County Canvassing Boards; Requiring that meetings of county canvassing boards be recorded in a specified manner; providing that such recordings are public records; requiring the supervisor of elections to maintain such recordings in accordance with certain custodial requirements, etc.
Sponsored bills
Violations of the Florida Election Code; Requiring a manipulated medium that contains a manipulation of a candidate’s likeness and is used for specified purposes to include a disclaimer; specifying requirements for the disclaimer; requiring the Division of Elections, in consultation with the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General, to adopt certain rules, etc.
Insurance Consumer Advocate; Authorizing the insurance consumer advocate to collect certain information from entities issued a certificate of authority by the Office of Insurance Regulation, etc.
Voting Rights Restoration; Revising conditions under which the voting disqualification for a person’s conviction of a felony, other than murder or a felony sexual offense, terminates; requiring certain entities to provide certain notification to the Department of State following a convicted felon’s release or discharge from state prison, county jail, parole supervision, release supervision, probation, or community control; requiring the department to send such felons a notice regarding the amount of outstanding fines or fines owed in order to be eligible to register to vote; authorizing a person to request an advisory opinion from the Division of Elections to determine his or her eligibility to vote following a felony conviction, etc.
Cabinet Meetings; Requiring the Governor to call Cabinet meetings at specified intervals, etc.
Electronic Payment of Governmental Fees; Requiring clerks of the circuit court to provide an electronic option for payment of court-related fines and other fees; requiring an agency subject to ch. 119, F.S., to provide an electronic option for payment of fees associated with a public records request, etc.
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.
Legislative Interns; Requiring the presiding officers of the Legislature to establish an individual housing stipend for certain legislative interns for each regular legislative session, etc.
Small Business Saturday Sales Tax Holiday; Defining the term “small business”; providing that small businesses are not required to collect the sales and use tax on the retail sale of certain items of tangible personal property during a specified timeframe; authorizing certain dealers to opt out of participating in the tax holiday, subject to certain requirements; authorizing the Department of Revenue to adopt emergency rules, etc.
Florida Commercial Rent Stabilization Fund; Creating the Florida Commercial Rent Stabilization Fund as a separate account within the Economic Development Trust Fund; prohibiting a landlord from filing an action for possession for a certain period of time; requiring certain funds remaining in the Florida Commercial Rent Stabilization Fund to be transferred to the General Revenue Fund, etc. APPROPRIATION: $543,000,000