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S0670FailCiting this act as the "Pets' Trust Act"; creating part VII of chapter 125, F.S.; authorizing counties to create independent special districts and, if approved by referendum, levy ad valorem taxes to provide funding for pet services and advocacy ...
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2015-05-01
Died in Community Affairs
S0962FailProviding an exemption from public records requirements for certain surveillance recordings held by a community development district; providing exceptions; defining the term "resident" of a community development district; providing for future legisla...
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2015-05-01
Died in Rules
S7006Intro

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Including large family child care homes in local zoning regulation requirements; revising certain minimum standards for child care facilities; providing for the inspection of programs regulated by the department; providing exemptions from child care ...
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2015-05-01
Died on Calendar
S0148FailRevising criteria relating to the classification of active duty members of the Armed Services of the United States, and their spouses and dependent children, as residents for tuition purposes, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Higher Education
S0612FailRemoving the requirement that a person who manufactures, packages, repackages, labels, or relabels a cosmetic in this state must register such cosmetic biennially with the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations
S1382FailProviding an exemption for a charitable organization or educational institution if conducting a raffle that splits evenly the proceeds between the charitable organization or institution and the winner or if awarding a nonmonetary prize to the winner,...
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2015-05-01
Died in Regulated Industries
S1432FailAuthorizing agents and wholesale dealers to sell stamped and untaxed cigarettes to the Seminole Tribe of Florida or its members; authorizing agents and wholesale dealers to file a claim with the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco within the ...
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2015-05-01
Died in Regulated Industries
S0688FailRevising a requirement for the uniform opening date of public schools; providing that academically high-performing school districts must comply with provisions relating to the uniform opening date of public schools; providing an exception for certain...
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2015-6)
S0146FailRequiring a physician, to whom a parent or legal guardian reports observing symptoms of autism exhibited by a minor child, to refer the minor to an appropriate specialist for screening for autism spectrum disorder under certain circumstances; requiri...
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2015-05-01
Died in Banking and Insurance
S0176FailDeleting a provision prohibiting concealed carry licensees from openly carrying a handgun or carrying a concealed weapon or firearm into a college or university facility, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Judiciary
S1100FailLimiting the application of the stand your ground law to instances in which the attacker commits an overt act that leads the person who is attacked to believe that it is necessary to meet force with force; removing references to threatened use of for...
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2015-05-01
Died in Criminal Justice
S1290FailExempting certain internationally trained dentists from the requirement that an applicant for licensure be a graduate of an accredited dental college or school or submit proof of having completed 2 consecutive academic years at an accredited dental s...
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2015-05-01
Died in Health Policy
S0528FailCiting this act as "The Florida Medical Marijuana Act"; allowing registered patients and designated caregivers to purchase, acquire, and possess medical-grade marijuana subject to specified requirements; allowing a cultivation and processing licensee...
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2015-05-01
Died in Regulated Industries
S1420FailRequiring state universities to waive specified fees for certain graduate students, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Higher Education
S1528FailCreating the Commission on Federalism; providing duties of the commission; providing criteria to evaluate a federal law, agency policy, mandate, or executive order; specifying which sources the commission may rely on in an evaluation, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
S1374FailAuthorizing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to enter into a reciprocity agreement with the State of Georgia and the State of Alabama relative to the traveling of farm vehicles across state lines, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Fiscal Policy
S0936FailExpanding an exemption from the requirements of that section which applies to the corporation to exempt additional specified activities of the corporation; requiring the corporation's plan of operation to adopt a program that facilitates the removal ...
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2015-05-01
Died in Banking and Insurance
S1024FailRequiring the chairs of the boards of specified county commissions each to appoint one member from their respective counties who is a commission member or chair or a county mayor to serve on the governing body of the authority; specifying that the Ce...
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2015-05-01
Died in returning Messages
S1366FailRequiring the Department of Management Services to oversee a Pay-for-Success Contract Program; authorizing the department, contingent upon funding, to negotiate and enter into pay-for-success contracts with private entities to fund high-quality dropo...
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2015-05-01
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
S0822FailProviding legislative intent regarding the justifiable use of force; clarifying what constitutes provocation in the determination of applicability of the justified use of force provision; providing an exemption from criminal penalties for a person ca...
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2015-05-01
Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 290 (Ch. 2015-44)
S0978FailProviding for applicability of the punitive damages limitation, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Judiciary
S1320FailAuthorizing a student who is eligible to receive a certificate of completion to remain in high school for an additional year to earn a standard diploma or an occupational certificate of completion, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
S0850FailAuthorizing the use of impact fees to provide, construct, improve, repair, alter, or replace new and existing capital facilities; authorizing a county or municipality to impose a surcharge on documents taxable under s. 201.02, F.S., for the purpose o...
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2015-05-01
Died in Community Affairs
S0994FailSpecifying that a person who is in his or her dwelling, residence, or vehicle does not have a duty to retreat, regardless of whether he or she is attacked, and has the right to stand his or her ground, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Criminal Justice
S1252FailRevising the mission of the Florida K-20 education system; revising the duties of the State Board of Education with respect to the supervision of the divisions of the Department of Education; redesignating the "Florida College System" as the "Florida...
