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S1074Intro

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Recognizes and commends Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., for its invaluable community service to the people of the State of Florida.
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2011-03-23
Introduced -SJ 264
S7078N/A

Sine Die
Redefines the term "court" for purposes of the Forensic Client Services Act to include county courts. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to provide a discharged defendant with a 7-day supply of psychotropic medication when he or ...
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2011-03-23
Submit as committee bill by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (SB 2064)
S0110Intro

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Acknowledges the invaluable contributions made to the people of Florida by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and recognizes March 20-23, 2011, as "The 17th Annual Delta Days at the Florida Capitol."
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2011-03-23
Introduced -SJ 264
S2046Intro

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Recognizes March 23, 2011, as "Developmental Disabilities Awareness Day" in Florida.
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2011-03-23
Introduced -SJ 265
S0026Intro

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Compensates Lawrence Femminella for loss of consortium, false arrest, and the negligent training and hiring of deputy sheriffs by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Provides a limitation on the payment of fees and costs, etc. CLAIM:
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2011-03-23
Withdrawn from Special Master on Claim Bills -SJ 269
S1848Intro

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Acknowledges the contributions of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority and recognizes March 24, 2011, as "Sigma-Zeta Day" in Florida.
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2011-03-23
Introduced -SJ 265
S7080N/A

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Prohibits monitoring requirements that mandate pornographic materials be available in residential facilities that serve clients of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities. Requires the court to order a person involuntarily admitted to residential se...
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2011-03-23
Submit as committee bill by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (SB 2062)
S2004Intro

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Commends Stetson University on its hosting of the 40th Annual Floyd M. Riddick Model United States Senate.
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2011-03-23
Introduced -SJ 264
S1718Intro

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Directs the Secretary of Transportation to designate an assistant secretary with certain duties relating to economic development, investment opportunities, and transportation projects. Provides a limited exemption from Strategic Intermodal System ado...
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2011-03-23
Withdrawn from Transportation; Commerce and Tourism; Environmental Preservation and Conservation; Budget -SJ 269
S1986Intro

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Recognizes March 23, 2011, as "The Links, Incorporated, Day" at the Capitol.
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2011-03-23
Introduced -SJ 263
S7074N/A

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Amends provisions which provide exemptions from public records and public meeting requirements for records and meetings related to audits and investigations conducted by the Commission on Ethics of alleged violations of certain lobbyist registration ...
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2011-03-21
Submit as committee bill by Rules Subcommittee on Ethics and Elections (SB 2056)
S7068N/A

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Repeals provisions relating to liability for taxes following the sale of a business. Clarifies provisions imposing certain penalties for noncompliance with requirements for reporting taxes. Authorizes the Department of Revenue to require that sellers...
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2011-03-17
Submit as committee bill by Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (SB 2044)
S7070N/A

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Clarifies definitions governing the administration of property tax. Repeals provisions relating to the Property Tax Administration Task Force. Revises provisions requiring that certain information be included on the real property assessment roll foll...
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2011-03-17
Submit as committee bill by Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (SB 2042)
S1780Intro

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Deletes provisions that includes any dog used primarily or in part for the purpose of dog fighting or a dog trained for dog fighting within the definition of "dangerous dog" for purposes of provisions regulating dangerous dogs.
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2011-03-16
Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Agriculture; Judiciary -SJ 232
S7066N/A

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Requires every employer to use the federal program for electronic verification of employment eligibility in order to verify the employment eligibility of each employee hired on or after a specified date. Requires the Attorney General to request from ...
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2011-03-16
Submit as committee bill by Judiciary (SB 2040)
S1496Intro

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Recognizes Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
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2011-03-16
Introduced -SJ 230
S0736Engross

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Cites this act as the "Student Success Act." Revises provisions relating to the evaluation of instructional personnel and school administrators. Requires the Department of Education to approve each school district's instructional personnel and school...
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2011-03-16
Ordered enrolled -SJ 262
S7072N/A

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Provides for the merger of special districts. Provides definitions. Provides that the merger or dissolution of dependent districts created by special act may be effectuated only by the Legislature. Provides that the Legislature may merge independent ...
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2011-03-16
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/21/11, 10:15 am, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
S1758Intro

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Repeals provisions relating to the state's regulation of frozen desserts, enforcement and penalties for violations of such regulations, licensure of frozen dessert plants, and preemption of municipal and county regulations of frozen desserts. Amends ...
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2011-03-16
Withdrawn from Agriculture; Community Affairs; Budget -SJ 232
S0640Intro

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Exempts such equipment from certain motor vehicle size and weight restrictions.
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2011-03-15
Withdrawn from Transportation; Community Affairs; Budget -SJ 225
S0136Intro

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Prohibits the state or its political subdivisions from limiting or restricting the enforcement of immigration laws. Requires a law enforcement officer to request citizenship information under certain circumstances. Authorizes a law enforcement agency...
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2011-03-15
Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 225
S1846Intro

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Jack Nicklaus Golf Trail
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2011-03-15
Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 226
S0916Engross

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Adopts the Florida Statutes 2011 and designates the portions thereof that are to constitute the official law of the state. Provides that the Florida Statutes 2011 shall be effective immediately upon publication. Provides that general laws enacted dur...
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2011-03-15
Ordered enrolled -SJ 234
S1204Engross

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Repeals provisions relating to the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee, the Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations, the Joint Legislative Committee on Everglades...
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2011-03-15
Ordered enrolled -SJ 234
S0944Engross

