Sen. Bryan Ávila

Regulation of Presidential Libraries; Preempting to the state all regulatory authority over the establishment, maintenance, activities, and operations of presidential libraries; defining the term “presidential library”; prohibiting counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions from enacting or enforcing any ordinance, resolution, rule, or other measure regarding presidential libraries unless authorized by federal law, etc.

Veterans; Requiring the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to conduct a study that includes a survey evaluating the extent to which specified persons are aware of certain existing programs or services; requiring the department to ensure coordination to the greatest extent possible with the United States Department of Defense for a specified purpose; revising the purpose of the Veteran Suicide Prevention Training Pilot Program to include specialized mental health training; requiring the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to develop a plan to establish adult day health care facilities across this state to serve veterans and their families, etc. APPROPRIATION: $350,000

Florida National Guard Increased Force Structure; Urging the Congress of the United States to impel the National Guard Bureau to examine the present allocations of the Florida National Guard and allow an increase in its force structure, etc.

Maddy summaryThis resolution (SM 1488) is a non-binding request urging Congress to create a framework for a U.S. sovereign wealth fund. It does not establish the fund itself but asks lawmakers to develop a structure for one, which would be a government-owned investment vehicle. The resolution directly affects Congress, as it calls on them to take action, though it does not specify how the fund would operate or who would be impacted by it if created. It focuses solely on initiating the process of building a framework, not on implementing specific policies.

Activities of Special Districts; Authorizing certain special districts to jointly enter into, participate in, establish, or control specified joint relationships or collaborations if a certain determination is made by such districts; authorizing such districts to exercise such powers regardless of certain consequences as a result of exercising such power, etc.

Property Tax Exemption and Assessment Limitation on Long-term Leased Property; Providing that property that receives a certain tax exemption shall be assessed in a specified manner; providing that changes, additions, and improvements to such properties shall be assessed in a specified manner; requiring the submission of an application containing specified information before receiving a specified tax exemption; providing specified tax exemptions for property that meets certain eligibility requirements, etc.

Limestone Mining Operations; Providing that the Division of Administrative Hearings has exclusive jurisdiction over all claims for damages to real or personal property caused by limestone mining operations; authorizing a property owner to initiate an administrative proceeding to recover damages resulting from limestone mining operations, etc.

Waste Incineration; Prohibiting a local government or the Department of Environmental Protection, respectively, from issuing a construction permit for a certain new solid waste disposal facility or a waste-to-energy facility in specified areas, etc.

Political Polls; Defining the term “political poll”; requiring that political polls contain a specified phrase; providing criminal penalties; defining the term “person”, etc.

Consumer Transparency for Homeowners’ Insurance; Requiring that certain rate filings with the Office of Insurance Regulation from residential property insurers include rate transparency reports; requiring insurers to provide such reports to consumers; requiring the office to establish and maintain a comprehensive resource center on its website; specifying that certain information is not a trade secret and is not subject to certain public records exemptions, etc.