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S0592FailProhibiting a technical amendment to the Florida Building Code adopted by a local government from being rendered void in certain circumstances, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation
S0826Intro

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Transferring, renumbering, and amending provisions relating to qualifying public-private projects for public facilities and infrastructure; providing an exemption from public records requirements for unsolicited proposals received by a responsible pu...
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2015-05-01
Died on Calendar
S0138FailIncreasing the amount of income that is exempt from the corporate income tax; increasing the amount of income that is exempt from the franchise tax imposed on banks and savings associations, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations
S0828FailProviding that specified entities of an international banking corporation are not required to produce certain books or records that are maintained outside the United States and are not available to the entities in response to a subpoena; providing th...
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2015-05-01
Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 806 (Ch. 2015-64)
S0478FailProviding certain practice standards for telehealth providers; authorizing telehealth providers to use telehealth to prescribe controlled substances, with an exception; prohibiting the use of telehealth or specified computer-controlled devices to pre...
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations
S0140FailReducing the tax levied on rental or license fees charged for the use of real property, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations
S0250FailRevising legislative intent and policy; requiring all personnel of membership organizations to meet specified background screening; adding certain membership organizations that are excluded from the definition of the term "child care facility"; provi...
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2015-05-01
Died in Community Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7078 (Ch. 2015-79)
S0598FailProviding that a conviction for boating under the influence be recorded in a person's driving record; providing that prior convictions for boating under the influence are considered prior convictions for driving under the influence; providing that a ...
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2015-05-01
Died in Criminal Justice
S1342FailEstablishing a nurse staffing committee in each hospital; requiring the hospital to post and publicize the nurse staffing plan and schedule, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Health Policy
S1044FailRemoving the scheduled repeal of the sales and use tax exemption for industrial machinery and equipment purchased by certain manufacturing businesses, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Commerce and Tourism
S0498FailRepealing provisions relating to direct filing of an information; authorizing, rather than requiring, a court to impose adult sanctions under certain circumstances, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Criminal Justice
S0980FailEstablishing the Defense Works in Florida Incentive; authorizing a Florida prime contractor to apply to the Department of Economic Opportunity to certify that it may reduce its computation of adjusted federal income by a specified amount; revising th...
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations
S1250FailAuthorizing a joint underwriting plan and the Florida Automobile Joint Underwriting Association to cancel certain insurance policies within a specified period under certain circumstances; authorizing insurers to electronically provide a form to rejec...
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2015-05-01
Died in Fiscal Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 165 (Ch. 2015-135)
S1464FailProviding penalties for specified crimes; providing for a private cause of action for damages, costs, and fees; providing for liability for an owner of public accommodations under certain circumstances for damages, costs, and fees, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Criminal Justice
S1414FailRevising the responsibilities of specified counties and the state relating to paying for juvenile detention care; requiring the Department of Juvenile Justice to make certain determinations and then provide usage and cost information to certain count...
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations
S0432FailCiting 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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2015-05-01
Died in Community Affairs
S0754FailProviding that state sales and use taxes collected on firearms and ammunition shall be allocated to the Safe Schools Trust Fund rather than the General Revenue Fund; providing that a license to carry a concealed weapon or firearm does not authorize a...
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2015-05-01
Died in Finance and Tax
S1120FailProhibiting the manufacture, sale, purchase, and distribution of ivory articles and rhinoceros horns; providing exceptions and penalties; specifying applicability of penalty provisions relating to the illegal manufacture, sale, purchase, or distribut...
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2015-05-01
Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation
S0354FailDeleting the requirement that a mortgageholder or lienholder approve a policyholder's decision to exclude windstorm or hurricane coverage from a property insurance policy; making technical changes, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Banking and Insurance
S1478FailProviding that an independent college or university that was a successor by merger to certain independent colleges or universities is eligible to receive William L. Boyd, IV, Florida resident access grant payments, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Higher Education
S0764FailScheduling Mitragynine and 7-Hydroxymitragynine, constituents of Kratom, in a schedule of controlled substances; providing an exception from scheduling for any drug product approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration which contains Mit...
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
S1264Intro

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Requiring the Agency for State Technology to establish and publish information technology architecture standards for purposes of implementing digital classrooms by a specified date; establishing requirements for the agency or a contracted organizatio...
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2015-05-01
Died on Calendar
S1534Intro

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Requiring each state or local law enforcement agency that seizes property for the purpose of forfeiture to perform a specified periodic review at least annually and address deficiencies to ensure compliance with this act; deleting a provision authori...
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2015-05-01
Died on Calendar
S0142FailExempting nonresidential farm buildings, farm fences, and farm signs that are located on lands used for bona fide agricultural purposes from any county or municipal special assessment, including a dependent special district assessment, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations
S1026FailRevising the aggregate value that constitutes a small estate account; revising requirements for a power of attorney used in the recovery of unclaimed property; repealing provisions relating to unclaimed property powers of attorney and purchase agreem...
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2015-05-01
Died in Banking and Insurance
S1178FailCiting this act as the "Florida Privacy Act"; specifying situations in or purposes for which it is lawful to capture an image with a drone; prohibiting the use of a drone to capture an image of an individual or privately owned real property in certai...
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 766 (Ch. 2015-26)
S0958FailAmending provisions relating to fees collected by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles for issuance of motor vehicle certificates of title and related services; providing for certain funds in the State Transportation Trust Fund to be s...
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2015-05-01
Died in Transportation
S1076FailRequiring the Department of Environmental Protection to submit for legislative ratification a state implementation plan relating to standards of performance for existing sources of air pollutants; providing directives to the Department of Environment...
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2015-05-01
Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation
S0726Intro

