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S0408FailCreating the "Miami-Dade Infectious Disease Elimination Act (IDEA)"; requiring the Department of Health to establish a sterile needle and syringe exchange pilot program in Miami-Dade County; providing that the distribution of needles and syringes und...
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2014-05-02
Died in returning Messages
S0574FailRequiring the Department of Children and Families to establish a mental health first aid training program; providing for a mental health first aid course to be offered by behavioral health managing entities or other community providers; requiring ins...
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2014-05-02
Died in Appropriations
S0578FailRequiring a facility providing mental health services to authorize access to a patient by his or her domestic partner; adding "domestic partner" to the definition of the term "patient representative" as it relates to the Florida Electronic Health Rec...
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2014-05-02
Died in Health Policy
S1708FailRevising the deadline to propose rules implementing new laws; revising requirements for the periodic review of agency rules; requiring agencies to annually review rulemaking and prepare and publish regulatory plans; relating to legislative review of ...
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2014-05-02
Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7031 (Ch. 2014-39)
S0922FailProhibiting consideration by a property appraiser of the increased value of real property due to the installation of a renewable energy source device by an end-use customer; revising the definition of the term "renewable energy source device", etc.
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2014-05-02
Died in Rules
S0410FailProviding that a person aggrieved by a discriminatory housing practice may file a civil action to enforce the rights granted and protected by the Fair Housing Act without filing a complaint with the Florida Commission on Human Relations or without re...
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2014-05-02
Died in Community Affairs
S1202FailAuthorizing a career center or a charter technical career center to offer college credit courses applicable toward specific certificates or degrees; renaming the applied technology diploma program as the college credit certificate program and clarify...
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2014-05-02
Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 851 (Ch. 2014-62)
S1622FailCiting this act as the "Disadvantaged Cities Road Improvement Act"; creating the Disadvantaged Cities Road Assistance Program within the Department of Transportation to provide funding for certain road projects; providing criteria for selec...
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2014-05-02
Died in Transportation
S0626FailProviding that, for purposes of the charitable exemption from ad valorem taxation, property owned by an exempt organization is used for a charitable purpose if the organization has taken affirmative steps to prepare the property for a charitable purp...
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2014-05-02
Died in Appropriations
S1158Intro

Sine Die
Designating October 13, 2014, as "Lancelot Jones Day" in Florida, etc.
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2014-05-02
Adopted
S1256FailProposing an amendment to the State Constitution to authorize amendments or revisions to the Miami-Dade County Home Rule Charter by a special law approved by the electors of Miami-Dade County; restricting the introduction of a bill proposing such a s...
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2014-05-02
Died in Judiciary
S0322FailRemoving provisions that limit law enforcement of the Florida Ban on Texting While Driving Law to a secondary action, etc.
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2014-05-02
Died in Transportation
S1670FailProviding requirements for a child protection team that evaluates a report of medical neglect and assesses the health care needs of a medically complex child; revising provisions relating to the cost of services; requiring the Department of Children ...
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2014-05-02
Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1666 (Ch. 2014-224)
S1294FailAmending the definition of "public utility" to include municipalities that receive or purchase power from an entity created under the Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969; amending the definition of "electric utility" to exempt municipalities t...
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2014-05-02
Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
S0644FailAuthorizing certain property owners to construct accessory dwelling units for exclusive occupancy by specified seniors, disabled persons, or the caregivers of such persons under certain circumstances; requiring such property owners to submit an appli...
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2014-05-02
Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
S0772FailRequiring members of each expressway authority, transportation authority, bridge authority, or toll authority to comply with specified financial disclosure requirements; prohibiting certain activities by authority board members and executive director...
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2014-05-02
Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 218 (Ch. 2014-169), CS/CS/SB 230 (Ch. 2014-171), CS/CS/CS/SB 846 (Ch. 2014-183)
S1322FailSpecifying the exclusivity of procedures governing the investigation of law enforcement officers and correctional officers; authorizing an interrogated officer's representative or legal counsel to obtain a recording of an interrogation session upon r...
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2014-05-02
Died in Criminal Justice
S1376FailRequiring the Department of Education to implement the Reigniting Education Achievement with Coordinated Help (REACH) Program as a public-private partnership in low-performing public schools; authorizing funding; specifying services to be offered wit...
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2014-05-02
Died in Education
S0418FailIncreasing the amount of time available for a military veteran to apply to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation for certain licenses without paying initial fees, etc.
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2014-05-02
Died in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7015 (Ch. 2014-1)
S0672FailAuthorizing historical monuments to be erected and maintained; requiring express legislative approval for such historical monuments, etc.
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2014-05-02
Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
S1514FailProviding an exemption from public records requirements for the e-mail addresses of voter registration applicants and voters; providing for future review and repeal of the exemption under the Open Government Sunset Review Act; providing a statement o...
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2014-05-02
Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
S1766Intro

