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S1384FailRequiring the Department of Corrections to develop and administer a reentry program for nonviolent offenders which is intended to divert nonviolent offenders from long periods of incarceration; requiring the department to notify the nonviolent offend...
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2015-05-01
Died in Criminal Justice
S1540FailEntitling criminal defendants who successfully claim immunity under specified provisions to an award of specified costs and attorney fees; requiring reimbursements to be paid from the operating trust fund of the state attorney who prosecuted the defe...
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2015-05-01
Died in Criminal Justice
S0416FailProviding lists of raw agricultural commodities at high risk or potentially at risk for cultivation in a genetically engineered form; requiring the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to publish the lists by a specified date and to update...
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2015-05-01
Died in Agriculture
S0508FailDirecting that agencies avoid contract bundling under certain circumstances; requiring certain agencies to award a percentage of contracts to small businesses; prohibiting agencies, general contractors, or prime contractors from requiring certain bon...
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government
S0312FailRequiring a child's parent or guardian, in addition to the child, to make restitution for damage or loss caused by the child's offense; authorizing the court to order restitution to be paid only by the parents or guardians who have current custody an...
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2015-05-01
Died in Fiscal Policy
S1092FailCiting this act as "The Alexander-Giles Act"; authorizing a judge to impose a sentence of less than the mandatory minimum sentence under certain circumstances; requiring the judge to state in writing the reasons for departing from or adhering to the ...
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2015-05-01
Died in Criminal Justice
S1336FailRequiring a charter school applicant to provide verified evidence of a surety bond or secured escrow account in a certain amount within a specified timeframe, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
S0402FailSpecifying a period during which a property appraiser is prohibited from considering an increase in the just value of real property used for residential purposes which is attributable to the installation of a renewable energy source device; exempting...
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2015-05-01
Died in Community Affairs
S1200FailCreating the Patient Compensation System; providing a process for filing applications for compensation under the system; requiring individuals with relevant clinical expertise to determine whether the facts stated in the application, prima facie, ris...
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2015-05-01
Died in Judiciary
S0244FailAuthorizing the Division of State Fire Marshal within the Department of Financial Services to award a Volunteer Rural Firefighter Certificate of Completion; authorizing the division to establish by rule courses and course examinations to provide trai...
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2015-05-01
Died in Fiscal Policy
S0304FailProviding that, in considering whether to voluntarily admit a person, the determination as to whether the medical and behavioral conditions of the person are within the safe management capabilities of the service provider shall be made exclusively by...
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2015-05-01
Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
S0254FailRequiring a charter school to demonstrate it meets certain needs that the local school district does not or is unable to provide to students in that district in order to obtain approval, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
S1182FailProviding that a person commits the crime of terroristic threats if he or she communicates, directly or indirectly, a threat to do specified acts; providing criminal penalties, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Criminal Justice
S0346FailCiting this act as the "Gabby's Law for School Bus Stop Safety"; revising penalties for failure to stop a vehicle upon approaching a school bus that displays a stop signal; providing for criminal penalties under certain circumstances; amending pr...
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2015-05-01
Died in Fiscal Policy
S0838FailRevising the applicability of the term "termination"; providing that a retired justice or retired judge is not subject to certain restrictions on employment after retirement otherwise applicable to retired employees; requiring the State Board of Admi...
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations
S1262Intro

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Requiring the Department of Education to have an operating electronic Individual Education Plan system in place for statewide use; authorizing the Commissioner of Education to issue a letter of guidance in response to a complaint against a teacher or...
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2015-05-01
Died on Calendar
S0864FailDefining the terms "electric vehicle" and "hydrogen vehicle"; exempting the sale of an electric vehicle and a hydrogen vehicle from the sales and use tax until a specified date, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Commerce and Tourism
S1130FailProviding that an insurer issuing a policy to a new policyholder may accept as valid only specified uniform mitigation verification inspection forms; providing that such requirement does not apply to certain new policies removed from Citizens Propert...
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2015-05-01
Died in Fiscal Policy
S0854FailRequiring the clerk of the circuit court to collect a filing fee for domestic partner registrations; providing for the deposit of moneys generated from the fee charged for a Declaration of Domestic Partnership into the Displaced Homemaker Trust Fund;...
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2015-05-01
Died in Judiciary
S0192FailRevising legislative intent to authorize law enforcement officers to issue citations as a primary offense to persons who are texting while driving; relating to the enforcement of the "Florida Ban on Texting While Driving Law" as a secondary action, e...
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2015-05-01
Died in Transportation
S1308FailRequiring the community association manager or management firm, or the association itself, to provide a specified initial report to the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes in the Department of Business and Professional Regu...
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2015-05-01
Died in Regulated Industries
S0752FailAdding certain hospital districts to the list of public bodies or taxing authorities that are exempt from appropriating certain revenues to the redevelopment trust fund, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Fiscal Policy
S1064FailProviding that an assignment or agreement that transfers authority to adjust, negotiate, or settle a claim or that violates other specified provisions is void; revising the authority of public adjuster apprentices; prohibiting assignment of an insura...
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2015-05-01
Died in Judiciary
S0578FailCreating the Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; providing for the purpose of the trust fund and sources of funds; providing for future review and termination or re-creation of the trust fund, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in returning Messages
S0204FailDefining the term "sexual orientation change effort"; prohibiting persons who are licensed to provide professional counseling and various practitioners who are licensed under provisions regulating the practice of medicine, osteopathic medicine, psych...
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2015-05-01
Died in Health Policy
S0624FailLevying a surcharge on the admission charges for professional sporting events; providing that certain admissions are exempt from the surcharge; providing for deposit and use of surcharge proceeds for high school interscholastic athletic programs, etc...
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2015-05-01
Died in Finance and Tax
S0170FailAuthorizing each commissioner serving on July 1, 2015, to remain in office until the completion of his or her term; prohibiting an elected official from serving on the commission within a specified period of time after he or she leaves office; creati...
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2015-05-01
Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7109 (Ch. 2015-129)
S1512FailCreating the "Florida Hospital Patient Protection Act"; requiring minimum staffing levels of direct care registered nurses in a health care facility; prohibiting a health care facility from using an acuity-adjustable unit to care for a patient; requi...
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2015-05-01
Died in Health Policy
S7044Intro

