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S0012PassIncluding services provided to treatment-based mental health programs within case management funded from state revenues as an element of the state courts system; requiring assessment findings to be provided to the plan that is financially responsible...
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2016-04-15
Chapter No. 2016-241, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 373 (Ch. 2016-80), CS/CS/CS/HB 439 (Ch. 2016-127), HB 5101 (Ch. 2016-65)
S0288PassProviding an honorary designation of a certain state park in a specified county; designating and redesignating structures in the park; directing the Department of Environmental Protection to erect suitable markers, etc.
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2016-04-15
Chapter No. 2016-243
S0668VetoRequiring a court to consider certain alimony factors and make specific written findings of fact under certain circumstances; requiring a court to make specified findings before ruling on a request for alimony; specifying a premise that a minor child...
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2016-04-15
Vetoed by Governor
S0184PassRequiring a landlord, a condominium association, a cooperative association, or a homeowners' association to complete the processing of a rental application submitted by a servicemember within a specified timeframe; requiring the Department of Highway...
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2016-04-15
Chapter No. 2016-242
S0966PassRevising a presumption of when funds held or owing under a matured or terminated life or endowment insurance policy or annuity contract are unclaimed; requiring an insurer to compare records of certain insurance policies, annuity contracts, and retai...
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2016-04-12
Chapter No. 2016-219
S7076PassFixing the date for convening the 2018 Regular Session of the Legislature, etc.
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2016-04-08
Chapter No. 2016-218
S7048PassAmending provisions which provide an exemption from public records requirements for information relating to client records and donor information collected by regional autism centers; removing the scheduled repeal of the exemption, etc.
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2016-04-08
Chapter No. 2016-217
S1416PassProviding an exemption from public records requirements for certain reports and documents submitted to the Office of Insurance Regulation related to an own-risk and solvency assessment by an insurer or insurance group; providing an exemption from pub...
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2016-04-08
Chapter No. 2016-205, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1422 (Ch. 2016-206)
S7012PassAuthorizing payment of death benefits to the surviving spouse or children of a Special Risk Class member killed in the line of duty under specified circumstances; authorizing payment of death benefits to the surviving spouse or surviving children of ...
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2016-04-08
Chapter No. 2016-213
S1604PassAuthorizing a certain type of specialty hospital to conduct research on cannabidiol and low-THC cannabis if contracted with the Department of Health to perform such research; providing, revising, and deleting definitions for purposes of the Florida D...
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2016-04-08
Chapter No. 2016-212
S1422PassRequiring an insurer to maintain a risk management framework; requiring certain insurers and insurance groups to conduct an own-risk and solvency assessment; requiring certain insurers and members of an insurance group to prepare and submit a corpora...
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2016-04-08
Chapter No. 2016-206, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1416 (Ch. 2016-205)
S1470PassRevising the administrative penalties for violations related to stone crab traps and spiny lobster traps; prohibiting the possession of undersized spiny lobsters by certain persons; specifying that each undersized spiny lobster may be charged as a se...
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2016-04-08
Chapter No. 2016-208
S1386PassRevising a prohibition against a licensed insurance agent from receiving a specified fee or commission for examining any health insurance or any health benefit plan, rather than any group health insurance or any group health benefit plan, for certain...
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2016-04-08
Chapter No. 2016-202
S1508PassRevising requirements for a permit to construct or alter an obstruction; revising requirements and procedures for certain local political subdivisions to adopt and enforce airport zoning regulations; requiring a permit to construct, alter, or allow a...
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2016-04-08
Chapter No. 2016-209, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7061 (Ch. 2016-239)
S1412PassRevising the requirements for notifying a defendant of a no contact order if issued by the court as a condition of pretrial release, etc.
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2016-04-08
Chapter No. 2016-204
S7040PassAuthorizing a county or state official to be granted leave of absence from his or her office to serve in the National Guard of any state; providing implementation of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act through a 4-year plan; deleting...