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Citing this act as "Terry's Law"; requiring retail sales establishments that sell goods to the public to grant a refund within a specified period of time for goods costing more than a specified amount if returned by a consumer who has been adjudi...
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2015-05-01
Died on Calendar
S1198FailCreating the Patient Compensation System Trust Fund within the State Treasury; providing the purpose of the trust fund; providing for future review and termination or re-creation of the trust fund, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Judiciary
S1444Intro

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Requiring that the initial license application for private investigative, private security, and repossession services include payment of fingerprint processing and fingerprint retention fees; directing the Department of Law Enforcement to retain fing...
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2015-05-01
Died on Calendar
S0374FailProviding a statement of public policy regarding the identification of chemicals of high concern and the presence of such chemicals in consumer products designed for use by pregnant women and children; requiring the Department of Health to publish on...
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2015-05-01
Died in Health Policy
S0484FailRemoving the requirement that regional planning councils provide assistance in developing a plan for a rural land stewardship area; removing the power of regional planning councils to establish and conduct cross-acceptance negotiation processes; remo...
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1216 (Ch. 2015-30)
S0834FailProviding that counties with a certain percent of the population consisting of veterans qualify as areas of high veteran impact to fund boards of county commissioners to exercise certain powers, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
S1466FailProviding that parents of students with learning disabilities are entitled to the same notice and due process as parents of students with other disabilities; exempting certain students from an excess hour surcharge for college credit hours exceeding ...
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2015-05-01
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
S1496FailDeleting the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards and replacing them with district-selected English Language Arts and mathematics standards; revising required public K-12 educational instruction; revising the student assessment program for public...
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2015-05-01
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
S0576FailCreating the Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the Agency for Persons with Disabilities; providing for the purpose of the trust fund and sources of funds; requiring that title to lands or related property interests acquired be vested in the Board of...
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2015-05-01
Died in returning Messages
S1128FailRevising the annual tax credit that may be granted for a qualifying project that has a date of certification on or after a specified date; decreasing the minimum amount of a cumulative capital investment that results in a qualifying project being ine...
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2015-05-01
Died in Commerce and Tourism
S1164FailProviding that an individual who has been adjudicated guilty of driving under the influence but who otherwise meets the requirements for expunction of criminal history records may petition to expunge a criminal history record for a subsequent offense...
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2015-05-01
Died in Criminal Justice
S1456FailRevising the term "infrastructure" to include any expenditure for compliance with permit conditions of existing and planned infrastructure and planning studies in certain situations; increasing the minimum amount of money per year which must be avail...
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2015-05-01
Died in Transportation
S0734FailRequiring the council to appoint a seven-member committee on brain injury; providing for committee membership; specifying certain duties; requiring the committee to report to the council biannually; requiring the committee to report to the State Surg...
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2015-05-01
Died in Health Policy
S7026FailRequiring the Department of Management Services to ensure that a health maintenance organization under contract with the department provides reasonable access to certain services to persons younger than 21 years of age; specifying provisions that mus...
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations
S1074FailCreating the ESOL Graduation Transition Program within the Department of Education; requiring an eligible student to continue taking certain classes while enrolled in the program, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Higher Education
S0236FailProhibiting the sale of certain used passenger or light truck tires by a used tire retailer; designating what constitutes an unsafe used tire; providing that violations of the act are deceptive and unfair trade practices, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Commerce and Tourism
S1438FailProviding definitions; requiring specified persons to be offered hepatitis C testing; requiring the forwarding of positive test results; requiring the Department of Health to adopt rules and make standard hepatitis C information sheets available to h...
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2015-05-01
Died in Health Policy
S1028FailRevising provisions relating to specified photographs and maps prescribed and furnished by the Department of Revenue to property appraisers to ensure property is properly listed on the tax rolls; requiring the department to pay for such photographs a...
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2015-05-01
Died in Finance and Tax
S0194FailRequiring an agency to consider specified criteria when evaluating a proposal or reply received for procurement of specified transportation services, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Transportation
S1038FailCreating the "Charter School Excellence Act"; specifying the duties and responsibilities of the Department of Education with respect to the issuance of statements of need; requiring an applicant to file a letter of intent with the department before a...
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2015-05-01
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
S0438FailRequiring the Department of Health to establish a palliative care consumer and professional information and education program; requiring the department to publish certain educational information and referral materials about palliative care on the dep...
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2015-05-01
Died in Fiscal Policy
S0168Intro

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Revising the definition of the term "mobile home park" to clarify that it includes certain lots or spaces regardless of the rental or lease term's length or person liable for ad valorem taxes; providing that the act is remedial and intended to clarif...
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2015-05-01
Died on Calendar
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