Election of Commissioner of Insurance; Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to establish the position of Commissioner of Insurance as a statewide elected officer and to provide for the commissioner’s inclusion on the Cabinet, etc.
Sponsored bills
Florida Hometown Hero Housing Program; Creating the Florida Hometown Hero Housing Program; providing the purpose of the program; specifying requirements for loans under the program; authorizing the Florida Housing Finance Corporation to underwrite and make such loans to specified borrowers; specifying ineligible employees, etc.
Public Records; Deleting a public records exemption for drafts of and requests for drafts of reapportionment plans, redistricting plans, or amendments thereto and any supporting documents, etc.
Eligibility for Medical Assistance and Related Services; Extending Medicaid eligibility to specified adults, etc.
Domestic Violence and Parental Responsibility Determinations; Citing this act as “Greyson’s Law”; requiring a court to order shared parental responsibility if it is found to be in the best interests of the child based on certain factors; providing that clear and convincing evidence of certain conduct creates a rebuttable presumption that shared parental responsibility is not in the best interests of the child; requiring the court to rely upon specific evidence to make required findings that a presumption has been rebutted, etc.
Servicers and Lenders of Residential Mortgage Loans; Requiring that periodic statements for residential mortgage loans follow specified laws; specifying that certain entities are not exempt from such laws; prohibiting a mortgage servicer from assessing certain charges or fees relating to lender-placed insurance on a borrower unless specified requirements are met; requiring mortgage servicers and mortgage lenders to assume duties and obligations relating to previously approved first lien loan modifications, foreclosure prevention alternatives, and other loan modifications under certain circumstances; prohibiting mortgage servicers and mortgage lenders from commencing certain civil actions, recording specified notices, or conducting foreclosure sales unless specified conditions are met, etc.
Juvenile Diversion Program Expunction; Requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to expunge the nonjudicial arrest record of certain minors who successfully complete a diversion program for specified felony offenses, rather than only for misdemeanor offenses; authorizing a minor who successfully completes a diversion program and is granted an expunction for any offense, rather than only for a first-time misdemeanor offense, to lawfully deny or fail to acknowledge certain information, etc.
Transportation Facility Designations/98 Points of Light Road; Providing an honorary designation of a certain transportation facility in a specified county; directing the Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers, etc.
Educational Opportunities for Disabled Veterans; Defining the term “disabled veteran”; providing that disabled veterans receiving certain federal educational assistance benefits are eligible to receive a waiver for the remaining cost of tuition and fees at certain institutions; requiring the amount awarded by the state to be contingent on the application of specified federal benefits; requiring certain institutions to submit an annual report to the Board of Governors and the State Board of Education, etc.
Resource Information for Individuals with Disabilities; Requiring the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to provide specified information to persons applying for certain waiver services; requiring the agency to provide a certain disclosure statement along with such information; requiring the agency to publish such information and statement on its website and provide such information and statement to certain persons annually, etc.