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
S1272FailProviding a public records exemption for information furnished to a state, county, or municipal government agency for use in an emergency information gathering system; providing for retroactive application; providing for future legislative review and...
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2015-05-01
Died in Community Affairs
S0846FailExempting from public records requirements the personal information contained in site files or records which identifies the location of artificial reefs funded with private contributions; providing for future legislative review and repeal under the O...
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2015-05-01
Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation
S1156FailCreating the STEM Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program; providing for student eligibility and the use of funds, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
S0500FailRequiring the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes to provide notice to the homeowners' association of a proposed amendment to a prospectus before authorizing such amendment; requiring that additional information be provided...
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2015-05-01
Died in Regulated Industries, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 307 (Ch. 2015-90)
S0214FailProhibiting an employer from inquiring into or considering an applicant's criminal history on an initial employment application unless required to do so by law, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Commerce and Tourism
S1256FailIncreasing the amount of incentive gain-time an inmate must be awarded for certain educational achievements; requiring that such an inmate must still serve a specified percentage of his or her term of imprisonment, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Criminal Justice
S1498FailCiting this act as the "Florida Health Access Marketplace Act"; providing legislative findings and intent; defining terms; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to establish the Florida Health Access Marketplace; requiring the agency to...
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2015-05-01
Died in Banking and Insurance
S0906FailRequiring an application for a charter school to contain a list of certain information regarding all charter schools currently or previously operated by the applicant, applicant group, or proposed management company; requiring a sponsor to consider c...
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2015-05-01
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
S0230FailRequiring that any proposed change in a public utility's billing cycle be approved by the Florida Public Service Commission by a specified period before the effective date of the change; requiring the commission to consider the public impact of a pro...
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2015-05-01
Died in Fiscal Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7109 (Ch. 2015-129)
S0794FailRequiring a court to include prejudgment interest on the amount of money damages awarded to a plaintiff in a final judgment; providing for retroactive application, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Judiciary
S1000FailRevising the definition of "concealed weapon" to delete its inclusion of a slungshot; deleting provisions prohibiting the manufacture or sale of any instrument or weapon usually known as slungshot; deleting a provision prohibiting a dealer in arms fr...
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2015-05-01
Died in Commerce and Tourism
S1416FailRequiring the office to conduct a study, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
S1062FailRequiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to conduct a study to determine the average rates, charges, and expenses of providing electricity; directing the Office of the Public Counsel and the Florida Public Service...
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2015-05-01
Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
S0206Intro

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Establishing the Financial Literacy Program for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities within the Department of Financial Services; requiring the department to establish on its website a clearinghouse for information regarding the program and to...
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2015-05-01
Died on Calendar
S1240FailProviding for the calculation of an award of damages for certain medical or health care services paid or owed by a claimant or a governmental or commercial insurance payor, subject to certain restrictions; providing that the amount of a lien or subro...
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2015-05-01
Died in Judiciary
S7042FailAuthorizing renewed membership in the retirement system for retirees who are reemployed in a position eligible for the Special Risk Class and Elected Officers' Class under certain circumstances; providing for renewed membership in the retirement ...
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2015-05-01
Died in Community Affairs
S0286FailEncouraging the Department of Management Services to designate a specified number of state safe-haven facilities in each county based upon population; authorizing public state buildings to serve as state safe-haven facilities; encouraging local gover...
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government
S0364FailIncluding notice of the approval of an application for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status issued by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services as valid proof of identity for purposes of applying for a driver license, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Transportation
S7086FailRevising measurable objectives for management goals to include the preservation of low-impact agriculture; requiring updated land management plans to identify conservation lands that could support low-impact agriculture and conservation lands that ar...
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations
S0712FailExempting all aircraft sales or leases, rather than the sales or leases of certain aircraft, from the sales and use tax, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Finance and Tax
S0740FailCiting this act as the "Minor Traffic Safety Act"; prohibiting a person younger than 18 years of age from operating a motor vehicle while using a wireless communications device; defining the term "wireless communications device" and including cellula...
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2015-05-01
Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
S0924FailConsolidating and revising provisions relating to obtaining an ad valorem exemption for property owned by an exempt organization, including the requirement that the owner of an exempt organization take affirmative steps to demonstrate an exempt use; ...
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations
S1090FailDefining the term "small technology company"; authorizing the provision of loans to small technology companies through the Microfinance Guarantee Program, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Commerce and Tourism
S0548FailProhibiting a person from smoking a tobacco product in a motor vehicle in which a child under 13 years of age is present; providing penalties, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Rules
S0870FailAuthorizing a condominium, cooperative, and homeowners' association to conduct elections by electronic voting under certain conditions; requiring an association to select an independent third party as an inspector of elections for certain purposes, e...
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2015-05-01
Died in Regulated Industries
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