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S1260FailProviding that certain volunteers for centers for independent living do not have to undergo background screening; requiring that a specified agreement be maintained; renaming the James Patrick Memorial Work Incentive Personal Attendant Services Progr...
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2015-05-01
Died in Fiscal Policy
S1370FailCreating an independent commission on legislative apportionment and congressional redistricting; requiring the commission's office to be located in Orange County; requiring the commission to conduct public hearings; providing that commission members ...
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2015-05-01
Died in Ethics and Elections
S1538Intro

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Authorizing the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to receive additional applications from certain applicants; authorizing any remaining unencumbered funds to be used by the department to award additional rebates, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died on Calendar
S0480FailCreating the "Student Online Personal Information Protection Act"; prohibiting an operator from displaying targeted advertising, using certain information to amass student profiles for certain purposes, or selling or disclosing covered information; s...
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2015-05-01
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
S1524FailRequiring that a school district notify students and parents in writing of options for transferring high school credits and earning comparative, concordant, or passing scores on alternative assessments; providing alternatives and additional learning ...
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2015-05-01
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
S1514FailAuthorizing an investigative agency to institute a civil proceeding for forfeiture in a circuit court in certain circumstances; authorizing a court to order the forfeiture of other property of the defendant up to the value of the unavailable property...
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7061 (Ch. 2015-99)
S0648FailRemoving the future prohibition against the land application of septage from onsite treatment and disposal systems; requiring land application to be subject to certain requirements; requiring the Department of Health to adopt rules, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Health Policy
S2512FailDeleting provisions that authorized the agency to receive funds from certain state entities, local governments, and other political subdivisions for a specific purpose; altering the annual allocation cap for hospitals participating in the Statewide M...
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2015-05-01
Died in returning Messages
S0908FailRevising provisions relating to the passing of a vehicle; prohibiting passing and turning in front of a vulnerable user in an unsafe manner; providing penalties; providing fines and penalties for specified infractions contributing to bodily injury of...
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2015-05-01
Died in returning Messages
S1288FailProposing amendments to the State Constitution to authorize the proposal and enactment of legislation by initiative and to provide for Supreme Court review of initiative petitions proposing legislation, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Judiciary
S1458FailCiting this act as the "Florida Mental Health Early Intervention Act of 2015"; authorizing physician assistants and advanced registered nurse practitioners to initiate involuntary examinations under the Baker Act of persons believed to have mental il...
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2015-05-01
Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
S0546FailDirecting the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop a Bonefish and Tarpon Trust license plate; establishing an annual use fee for the plate; providing for distribution and use of fees collected from the sale of the plates, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Transportation
S0098FailCreating the Helen Gordon Davis Fair Pay Protection Act; recognizing the importance of the Department of Economic Opportunity and the Florida Commission on Human Relations in ensuring fair pay; creating the Governor's Recognition Award for Pay Equity...
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2015-05-01
Died in Commerce and Tourism
S1418FailProviding for eligible Purple Heart license plate applicants to receive the appropriate special license plate with the international symbol of accessibility; waiving a specified license tax in certain circumstances, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
S0750FailDefining the term "hospital"; requiring hospitals to establish a policy concerning the lifting and handling of patients by hospital employees; requiring a committee to develop the policy; providing for membership and duties of the committee; requirin...
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2015-05-01
Died in Health Policy
S1118FailAuthorizing an owner of a commercial or industrial business or a contracted third party to install, maintain, and operate a renewable energy source device on or about the structure within which the business operates or on a property owned or leased b...
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2015-05-01
Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
S0348FailClarifying the voting process pertaining to reserves; adding conditions under which certain unit owners are entitled to elect at least a majority of the members of the board of administration of an association; revising the conditions under which cer...
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2015-05-01
Died in Regulated Industries, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 791 (Ch. 2015-97)
S0472FailExempting certain students who were adopted from the Department of Children and Families or who are or were in the custody of the department under certain circumstances from paying tuition and fees at workforce education programs, Florida College Sys...
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2015-05-01
Died in Higher Education
S1168FailAuthorizing the Construction Industry Licensing Board to deny licensure to an applicant who has been convicted of specified felonies based upon the severity of the crime, the relationship of the crime to contracting, or the potential for public harm;...
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2015-05-01
Died in Regulated Industries
S1450FailAuthorizing a school district to select certain assessments to administer instead of the statewide, standardized assessments; providing that school districts, including instructional personnel, and students shall not be negatively impacted under cert...
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2015-05-01
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
S0328FailRequiring school districts to provide training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation to students; requiring students to study and practice the psychomotor skills associated with performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation at least once before graduating from...
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2015-05-01
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
S1050Intro

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Designating tupelo honey as the official state honey; revising the date by which an application for recertification of a limited certification for urban landscape commercial fertilizer is required; authorizing the department to secure letters of pate...
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2015-05-01
Died on Calendar
S1490FailRequiring certain employers to provide employees with earned sick and safe leave under certain conditions; providing employer and employee requirements; authorizing an employee to file a civil action under certain conditions; providing penalties, etc...
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2015-05-01
Died in Commerce and Tourism
S2514FailRevising the equity allocation model for funding community-based care lead agencies, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in returning Messages
S1636Intro

