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S0454Intro

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Creates the "Florida Hospital Patient Protection Act." Provides minimum staffing level requirements for the ratio of direct care registered nurses to patients in a health care facility. Requires that each facility implement a staffing plan. Prohibits...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S1254Engross

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Cites this act as the "Auditory Oral-Education Act." Revises provisions relating to public school choice options for parents of public school students to include auditory-oral education programs. Provides that a parent of a child who is deaf or hard ...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
H0899Intro

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Provides that city utility is public utility for certain purposes & subject to jurisdiction of Florida Public Service Commission; requires that city set fair, just, & reasonable rates; prescribes criteria for establishing revenue requirement; provide...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S1556Intro

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Exempts from the sales tax certain separately stated charges imposed on a lessee or licensee of leased or licensed premises.
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S1170Intro

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Revises the definition of the term "sexual activity" for purposes of provisions relating to certain lewd or lascivious offenses. Provides penalties.
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S0914Intro

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Authorizes a local government to use its publicly accessible website for legally required advertisements and public notices. Provides conditions for such use. Provides for advertisement on a publicly accessible website of a taxing authority's intent ...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
H0205Intro

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Requires DOC & Parole Commission to establish agreements to implement federal deportation program for state inmates; revises provisions relating to Control Release Authority; requires authority to implement program to execute immediate deportation; a...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
H0791Intro

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Prohibits public high school student from leaving school grounds during designated lunch period; requires that district school boards implement prohibition by specified date.
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S2094Enroll

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Provides for the resolution of certain collective bargaining issues at impasse between the State of Florida and certified bargaining units of state employees. Provides for all other mandatory collective bargaining issues that are at impasse and that ...
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2011-05-07
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 1848
H1135Intro

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Increases fine for failure to comply with specified provisions relating to yielding to emergency vehicles.
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
H0715Intro

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Creates Student Preparedness Pilot Program to include Duval County School District as one of selected school districts; requires that students in pilot program districts who are 16-18 years of age & do not regularly attend school shall be subject to ...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
H0345Intro

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Designates act "Lambourg Keep Families United Act"; requires photographs & reports of child visitations; provides that unmarried biological father is not relative for specified program; revises provisions concerning effect of unfavorable home study o...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S0620Intro

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Cites this act as the "Urban Job Creation Investment Act." Creates the Urban Investment Job Creation Authority. Specifies the duties of the authority to include specifying enterprise program zone boundaries, reviewing applications from businesses to ...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
H4097Engross

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Deletes certain budget summary requirements; repeals provision relating to Mobility 2000 funding.
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
H0531Engross

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Limits review of changes to assessed or taxable value of real property resulting from certain informal conferences to review by DOR; prohibits adding value of certain improvements to assessed value of certain real property; provides limitation on ass...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S0516Intro

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Creates the Autism Spectrum Disorder Study Committee to study autism spectrum disorder in families in which English is the second language. Provides for membership, meetings, and duties. Prohibits committee members from receiving compensation for the...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
H0863Intro

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Creates Broward County Council for Services for Seniors as independent special district to provide funding for services for seniors; requires approval at referendum to annually levy ad valorem taxes; creates district governing council & provides for ...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
H0963Intro

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Designates Stark Memorial Drive in Duval County; directs DOT to erect suitable markers.
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S1406Intro

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Provides for a 2.5 cent increase in the tax on sales, use, and other transactions. Revises brackets for calculating sales tax amounts. Provides for reservation and allocation of revenues from the additional 2.5 cent increase in the tax rate. Deletes ...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
H1117Intro

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Authorizes solicitation & sale of interstate health insurance policies in this state by certain persons; provides definition; requires interstate health insurance policies & policy applications to contain certain notice; provides for application of c...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S1894Intro

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Authorizes a tax credit of a specified amount for application against the corporate income tax for certain corporations engaging in contractual business relationships with certain small businesses. Specifies eligibility requirements. Provides limitat...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
H0357Intro

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Defines term "admissions staff"; requires Commission for Independent Education to cause to be investigated criminal justice information for admissions staff; requires investigation for licensure renewal; requires commission to establish standards for...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S0332Intro

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Provides for the lease of sovereignty submerged lands for private residential single-family docks and piers, private residential multifamily docks and piers, and private residential multislip docks. Provides for the term of the lease and lease fees. ...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S0276Intro

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Requires that the Chief Financial Officer review and conduct an analysis of the procurement process for the design, build, and maintenance of state buildings and facilities. Requires that the Chief Financial Officer submit a report to the Legislature...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S1774Intro

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Repeals provisions relating to statewide transportation corridors. Removes the definition of "statewide transportation corridors." Removes provisions that specify certain transportation facilities as statewide transportation corridors.
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
H0831Engross

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Requires Florida High School Athletic Association to conduct study related to need for athletic trainers in certain high schools & submit study's findings to Governor & Legislature by specified date.
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
H0499Intro