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Creating the Florida Health Insurance Affordability Exchange Program or FHIX in the Agency for Health Care Administration; providing patient rights and responsibilities; providing for the development of a long-term reorganization plan and the formati...
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2015-05-01
Died on Calendar
S0818Intro

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Deleting a provision relating to compliance with maximum class size requirements for certain public schools of choice; revising requirements for charter school compliance with maximum class size requirements; revising requirements for district innova...
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2015-05-01
Died on Calendar
S1504FailProviding an exemption from public records requirements for certain personally identifiable financial and personally identifiable health information; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public...
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2015-05-01
Died in Banking and Insurance
S0324FailRequiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to create a Take Stock in Children license plate; establishing an annual use fee for the plate; providing for the distribution of use fee revenues received from the sale of such plates, et...
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2015-05-01
Died in Transportation
S0814FailEstablishing the Nature Coast Oyster Alliance within the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; providing that the purpose of the alliance is to coordinate the development of a comprehensive oyster resource recovery and management plan; requiring...
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2015-05-01
Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation
S0470FailRequiring a report for public food service establishment inspections; specifying a grading scale used in the inspection report; requiring a public food service establishment to immediately post a letter grade card, maintain a copy of the most recent ...
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2015-05-01
Died in Regulated Industries
S0848FailCiting this act as the "Employment First Act"; requiring specified state agencies and organizations to develop and implement an interagency cooperative agreement; requiring the interagency cooperative agreement to provide the roles, responsibilities,...
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2015-05-01
Died in Commerce and Tourism
S1112FailRemoving the court's discretion to impose a specified penalty for a first violation of sexting; requiring a minor cited for a first violation to sign and accept a citation to appear before juvenile court or, in lieu of appearing in court, to complete...
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 133 (Ch. 2015-133)
S1234FailCiting this act as the "Companion Animal Protection Act"; directing animal shelters to take certain measures relating to the holding, care, treatment, and euthanasia of animals, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Agriculture
S1214Intro

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Expanding the definition of the term "blighted area" to include a substantial number or percentage of properties damaged by sinkhole activity which are not adequately repaired or stabilized; requiring the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) to r...
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2015-05-01
Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1216 (Ch. 2015-30)
S1192FailProviding that a court may order a transdermal monitor device or treatment program, or both, in lieu of an ignition interlock device for violations of driving under the influence under certain circumstances; requiring the offender to assume reasonabl...
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2015-05-01
Died in Transportation
S1462FailExpanding eligibility criteria for military veterans and servicemembers court programs; authorizing counties to fund treatment-based mental health court programs; requiring a judge presiding over a postadjudicatory treatment-based mental health court...
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 79 (Ch. 2015-102)
S0162FailProviding that a person is disqualified from receiving compensation under the Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Compensation Act if, before or during the person's wrongful conviction and incarceration, the person was convicted of, pled guilty or nolo...
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2015-05-01
Died in Judiciary
S1360FailDefining the term "address of legal residence"; requiring a voter registration application to include certain additional distinguishing information; specifying that an applicant's failure to include additional distinguishing information on a voter re...
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2015-05-01
Died in Judiciary
S0774FailProviding that the English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics online assessments may not be fully implemented until certain technology infrastructure, connectivity, and capacity have been tested, verified, and certified as ready; specifying that, fo...
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2015-05-01
Died in Education Pre-K - 12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2015-6)
S0658FailCreating the Board of Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; requiring an interpreter to apply for a license or permit within a specified timeframe; requiring the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to issue an initial license,...
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2015-05-01
Died in Regulated Industries
S1328FailRequiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to prepare an income inequality impact statement for proposed legislation upon the request of a member of the Legislature, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
S1488FailRevising the definition of the term "minority person" to include disabled persons for purposes of the Florida Small and Minority Business Assistance Act, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Commerce and Tourism
S1280FailImposing a fee on certain motor vehicle moving violations and local ordinances; requiring municipalities and counties to transfer moneys collected to the Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund; creating a separate account within the trust fund; provid...
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2015-05-01
Died in Transportation
S1434FailProviding for the use of funds provided under the plan for the purchase of disposable diapers by parents receiving financial assistance under certain conditions and consistent with federal law, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
S0334FailReducing the period for which the criminal history records of certain minors must be retained before expungement, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Judiciary
S0492FailProhibiting the use of cellular telephones and other electronic communications devices by drivers in a school zone or school crossing or on school district property; providing penalties, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Transportation
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