Sine Die
Recognizing Deputy Robert Lundy, of the Taylor County Sheriff's Office, for his swift and courageous response to an assailant at Timberland Ford in Perry, etc.
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2014-05-02
Adopted
S0930FailIncreasing the number of times an applicant for licensure as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant may take the license examination, etc.
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2014-05-02
Died in Health Policy
S0944FailAuthorizing forensic and civil facilities to order the continuation of psychotherapeutics for individuals receiving such medications in the jail before admission; providing timeframes within which status hearings must be held; revising the time for d...
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2014-05-02
Died in Judiciary
S0416FailRequiring Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to submit a biannual report on the number of residential sinkhole policies requested, issued, and declined; prohibiting the corporation from requiring a policyholder to advance payment for stabilizati...
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2014-05-02
Died in Appropriations
S0552FailAuthorizing certain owners or operators of farmers' markets, community farmers' markets, flea markets, and other open-air markets selling fresh produce to allow certain authorized Food and Nutrition Service groups, associations, or third-party organi...
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2014-05-02
Died in Appropriations
S0990FailRemoving an exception from prohibited employment or a prohibited contractual relationship for an officer or employee of certain special tax districts or an agency organized pursuant to ch. 298, F.S., etc.
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2014-05-02
Died in Rules
S1538FailUrging Congress to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 as subsequently amended, etc.
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2014-05-02
Died in Criminal Justice
S0910FailCiting this act as the "Utility Cost Containment Bond Act"; authorizing certain local government entities to finance the costs of a utility project by issuing utility cost containment bonds upon application by a local agency; authorizing an...
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2014-05-02
Died in Appropriations
S0412FailProviding that a guardian or attorney is entitled to a reasonable fee for services and costs if there is a proven benefit to the ward by the actions of the guardian or the attorney; revising the requirements for the composition and appointment of an ...
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2014-05-02
Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
S0554FailRequiring hospitals to establish a protocol concerning the lifting and associated handling of patients by hospital employees; requiring that the protocol be developed by a committee; providing for membership of the committee; providing factors for th...
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2014-05-02
Died in Health Policy
S1252FailProviding that a medical alert logo may be placed on the face of an identification card or driver license issued to a person with a medical condition; directing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to require proof of such medical cond...
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2014-05-02
Died in Transportation
S1462FailDefining the term "previous owner"; revising and providing liability of certain condominium owners acquiring title; revising and providing liability of certain homeowners' association parcel owners acquiring title, etc.
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2014-05-02
Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 807 (Ch. 2014-133)
S0736FailCiting this act as the "Reinventing Our Schools Act"; increasing the maximum millage a district school board may levy for capital outlay purposes, etc.
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2014-05-02
Died in Education
S0970FailAuthorizing a private employer to give priority in its hiring practices to certain wartime veterans and spouses of service-disabled veterans, etc.
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2014-05-02
Died in Commerce and Tourism, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7015 (Ch. 2014-1)
S0266FailReducing the tax rate applied to the sale of communications services; reducing the tax rate applied to the retail sale of direct-to-home satellite services; conforming rates to the reduction of the communications services tax; revising the distributi...
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2014-05-02
Died in Appropriations
S0324FailProhibiting an employer from using a job applicant's credit report or credit history to make certain hiring, compensation, or other employment decisions; providing specific situations in which an employer may use such information; providing exemption...
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2014-05-02
Died in Judiciary
S0576FailUrging Congress to restore funding for the Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program, etc.
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2014-05-02
Died in Messages
S0326Intro

Sine Die
Providing that a wrongfully incarcerated person who was convicted and sentenced to death on or before December 31, 1979, is exempt from certain application procedures for compensation if a special prosecutor issues a nolle prosequi after reviewing th...
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2014-05-02
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 227 (Ch. 2014-198)
S0262FailAuthorizing the governing body of a county to create a yellow dot critical motorist medical information program for certain purposes; requiring the program to be free to participants; providing for limited use of information on the forms by emergency...
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2014-05-02
Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7005 (Ch. 2014-216)
S1034FailRequiring school districts, state universities and Florida College System institutions to retrofit the doors and windows of educational facilities to comply with certain Florida Building Code standards; providing funding through the capital outlay mi...
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2014-05-02
Died in Community Affairs
S0612FailPreempting and superseding a local ordinance or regulation that gives preference for an award to a certified contractor under certain circumstances; requiring a university, college, county, municipality, school district, or other political subdivisio...
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2014-05-02
Died in Appropriations
S0074FailCiting this act as the "Sunshine Protection Act"; requiring that the State of Florida and its political subdivisions observe daylight saving time year-round, etc.
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2014-05-02
Died in Community Affairs
S0070FailProviding that a health insurance policy or Medicaid may not require face-to-face contact between a health care provider and patient as a prerequisite to coverage or reimbursement for services; clarifying that the use of telemedicine technology under...
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2014-05-02
Died in Health Policy
S0752FailRequiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to create a Play Ball license plate; establishing an annual use fee for the plate; providing for the distribution of the use fees received from the sale of such plates, etc.
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2014-05-02
Died in Transportation
S0802FailProviding that certain community development districts may be dissolved by a majority vote of the district landowners, etc.
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2014-05-02
Died in Community Affairs
S0044FailProviding for the relief of "Survivor" and the Estate of "Victim" by the Department of Children and Families; providing an appropriation to compensate Survivor and the Estate of Victim for injuries and damages sustained as result of the negligence of...
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2014-05-02
Died in Judiciary
S0580FailProhibiting a person from openly carrying a handgun or carrying a concealed weapon or firearm into a hospital, mental health facility, or nursing home unless such person is a security guard employed by the hospital, mental health facility, or hospita...
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2014-05-02
Died in Criminal Justice
S0032FailProviding for the relief of Donald Brown by the District School Board of Sumter County; providing for an appropriation to compensate Donald Brown for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of an employee of the District School Board of Sumt...
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2014-05-02
Died in Judiciary
S1586FailProviding requirements for pediatric subacute care units relating to admission, assessment, management, and care of patients; requiring the unit to collaborate with the local education agency to develop and implement an education plan for patients ab...
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2014-05-02
Died in Health Policy
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