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S1194FailRequiring the Department of State to develop instructions and procedures for the electronic submission of voted absentee ballots from overseas voters; requiring the department to perform an annual security assessment, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Ethics and Elections
S0128FailProviding a tax credit to new small businesses in a specified amount for qualified employees; limiting the total amount of tax credit that may be taken as a deduction; prohibiting receipt of the tax credit through a refund of taxes previously paid; r...
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2015-05-01
Died in Commerce and Tourism
S7070Intro

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Requiring school health services plans to include notification requirements when a student is removed from school, school transportation, or a school-sponsored activity for involuntary examination; adding substance abuse services as a program focus f...
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2015-05-01
Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 79 (Ch. 2015-102), CS/CS/HB 335 (Ch. 2015-111), CS/SB 954 (Ch. 2015-67)
S1174FailProviding a criminal penalty for trespass on the operational area of an airport with intent to commit specified acts, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
S1394FailProviding for patient discharge within a specified number of hours after admission to an ambulatory surgical center in conformance with federal law, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Health Policy
S1492FailRequiring a supervisor of elections to submit an election preparation report to the Department of State within a specified time; requiring a notice of intended changes to precinct boundaries and polling places to be posted on the websites of the depa...
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2015-05-01
Died in Ethics and Elections
S0090FailRequiring a 12-member jury for life felony cases, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Judiciary
S1122FailAuthorizing a deaf individual to make a written request to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles for an identification card and placard to indicate that the individual is deaf; requiring the department to issue such a card and placard u...
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2015-05-01
Died in Transportation
S1152FailUrging Congress to review the eligibility criteria for participation in the Department of Defense Excess Property Program, also known as the "1033 program," and to adopt reforms that preclude participation in the program by law enforcement agencies t...
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2015-05-01
Died in Criminal Justice
S0436FailRequiring a notary public to record specified information in a notarial journal when performing certain notarial acts; requiring that a notary public retain a notarial journal for a specified period; requiring a notary public to notify the Notary Sec...
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2015-05-01
Died in Commerce and Tourism
S0948Intro

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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
S0710FailRedefining the term "practice of physical therapy"; providing that a licensed physical therapist who holds a specified doctoral degree may use specified letters in connection with her or his name or place of business; prohibiting a physical therapist...
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
S0770FailExempting from public records requirements trade secret information in annual recycling reports submitted by private businesses to a county; providing for future repeal and legislative review of the exemption under the Open Government Sunset Review A...
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2015-05-01
Died in Commerce and Tourism
S1206FailProviding for the assessment of ad valorem taxes and non-ad valorem assessments against certain common elements of a subdivision; prohibiting such common elements from being prorated by the property appraiser and included in the assessment of the lot...
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2015-05-01
Died in Community Affairs
S1276FailRevising qualifications for membership on the governing body of certain expressway authorities; providing for termination from an authority's governing body upon a finding of a violation of specified ethical conduct provisions or failure to comply wi...
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2015-05-01
Died in Rules
S1516FailCiting this act as the "Buck McCulley Private Property Rights Protection Act"; providing legislative intent that if an interstate natural gas company or an entity that is subject to regulation under the federal Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. s. 717, file...
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2015-05-01
Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
S2504FailProviding for the resolution of collective bargaining issues at impasse between the state and certified bargaining units of state employees, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in returning Messages
S0892FailCiting this act as the "Safe Work Environment Act"; providing that subjecting an employee to an abusive work environment is an unlawful employment practice; prohibiting retaliation against an employee who has opposed any unlawful employment practice ...
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2015-05-01
Died in Commerce and Tourism
S0372FailRequiring a law enforcement agency that uses confidential informants to adopt policies and procedures providing reasonable protective measures; requiring a law enforcement agency that solicits a person to act as a confidential informants to provide t...
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
S7076Intro

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Removing the requirement that an applicant to the Defense Infrastructure Grant Program provide matching funds of a certain amount; requiring the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to waive initial professional licensing fees for a vet...
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2015-05-01
Died on Calendar
S0780Intro

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Authorizing a municipality to levy a special assessment to fund the costs of providing law enforcement services; requiring the property appraiser to list the special assessment on the notice of property taxes; specifying exceptions to the reduction o...
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2015-05-01
Died on Calendar
S0136FailSpecifying eligibility of a death benefit payment to the surviving spouse, child, or joint annuitant of a law enforcement officer, correctional officer, correctional probation officer, or firefighter employed by a state agency; providing that benefit...
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations
S0212FailRevising the method of appointment for the Secretary of Corrections; creating the Florida Corrections Commission within the department, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Criminal Justice
S0516FailProhibiting coverage for emergency services from requiring a prior authorization determination; requiring such coverage to be provided regardless of whether the service is furnished by a participating or nonparticipating provider; specifying coinsura...
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2015-05-01
Died in Banking and Insurance
S0050FailDirecting the Division of Administrative Hearings to appoint an administrative law judge or special master to determine a basis for equitable relief for the purpose of compensating Mr. Pitts for the wrongful acts or omissions of the State of Florida ...
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2015-05-01
Died in Special Master on Claim Bills
S0868FailReviving, readopting, and amending provisions relating to the Solar Energy System Incentives Program; authorizing rebates for a portion of the purchase price of solar energy systems during a specified period; requiring the Department of Agriculture a...
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2015-05-01
Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
S0086FailRequiring an analysis of medical tourism in the Economic Development Programs Evaluation; requiring Enterprise Florida, Inc., to collaborate with the Department of Economic Opportunity to market this state as a health care destination; requiring the ...
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2015-05-01
Died in Commerce and Tourism
S1008FailRequiring that manual physical restraint be used only in an emergency when there is an imminent risk of serious injury or death to a student or others; prohibiting the use of manual physical restraint by school personnel who are not certified to use ...
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2015-05-01
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
S1472FailRequiring hospitals and health care practitioners to offer hepatitis C testing to veterans; requiring a health care practitioner to provide health care to veterans who receive a positive test result; requiring the Department of Health to adopt rules;...
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2015-05-01
Died in Health Policy
S1330FailSuspending the statewide assessment program, the school grading system, and the personnel evaluation system for a specified period; requiring a review of the statewide assessment program, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
S0092FailRevising the requirements for the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards to include standards for financial literacy; revising the required credits for a standard high school diploma to include one-half credit of instruction in personal financial l...
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2015-05-01
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
S0404Intro

