absentee ballot or vote-by-mail ballot; revising the dates by which the Elections Canvassing Commission must certify certain election returns, etc.
Law Enforcement Equipment; Prohibiting law enforcement agencies from acquiring certain surplus military equipment; prohibiting the use of certain munitions and tear gas, etc.
Eligibility for Medical Assistance and Related Services; Extending Medicaid eligibility to specified adults, etc.
Required Instruction on the History of the Holocaust and of African Americans; Requiring the Department of Education to prepare and offer standards and curricula related to the history of African Americans; requiring the Department of Education to annually verify that school districts, charter schools, and specified private schools implement certain instruction relating to the history of the Holocaust and the history of African Americans; requiring certain statewide, standardized assessments to include curricula content from the history of the Holocaust and the history of African Americans when appropriate, etc.
Assault or Battery on Courtroom Personnel; Prohibiting an assault or a battery on specified courtroom personnel; providing criminal penalties, etc.
Relief of Barney Brown by the State of Florida; Providing for the relief of Barney Brown, who was wrongfully incarcerated for 38 years; providing an appropriation to compensate him for his wrongful incarceration; providing that the act does not waive certain defenses or increase the state’s liability; providing that the appropriation satisfies all present and future claims related to the arrest, conviction, and incarceration of Mr. Brown; prohibiting the award of any additional amounts for specified purposes, etc. CLAIM WITH APPROPRIATION: $1,900,000
Human Trafficking Education in Schools; Revising the required health education in public schools to include information regarding the dangers and signs of human trafficking; specifying the minimum requirements of the human trafficking education portion of the comprehensive health education curriculum, etc.