Sen. Bryan Ávila

Statutorily Required Reports; Revising the procedure for filing statutorily required or authorized reports; requiring state entities to redact exempt or confidential and exempt information from reports before filing; providing that the Division of Library and Information Services of the Department of State or the department, or any contractor thereof, is not responsible for redaction and may not be held liable for the failure of a state entity to redact exempt or confidential and exempt information from its reports; requiring the division to compile and annually update a list of all statutorily required reports and their submission dates, etc. APPROPRIATION: $1,000,000

Interests of Foreign Countries; Prohibiting governmental entities from knowingly entering into certain contracts; authorizing the Attorney General to bring a civil action; providing penalties; requiring government entities to require an affidavit from applicants before providing any economic incentive; prohibiting foreign principals from purchasing agricultural land, or having more than a de minimus indirect interest in such land, and certain real property in this state, respectively; authorizing foreign principals to continue to own or hold such land or property under certain circumstances, etc.

Agreements of Educational Entities with Foreign Entities; Prohibiting state universities and state colleges from accepting grants from or participating in partnerships or agreements with a college or university based in a foreign country of concern or with a foreign principal unless specified conditions are met; providing an exception; authorizing state universities to enter into partnerships or agreements with a college or university based in a foreign country of concern or with a foreign principal if such partnerships or agreements are approved by the Board of Governors and specified requirements are met; authorizing the board to sanction and withhold performance funding from a state university for entering into an unauthorized partnership or agreement; requiring each state university and state college to annually submit specified information to the Board of Governors and the Department of Education, respectively, by a specified date, etc.

Tyrannical Cuban Government; Condemning the tyrannical Cuban government and the Tampa City Council member and Hillsborough County officials who, on March 3, 2023, entertained the Cuban ambassador and other Cuban officials at a dinner meeting in Tampa in complete disregard of the brutality of the Cuban regime and the blood that has been shed by those who rose up in opposition, etc.

Homestead Property Tax Exemptions; Specifying that certain permanently and totally disabled veterans or their surviving spouses are entitled to, rather than may receive, a prorated refund of ad valorem taxes paid under certain circumstances, etc.

Certification of Individuals Who Provide Child and Adult Protective Services; Providing a review and appeal process for child welfare administration certifications that are denied, revoked, or suspended or sanctions that are imposed by a third-party credentialing entity; revising legislative intent regarding the certification of individuals who provide adult protective services, etc.

Impeding, Threatening, or Harassing First Responders; Defining the terms “first responder” and “harass”; prohibiting a person, after receiving a warning not to approach from a first responder who is engaged in the lawful performance of a legal duty, to violate such warning and approach or remain within a specified distance of the first responder with specified intent, etc.

Local Regulation of Nonconforming or Unsafe Structures; Creating the "Resiliency and Safe Structures Act"; prohibiting local governments from prohibiting, restricting, or preventing the demolition of certain structures unless necessary for public safety; authorizing local governments to review demolition permit applications only for a specified purpose; requiring that replacement structures be authorized to be developed in accordance with applicable development regulations; prohibiting local governments from taking certain actions regarding replacement structures, etc.

Construction Materials Mining Activities; Specifying a ground vibration limit for construction materials mining activities within 1 mile of certain areas; authorizing the State Fire Marshal to modify the standards, limits, and regulations for the use of explosives in connection with such construction materials mining activities, etc.

Homestead Assessments; Revising the limitation on annual increases of homestead property tax assessments, etc.