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S1784PassAuthorizing the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund to acquire certain nonconservation lands to buffer a military installation against encroachment; authorizing the Department of Economic Opportunity to annually recommend noncons...
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2013-07-01
Chapter No. 2013-222
S0112PassProhibiting a person from filing or causing to be filed, with intent to defraud or harass another, a document relating to the ownership, transfer, or encumbrance of, or claim against, real or personal property, or any interest in real or personal pro...
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2013-07-01
Chapter No. 2013-228
S0736PassProviding for limitations of actions when a deed or will is on record; providing that a person claiming an interest in real property affected by amendments made in the act has until a specified date to file a claim or defense in court to determine th...
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2013-07-01
Chapter No. 2013-234
S1700PassRepealing provisions relating to the mapping and monitoring of agricultural lands by the Department of Economic Opportunity, etc.
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2013-07-01
Chapter No. 2013-238
S0326PassRemoving an obsolete reference for purposes of calculating the reimbursement for transportation and utility crossings of greenways lands in Marion County; repealing a specified provision relating to additional powers and duties of the Department of E...
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2013-07-01
Chapter No. 2013-231
S1388PassRevising the duties of a district school board with regard to instructional materials; authorizing a district school board or a consortium of school districts to implement an instructional materials program; requiring the district superintendent to c...
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2013-07-01
Chapter No. 2013-237
S0244PassProviding for the adoption of certain reservations and minimum flows and levels by the Department of Environmental Protection; requiring water management districts to apply, without adopting by rule, the reservations, minimum flows and levels, and re...
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2013-07-01
Chapter No. 2013-229
S0954PassDeleting provisions for distribution by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to the Technological Research and Development Authority of Challenger/Columbia license plate user fees; deleting provisions for distribution by the Fish and W...
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2013-07-01
Chapter No. 2013-235, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1013 (Ch. 2013-259)
S0050PassRequiring that a member of the public be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard by a board or commission before it takes official action on a proposition; providing that compliance with the requirements of this section is deemed to have occurred ...
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2013-07-01
Chapter No. 2013-227
S0592PassAuthorizing an employee or agent of a business entity to answer a writ of garnishment on behalf of the entity; revising "Notice to Defendant" provided by the clerk of court in a garnishment proceeding; requiring the defendant to certify under oath an...
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2013-07-01
Chapter No. 2013-233
S0298PassReverting certain references to the Department of Citrus that were changed to references to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services by chapter 2012-182, Laws of Florida; providing for retroactive application; requiring the repeal of certa...
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2013-07-01
Chapter No. 2013-230
S0530PassRevising the short title of the "Florida Arbitration Code" to the "Revised Florida Arbitration Code"; providing that an agreement may waive or vary the effect of statutory arbitration provisions; requiring a court to decide whether an agreement to ar...
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2013-07-01
Chapter No. 2013-232
S1108PassProhibiting certain actions with respect to parent meetings with school district personnel; requiring the use of parental consent forms for specified actions in a student's individual education plan; encouraging the collaboration of public and privat...
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2013-07-01
Chapter No. 2013-236
S0934PassRequiring that rules for environmental resource permitting provide for conceptual permits and associated general permits for a municipality or county that creates a stormwater management master plan for urban infill and redevelopment areas or communi...
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2013-06-17
Chapter No. 2013-176
S0364PassRevising conditions for issuance of permits; providing for the issuance, extension, and review of permits approved on or after a certain date, etc.
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2013-06-17
Chapter No. 2013-169
S0336PassClarifying that the proceeds of the tax may be used for the benefit of certain museums or aquariums; clarifying that the tax automatically expires upon the retirement of all bonds issued by the county for financing certain facilities, etc.
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2013-06-17
Chapter No. 2013-168
S0810PassProviding that wrap-up insurance policies may include workers' compensation claim deductibles equal to or greater than a specified amount if specified standards are met, etc.
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2013-06-17
Chapter No. 2013-175
S1664PassRevising the requirements of State Board of Education rule for uniform core curricula for state-approved teacher preparation programs; authorizing a qualified private provider to seek approval to offer a competency-based certification program; requir...