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Provides that otherwise qualified members & veterans of U.S. Armed Forces be issued concealed weapon or firearm license regardless of age or U.S. residency in certain circumstances; provides additional methods for taking of fingerprints from such lic...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
H0631Intro

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Provides requirement for composition of charter school governing body; provides for shared use of facilities by charter schools; provides requirements for transfer of enrolled students to certain charter schools; provides conditions that render chart...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S1584Engross

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Creates the "Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children's Education Bill of Rights." Provides findings and purpose. Recognizes the unique communication needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing children and encourages the development of a communication-driven and lan...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
H1199Intro

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Provides for apportionment of certain taxpayer's adjusted federal income solely by sales factor; provides for eligibility based on taxpayer's capital expenditures & number of full-time employees; provides application process; authorizes DOR to examin...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S1724Intro

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Requires that solar energy systems have a certain percentage of components manufactured in Florida or the United States in order to be eligible for the exemption from the sales tax. Extends the date of eligibility for the renewable energy technologie...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S0754Intro

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Authorizes the City of Tampa to enter into a supplemental contract with certain firefighters and police officers to comply with chapter 2009-97, Laws of Florida. Allows retired members to elect to receive a reduced retirement benefit in order to prov...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S1362Intro

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Removes a provision prohibiting a federal, state, county, or municipal officer from serving as an employee of the Department of Children and Family Services.
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S1616Intro

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Establishes the Dan Marino Foundation Florida Vocational College in Broward County as a public residential postsecondary school for certain students who have developmental disabilities. Provides funding for the school through the Department of Educat...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S0442Intro

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Redefines "special risk member." Revises criteria for membership in the special risk class to include members employed by public acute care hospitals serving certain patients. Provides legislative findings that the act fulfills an important state int...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
H0027Intro

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Authorizes extension to school district educational plant survey submission deadline; provides restrictions; provides requirements for submission of request for extension to DOE & requires department approval; provides restrictions on school district...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
H0203Intro

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Provides that resistance, obstruction, or opposition must be based on factors other than mere flight from officer or other person to whom this section applies.
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
H0917Intro

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Creates reentry program for nonviolent offenders to divert them from long periods of incarceration; requires intensive substance abuse treatment & rehabilitative program; provides for minimum length of service in program; specifies eligibility criter...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S0908Intro

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Designates SP4 Thomas Berry Corbin Memorial Highway and U.S. Navy BMC Samuel Calhoun Chavous, Jr., Memorial Highway in Dixie County. Designates Marine Lance Corporal Brian R. Buesing Memorial Highway, United States Army Sergeant Karl A. Campbell Memo...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
H0643Intro

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Revises penalties for unlawful operation of soundmaking device in motor vehicle; provides that such operation is moving violation which includes assessment of points against driver's license; provides increased penalties for repeat violations within ...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
H0727Intro

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Permits automatic expunction of criminal history records in specified circumstances; provides procedures; provides for effect of expunction; provides for treatment of certain statutory cross-references; conforms provisions.
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
H0873FailAuthorizes OTTED to administer corporate income tax credits for spaceflight projects; authorizes DOR to share information relating to corporate income tax credits for spaceflight projects with OTTED; revises order in which credits against corporate i...
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2011-05-07
Died in Conference Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 143 (Ch.
H1143Intro

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Allows national accreditation of human service providers to substitute for certain agency licensure & monitoring requirements; requires single lead agency to be responsible for monitoring human services delivery for designated populations; requires l...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
H0635Intro

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Requires that school districts procure certain types of insurance through interlocal agreements; provides exception; requires school districts to enter into specified type of interlocal agreement & establish School District Insurance Consortium; prov...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S0788Intro

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Requires district school boards to designate one month of the school year to celebrate the Founding Fathers of the United States of America and the principles inherent in the country's founding documents. Specifies the focus of instruction during the...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S0246Engross

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Requires operators of massage establishments to maintain valid work authorization documents on the premises for each employee who is not a United States citizen. Requires presentation of such documents upon request of a law enforcement officer. Prohi...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S0786Engross

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Allows a law enforcement officer to remove persons who trespass in a structure or conveyance or on property if the law enforcement officer receives an affidavit from an owner or mortgagee of the property.
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S1572Intro

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Prohibits any utility from terminating a senior citizen's or low-income family's gas or electric service for nonpayment on any day, or on the following 2 calendar days, during which the National Weather Service forecasts extreme temperatures in the a...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
S1088Intro

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Defines the term "mental injury" with respect to the offenses of abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of a child. Requires that a person acting as an expert witness have certain credentials. Conforms cross-references. Redefines the term "crime" for p...
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
H0085Intro

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Requires each county or municipal detention facility to receive periodic state certification from DOC; provides for remedial measures for violations; authorizes rulemaking; makes editorial revisions.
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2011-05-07
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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