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2016-04-08
Chapter No. 2016-216
S1534PassRevising the powers that the Florida Housing Finance Corporation may exercise in developing and administering the State Apartment Incentive Loan Program; requiring that State Apartment Incentive Loan Program funds be made available through a competit...
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2016-04-08
Chapter No. 2016-210
S1602PassCreating the "Maxwell Erik 'Max' Grablin Act"; providing clearance requirements for elevators installed in private residences; requiring certain doors and gates to withstand a specified amount of force; requiring certain doors to reject a sph...
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2016-04-08
Chapter No. 2016-211
S7022PassAmending provisions which provide an exemption from public records requirements for a photograph or video or audio recording held by an agency that depicts or records the killing of a person; narrowing the exemption to depictions or recordings of the...
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2016-04-08
Chapter No. 2016-214
S1402PassRatifying a specified rule relating to the Florida Workers' Compensation Health Care Provider Reimbursement Manual for the sole and exclusive purpose of satisfying any condition on effectiveness pursuant to s. 120.541(3), F.S., which requires ratific...
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2016-04-08
Chapter No. 2016-203
S1432PassExpanding the locations at which substitute service of process may be made when such location is the only discoverable address for the person to be served; providing that orders issued by agencies of other states are not enforceable under certain cir...
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2016-04-08
Chapter No. 2016-207
S7028PassEncouraging the State Board of Administration to determine which publicly traded companies in which the Florida Retirement System Trust Fund is invested operate in Northern Ireland; redefining the term "public fund"; requiring the board, rather than ...
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2016-04-08
Chapter No. 2016-215
S0540PassProviding that the validity and the effect of a specified disposition of real property be determined by Florida law; revising the right to elective share for a surviving spouse; authorizing a trustee to pay attorney fees and costs from the assets of ...
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2016-04-06
Chapter No. 2016-189
S1294PassIncreasing the maximum age at which a victim or witness may be allowed to testify via closed circuit television rather than in a courtroom in certain circumstances; increasing the maximum age of victims and witnesses for whom the court may enter prot...
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2016-04-06
Chapter No. 2016-199
S0218PassSpecifying acts that constitute trafficking in food assistance benefits cards and are subject to criminal penalties; providing criminal penalties, etc.
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2016-04-06
Chapter No. 2016-185
S1176PassRevising the acreage of wetlands and other surface waters subject to impact by dredge and fill activities under a state programmatic general permit; providing that seeking to use such a permit consents to specified federal wetland jurisdiction criter...
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2016-04-06
Chapter No. 2016-195
S1110PassRequiring the chairs of the boards of specified county commissions each to appoint one member from his or her respective county who is a commission member or chair or the county mayor to serve on the governing body of the authority; specifying that t...
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2016-04-06
Chapter No. 2016-193
S0230PassCreating pilot projects in specified counties to provide personal devices to aid search-and-rescue efforts for persons with special needs, etc.
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2016-04-06
Chapter No. 2016-186
S1202PassRequiring counties and municipalities to provide a partial or a full discount on park entrance fees to military members, veterans, and the spouse and parents of certain deceased military members, law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medi...
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2016-04-06
Chapter No. 2016-196
S1106PassProviding for a moratorium for a specified timeframe on enforcement by the Office of Financial Regulation of certain licensure requirements for certain organizations and entities providing services to international trust companies; providing conditio...
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2016-04-06
Chapter No. 2016-192
S0090PassAuthorizing the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to receive additional rebate applications from certain applicants; specifying preference for such applications, etc.
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2016-04-06
Chapter No. 2016-183
S0088PassIncluding certain individuals as qualified for issuance of a Gold Star license plate, etc.
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2016-04-06
Chapter No. 2016-182
S0498PassDeleting provisions prohibiting cohabitation by unmarried men and women, etc.
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2016-04-06
Chapter No. 2016-188
S0698PassRequiring the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco to grant a one-time written waiver or extension of certain requirements to specified licensees; requiring an alcoholic beverage distributor to charge a deposit for certain alcoholic beverage s...