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Recognizing October 14-24, 2015, in commemoration of the life and legacy of Chef Earl Peyroux, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died, not introduced
S0862FailRequiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to publish Gold Seal designations in the Nursing Home Guide; requiring each nursing home facility to post a sign on every facility entrance which indicates the Gold Seal designation of the facility;...
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2015-05-01
Died in Health Policy
S0888Intro

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Authorizing certain employees or agents of the Department of Education to have access to certain reports and records; requiring a school district to add additional points to the calculation of a matrix of services for certain students beginning in a ...
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2015-05-01
Died on Calendar
S1454FailAuthorizing the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to audit an association's financial statements if a unit owner is not provided with a financial report after ...
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2015-05-01
Died in Regulated Industries
S0580FailCreating the Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the Department of State; 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
S0114FailIncreasing the state minimum wage; prohibiting an employer from paying an employee at a rate less than the state minimum wage; deleting the requirement that only individuals entitled to receive the federal minimum wage are eligible to receive the sta...
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2015-05-01
Died in Commerce and Tourism
S2510FailEstablishing the Florida Business Information Portal within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; authorizing the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to contract for services to develop the portal; repealing provision...
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2015-05-01
Died in returning Messages
S1086FailProhibiting consideration during a specified period of the increased value from additions or improvements made to certain business property when assessing property taxes; providing an exemption from property taxation for machinery and equipment purch...
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2015-05-01
Died in Community Affairs
S0294FailProviding eligibility for optional payments for medical assistance and related services for certain lawfully residing children; clarifying that undocumented immigrants are excluded from eligibility for optional Medicaid payments or related services, ...
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations
S0942Intro

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Establishing the Rapid Response Education and Training Program within the Complete Florida Plus Program; requiring the Complete Florida Plus Program to work with Enterprise Florida, Inc., to offer certain education and training commitments to busines...
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2015-05-01
Died on Calendar
S0976FailRevising proof of financial responsibility for damages for crashes arising out of the use of certain motor vehicles; providing insurance coverage requirements for certain lessors of a motor vehicle; deleting a requirement that the lessor of a motor v...
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2015-05-01
Died in Banking and Insurance
S1274FailCreating a public records exemption for data, records, or information developed, collected, or received by or on behalf of faculty, staff, or students of a state university or Florida College System institution for the development and publication of ...
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2015-05-01
Died in Higher Education
S0504FailCiting this act as the "Playground Safety Act"; requiring certain new and existing playgrounds to comply with specified safety standards and guidelines; requiring safety inspections of certain playgrounds by a certain date; requiring counties and mun...
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2015-05-01
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
S0626FailDeleting provisions specifying that a person has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force in certain circumstances, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Criminal Justice
S0088FailRatifying the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to equal rights for men and women, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Judiciary
S0096FailRequiring that each district school board ensure that each middle school and high school within its jurisdiction requires its 8th grade and 11th grade students to annually attend a screening of a certain film; requiring student attendance; providing ...
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2015-05-01
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
S0964FailDirecting the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop a Florida Professional Sports Team license plate for Major League Soccer teams domiciled in this state; requiring any Florida Professional Sports Team license plate created or e...
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2015-05-01
Died in Transportation, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7055 (Ch. 2015-163)
S2506Intro

Sine Die
Establishing the headquarters of the Supreme Court; authorizing a Supreme Court Justice to designate a district court of appeal courthouse, a county courthouse, or any other facility in his or her county of residence as his or her official headquarte...
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2015-05-01
Died on Calendar
S1670FailEncouraging the Governor to negotiate an agreement with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc., which authorizes on-reservation sales of tax-exempt cigarettes to nontribal members, and to present the proposed agreement to the Legislature for its conside...
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2015-05-01
Died in Regulated Industries
S0100FailProhibiting a school district from scheduling more than a specified number of school days to administer local and statewide assessments; requiring the school district to approve additional days if needed, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
S1140Intro

Sine Die
Providing that the initial award and renewal periods for students who are unable to accept an initial award immediately after completion of high school due to a full-time religious or service obligation begin upon the completion of the religious or s...
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2015-05-01
Died on Calendar
S1286FailProhibiting the removal, destruction, or circumvention of the operation of an electronic monitoring device being used by a person for specified purposes; prohibiting requesting or soliciting a person to perform such an act; providing criminal penalti...
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
S0412FailAuthorizing a local law enforcement agency to establish a verification call program; providing registration, application, and notification requirements for such program, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Criminal Justice
S0130Intro

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Requiring the State Board of Administration to annually transfer a portion of the investment income of the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund to the Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center to support the center's ongoing operations; specify...
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2015-05-01
Died on Calendar
S1014FailRequiring each judicial circuit to create a local advisory panel; requiring the advisory panel to take specified actions; providing for advisory panel membership and terms; requiring the advisory panel to vote on whether to indict a law enforcement o...
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2015-05-01
Died in Criminal Justice
S1500FailRequiring that the reservation of funds within each notice of fund availability to persons who are homeless and persons with special needs be at least 10 percent of the funds available at the time of the notice; directing the State Office on Homeless...
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations
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