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2013-06-17
Chapter No. 2013-185, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1076 (Ch. 2013-27), CS/SB 1096 (Ch. 2013-35)
S1106PassRestricting a local government's ability to regulate agritourism activity on agricultural land; limiting the liability of an agritourism operator, his or her employer or employee, or the owner of the underlying land on which the agritourism activity ...
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2013-06-17
Chapter No. 2013-179
S1300PassCreating the Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act; providing definitions and general provisions relating to operating agreements, powers, property, rules of construction, names, and registered agents of limited liability companies; providing...
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2013-06-17
Chapter No. 2013-180
S1302PassProviding that a physician who has been invited by certain medical or surgical training programs or educational symposiums may be issued a temporary certificate for limited privileges solely to provide educational training; modifying criteria; revisi...
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2013-06-17
Chapter No. 2013-181
S0230PassRequiring that the Governor adopt a protocol on flag display; requiring the protocol to have guidelines for proper flag display and for lowering the state flag to half-staff on certain occasions; authorizing the Governor to adopt, repeal, or modify a...
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2013-06-17
Chapter No. 2013-165
S0248PassExempting an entity retained by the Department of Health as an impaired practitioner consultant from certain licensure requirements; authorizing impaired practitioner consultants to contract with schools or programs to provide services to impaired st...
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2013-06-17
Chapter No. 2013-166
S1472PassModifying an alternative cost recovery mechanism for the recovery of costs for the siting, design, licensing, and construction of nuclear and integrated gasification combined cycle power plants; establishing a procedure and requirements for cost reco...
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2013-06-17
Chapter No. 2013-184
S0142PassSubstituting the Arc of Florida for the Association for Retarded Citizens for purposes of certain proceedings relating to children; substituting the term "intellectual disability" for the term "mental retardation"; clarifying in specified provisions ...
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2013-06-17
Chapter No. 2013-162
S0186PassProviding that a person submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state by entering into a contract that specifies that the law of this state governs the contract and that the person agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of this ...
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2013-06-17
Chapter No. 2013-164
S0328PassRenaming the Certified Public Accountant Education Minority Assistance Program as the "Clay Ford Scholarship Program"; revising provisions for the distribution of scholarships under the program; revising the annual maximum expenditures and frequency ...
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2013-06-17
Chapter No. 2013-167
S1398PassAuthorizing qualifying education courses completed by applicants for registration as a trainee or certification as a residential appraiser or general appraiser to be completed through distance learning; revising the education and experience requireme...
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2013-06-17
Chapter No. 2013-182
S0166PassProviding that recommendations relating to annuities made by an insurer or its agents apply to all consumers not just to senior consumers; increasing the period of time that an unconditional refund must remain available with respect to certain annuit...
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2013-06-17
Chapter No. 2013-163
S0372PassAuthorizing a licensed vendor to transport alcoholic beverages from a distributor's place of business in vehicles owned or leased by any person who has been disclosed on a license application filed by the vendor and approved by the Division of Alcoho...
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2013-06-17
Chapter No. 2013-170
S1036PassCiting this act as the "Nancy C. Detert Common Sense and Compassion Independent Living Act"; providing that when the court obtains jurisdiction over a child who has been found to be dependent, the court retains jurisdiction until the child reaches 21...
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2013-06-17
Chapter No. 2013-178
S0948PassProviding a legislative declaration that efforts to adequately and dependably meet water needs require the cooperation of utility companies, private landowners, water consumers, and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; providing that ...
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2013-06-17
Chapter No. 2013-177
S1410PassRevising provisions relating to the authority of the State Fire Marshal; revising provisions relating to hearings, investigations, and recordkeeping duties and the authority of the State Fire Marshal; requiring the State Fire Marshal to investigate c...
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2013-06-17
Chapter No. 2013-183
S0062PassAuthorizing the conversion of a vehicle titled or branded and registered as a low-speed vehicle to a golf cart; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to issue a decal, etc.