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2016-04-06
Chapter No. 2016-190, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7099 (Ch. 2016-220)
S0380PassProviding enhanced criminal penalties for a third or subsequent violation of an injunction for protection against specified acts of violence or a foreign protection order issued for the same victim under specified provisions, etc.
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2016-04-06
Chapter No. 2016-187
S0716PassEstablishing the Florida Holocaust Memorial; providing for administration by the Department of Management Services; prohibiting the department from constructing and placing the memorial until certain conditions are met, etc.
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2016-04-06
Chapter No. 2016-191
S1274PassSpecifying the amount of surplus funds required for domestic insurers applying for a certificate of authority to provide limited sinkhole coverage insurance; authorizing certain insurers to offer limited sinkhole coverage insurance in this state; req...
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2016-04-06
Chapter No. 2016-197
S1170PassAuthorizing local governmental units to contract for certain group insurance with a corporation not for profit whose membership consists of specified local governmental units; deleting a provision authorizing group insurance plans to impose a certain...
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2016-04-06
Chapter No. 2016-194
S1318PassRevising provisions directing the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in cooperation with the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Department of Environmental Protection, to protect specified shellfish beds, grounds, and ree...
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2016-04-06
Chapter No. 2016-200
S0100PassExempting nonprogram petroleum-contaminated sites from the application of risk-based corrective action principles under certain circumstances; revising how cleanup target levels are applied where surface waters are exposed to contaminated groundwater...
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2016-04-06
Chapter No. 2016-184
S1288PassDefining the term "activate" for purposes of part I of ch. 252, F.S.; directing the Division of Emergency Management to create a statewide system to facilitate the transport and distribution of essentials in commerce during a declared emergency; dire...
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2016-04-06
Chapter No. 2016-198
S0826PassRevising certain notice requirements for written complaints; requiring the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes to adopt rules to implement board member training requirements; authorizing a mobile home park owner to pass on ...
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2016-04-01
Chapter No. 2016-169
S0964PassProviding that certain acts of dispensing controlled substances in specified facilities are not required to be reported to the prescription drug monitoring program; authorizing the designee of a health care practitioner, pharmacist, pharmacy, prescri...
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2016-04-01
Chapter No. 2016-177
S1104PassRequiring service on financial institutions to be made in accordance with s. 655.0201, F.S.; revising applicability of provisions of law governing service of process on financial institutions; authorizing certain financial institutions to designate w...
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2016-04-01
Chapter No. 2016-180
S0912PassRevising the felony classification for unlawful conveyance of fuel; requiring retail petroleum fuel measuring devices fitted with scanning devices to have certain security measures; requiring the owner or operator of a device to have certain security...
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2016-04-01
Chapter No. 2016-173
S0936PassCiting this act as the "The Wes Kleinert Fair Interview Act"; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to issue an identification card exhibiting a special designation for a person who has a developmental disability under certain...
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2016-04-01
Chapter No. 2016-175
S0938PassProhibiting a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer, or its employees and representatives, from knowingly or willfully selling a finished drug product containing dextromethorphan to a person younger than 18 years of age; prohibiting a person younger...
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2016-04-01
Chapter No. 2016-176
S1044PassRequiring the seizing agency to apply for an order, within a certain timeframe, making a probable cause determination after the agency seizes property; increasing the evidentiary standard from clear and convincing evidence to proof beyond a reasonabl...
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2016-04-01
Chapter No. 2016-179
S0666PassExpanding the list of acceptable forms of identification for certain voter registration applicants to include veteran health identification cards, licenses to carry a concealed weapon or firearm, and certain government-issued employee identification ...
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2016-04-01
Chapter No. 2016-167
S0846PassRevising the definitions of the terms "divers-down buoy," "divers-down flag," and "divers-down symbol"; expanding the types of indicators or devices allowed to be used to signal the presence of submerged divers; specifying requirements for divers-dow...
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2016-04-01
Chapter No. 2016-171
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