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Amends and reenacts various provisions of the Florida Statutes.
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2011-03-15
Ordered enrolled -SJ 234
S0946Engross

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Amends provisions to conform to the directive in section 21 of chapter 2010-70, Laws of Florida, to prepare a reviser's bill for consideration by the 2011 Regular Session of the Legislature to substitute the term "Florida College System Institution" ...
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2011-03-15
Ordered enrolled -SJ 234
S0262Intro

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Subjects a person who intimidates or threatens a judge or a member of the judge's immediate family to criminal penalties under certain circumstances. Defines the terms "intimidation or threats" and "judge."
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2011-03-15
Unfavorable by Judiciary, laid on Table; YEAS 3 NAYS 4 -SJ 227
S0802Intro

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Revises certain criteria of the program by requiring that the public education and outreach initiative and professional education programs use guidelines currently employed by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rather than t...
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2011-03-15
Withdrawn from Health Regulation; Budget -SJ 226
S0924Engross

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Deletes provisions which have become inoperative by noncurrent repeal or expiration and, pursuant to provisions, may be omitted from the 2011 Florida Statutes only through a reviser's bill duly enacted by the Legislature. Conforms cross-references.
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2011-03-15
Ordered enrolled -SJ 234
S7054N/A

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Deletes a provision requiring that certain middle school students who earned high school credit in Algebra I take the Algebra I end-of-course assessment during the 2010-2011 school year.
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2011-03-11
Submit as committee bill by Education Pre-K - 12 (SB 1996)
S7064N/A

Sine Die
Provides for the adoption of the 2011 version of the Internal Revenue Code. Specifies the treatment by this state of certain depreciation and expensing of assets that are allowed for federal income tax purposes. Provides for retroactive application.
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2011-03-11
Submit as committee bill by Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax (SB 1998)
S7058N/A

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Requires the Secretary of Children and Family Services to establish the Child Protection Response Workgroup for the purpose of developing an implementation plan for a differential response system to be used in responding to reports of child abuse or ...
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2011-03-10
Submit as committee bill by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (SB 1994)
S1940Intro

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Requires the Legislature to approve the sale or lease of a county, district, or municipal hospital to a not-for-profit Florida corporation.
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2011-03-10
Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 185
S0540Intro

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Recognizes February 2011 as "Black History Month" in Florida.
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2011-03-10
Introduced -SJ 183
S7060N/A

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Ratifies a specified rule for the sole and exclusive purpose of satisfying any condition on effectiveness established by s. 120.541(3), F.S., which requires ratification of any rule that meets any of the specified thresholds that may likely have an a...
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2011-03-10
Submit as committee bill by Health Regulation (SB 1990)
S1874Intro

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Revises the minimum standards for licensure of child care facilities. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to establish and contract for an electronic child care attendance verification system. Provides for statewide implementation...
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2011-03-10
Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 185
S7056N/A

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Includes volunteers within the definition of the term "direct service provider" for purposes of background screening. Exempts a volunteer who meets certain criteria and a client's relative or spouse from the screening requirement. Excepts certain lic...
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2011-03-10
Submit as committee bill by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (SB 1992)
S1298Intro

Sine Die
Recognizes March 17, 2011, as "Chi Chapter Day" in recognition of the organization's steadfast commitment to community service.
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2011-03-10
Introduced -SJ 184
S1136Intro

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Recognizes March 2011 as "Brain Injury Awareness Month" in Florida.
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2011-03-09
Introduced -SJ 158
S1202Engross

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Establishes the Joint Rules of the Florida Legislature for the 2010-2012 term.
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2011-03-09
Ordered enrolled -SJ 181
S1576Intro

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Honors Mayor John Land, the longest-serving mayor in the State of Florida and the longest-serving full-time mayor in the United States of America.
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2011-03-09
Introduced -SJ 158
S0660Intro

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Congratulates the Florida International University Golden Panthers football team on achieving its first Sun Belt Conference championship title and first-ever bowl game win at the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.
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2011-03-09
Introduced -SJ 157
S0288Intro

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Provides for limited liability for engineers, surveyors and mappers, architects, interior designers, and registered landscape architects as a result of construction defects resulting from the performance of a contract. Provides that, if a contract re...
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2011-03-09
Unfavorable by Regulated Industries, laid on Table; YEAS 4 NAYS 8 -SJ 186
S0294Intro

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Recognizes February 6, 2011, as "Ronald Reagan Day" in the State of Florida.
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2011-03-08
Introduced -SJ 4
S1628Intro

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Provides that a person who has previously been admitted to a pretrial program may still qualify for voluntary admission to a program.
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2011-03-08
Withdrawn prior to introduction -SJ 108
S0192Intro

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Encourages the donation of surplus fire equipment and materials to Florida's volunteer fire departments.
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2011-03-08
Introduced -SJ 4
S0394Intro

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Redefines the term "food service establishment" to include child care facilities. Places the regulation of such facilities under the jurisdiction of the department. Requires that the department consult with specified agencies and not duplicate areas ...
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2011-03-08
Introduced -SJ 37
S6000Engross

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Provides that the Senate and the House of Representatives convene in Joint Session for the purpose of receiving a message from the Governor.
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2011-03-08
Ordered enrolled -SJ 156
S1134Intro

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Recognizes the Florida Guardian ad Litem Program for its commitment and many years of service representing the dependent children of this state.
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2011-03-08
Introduced -SJ 5
S0820Intro

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Honors the memory of Officer Roger Castillo and Officer Amanda Haworth of the Miami-Dade County Police Department.
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2011-03-08
Introduced -SJ 4
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