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2013-06-17
Chapter No. 2013-161
S0648PassAuthorizing a health insurer to immediately begin using long-term care insurance advertising material under certain circumstances; providing that rules adopted by the Financial Services Commission to establish the format for the notice of the estimat...
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2013-06-17
Chapter No. 2013-174, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1842 (Ch. 2013-101)
S0606PassCreating the commission; providing for transportation projects of regional significance; exempting the commission from taxes or assessments; specifying that the commission is not an authority for purposes of specified provisions relating to a discret...
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2013-06-17
Chapter No. 2013-173
S0492PassDeleting a provision that provides that certain information relating to a state death tax credit or a generation-skipping transfer credit is not applicable to estates of decedents dying after a specific date; providing an exception to property held b...
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2013-06-17
Chapter No. 2013-172
S0454PassProviding for mutual aid agreements involving Florida College System institution police officers; providing for enforcement of traffic laws in certain areas by Florida College System institution police officers; revising provisions relating to the ju...
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2013-06-17
Chapter No. 2013-171
S1420VetoAuthorizing forensic and civil facilities to order the continuation of psychotherapeutics for individuals receiving such medications in the jail before admission; providing timeframes within which competency hearings must be held; revising the time f...
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2013-06-12
Vetoed by Governor
S0354VetoProviding that certain leasehold interests and improvements to land owned by the United States, a branch of the United States Armed Forces, or any agency or quasi-governmental agency of the United States are exempt from ad valorem taxation under spec...
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2013-06-12
Vetoed by Governor
S0662PassRevising requirements for determining the amount of a reimbursement for repackaged or relabeled prescription medication; prohibiting a dispensing manufacturer from possession of a medicinal drug until certain persons are paid, etc.
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2013-06-10
Chapter No. 2013-131
S0520PassDeleting a requirement that emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and 911 public safety telecommunicators complete an educational course on HIV and AIDS; revising requirements for the certification and recertification of emergency medical techni...
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2013-06-10
Chapter No. 2013-128
S0356PassProviding that such corporations include licensed mutual insurers as well as licensed stock insurers; providing that certain dividends or distributions by a not-for-profit insurance company to its mutual insurance holding company which meet certain r...
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2013-06-10
Chapter No. 2013-125
S0964PassProviding that a parent's rights may be terminated if the court determines, by clear and convincing evidence, that the child was conceived during an act of unlawful sexual battery; creating a presumption that termination of parental rights is in the ...
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2013-06-10
Chapter No. 2013-132
S0398PassAuthorizing a supervisory physician to delegate to a licensed physician assistant the authority to order medications for the supervisory physician's patient in a facility licensed under ch. 395, F.S.; providing that an order is not a prescription; au...
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2013-06-10
Chapter No. 2013-127
S0390PassProhibiting a business entity from advertising or holding itself out to the public as a veterans' organization or similar entity under certain circumstances; providing that an entity that violates the restrictions on advertizing violates the Florida ...
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2013-06-10
Chapter No. 2013-126
S0282PassIncreasing the proportionate loan amounts that are subject to descending maximum rates of interest; increasing the maximum delinquency charge that may be imposed for each loan payment in default for not less than a specified time; providing penalties...
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2013-06-10
Chapter No. 2013-124
S1122PassRequiring fire officials to enforce Florida Building Code provisions for occupancy separation for certain structures with certain occupancies; exempting certain farming and ranching structures from the code, etc.
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2013-06-10
Chapter No. 2013-134
S0604PassRevising requirements for the deposit and use of license fees for certain practitioners; requiring the Department of Financial Services to defend certain claims, suits, actions, or proceedings for injunctive, affirmative, or declaratory relief involv...
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2013-06-10
Chapter No. 2013-130
S0160PassRequiring that the Department of Health waive certain licensure fees for veterans; requiring that the department waive the initial application fee for veterans who apply for a radiological personnel certification; requiring the department to prescrib...
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2013-06-10
Chapter No. 2013-123
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