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Declaring that there is a compelling state interest in enabling property owners to voluntarily finance certain improvements to property damaged by sinkhole activity with local government assistance; expanding the definition of the term "qualifying im...
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2015-05-01
Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1216 (Ch. 2015-30)
S0824Intro

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Deleting provisions creating the Public-Private Partnership Guidelines Task Force; requiring a responsible public entity to include a design criteria package in a solicitation; increasing the dollar threshold for a contract amount of a project for wh...
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2015-05-01
Died on Calendar
S0992FailReviving, readopting, and amending provisions relating to the Solar Energy System Incentives Program; authorizing rebates for a portion of the purchase price of solar energy systems during a specified period; requiring the Department of Agriculture a...
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2015-05-01
Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
S0180FailPermitting a school superintendent, with approval of the school board, to authorize a school safety designee to carry a concealed weapon or firearm on school property; requiring school boards to formulate policies and procedures for managing active-s...
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2015-05-01
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
S0762FailExtending the timeframe within which a certified appraisal may be obtained for lands to be sold as surplus; revising the procedures a water management district must follow for publishing a notice of intention to sell surplus lands; providing that par...
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2015-05-01
Died in Environmental Preservation and Conservation
S0126FailProhibiting an employer from requesting or requiring access to a social media account of an employee or prospective employee under certain circumstances; prohibiting an employer from taking retaliatory personnel action for an employee's refusal to al...
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2015-05-01
Died in Commerce and Tourism
S0102Intro

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Creating the "Florida Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act"; authorizing a personal representative to have access to specified digital assets of a decedent under certain circumstances; authorizing a guardian to have access to specified digital asse...
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2015-05-01
Died on Calendar
S1162FailDecreasing the fee for the renewal or extension of a Class E driver license or a license restricted to motorcycle use; decreasing the replacement fee for a driver license; revising the allocation of such fee; providing that any veteran honorably disc...
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2015-05-01
Died in Transportation
S0358FailRequiring that instructional staff of public schools provide instruction to students about the terrorist attacks occurring on September 11, 2001, and the impact of those events, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
S0782FailProhibiting a county official's adjusted salary rate for a specified period from being less than that for the fiscal year immediately preceding the county's shift to a new population group under certain circumstances, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Fiscal Policy
S1406FailProhibiting the Department of Education or a district school board from entering into certain agreements that cede or limit state or district autonomy over academic content standards and corresponding assessments; suspending the statewide assessment ...
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2015-05-01
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
S1558FailRevising the classification of a specified distributor; requiring distributors licensed to sell and distribute wine or distilled spirits to sell and distribute wine or distilled spirits to all persons licensed or registered to sell such beverages; re...
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2015-05-01
Died in Regulated Industries
S0586Intro

Sine Die
Providing that specified distributions to the Land Acquisition Trust Fund are not subject to the service charge under s. 215.20, F.S.; repealing provisions relating to beach erosion control project staffing, funding for the state's beach manageme...
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2015-05-01
Died on Calendar
S1080FailRedirecting revenues from the filing fee for pleadings in specified civil actions in circuit court from the General Revenue Fund into the fine and forfeiture fund; expanding the list of duties of the Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation; au...
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
S1266FailRevising legislative intent with respect to financial responsibility for the damages caused by the operation of a motor vehicle; increasing financial responsibility limits with respect to bodily injury or death; revising the required threshold limit ...
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2015-05-01
Died in Banking and Insurance
S0366FailProviding that fees and costs incurred by an attorney who has rendered services to a ward in compensation proceedings are payable from guardianship assets; providing that a court may appoint a guardian ad litem to represent a minor if necessary to pr...
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2015-05-01
Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 5 (Ch. 2015-83), CS/HB 7 (Ch. 2015-84)
S0384FailProviding that the tax levied under ch. 212, F.S., may not be collected on the sale of certain tangible personal property by a small business during a specified period under certain circumstances, etc.
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2015-05-01
Died in Appropriations
S0134FailEstablishing the lifetime electronic monitoring program within the Department of Law Enforcement; requiring the implementation of an electronic monitoring system to monitor sex offenders sentenced to lifetime electronic monitoring; requiring a sex of...
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2015-05-01
Died in Criminal Justice
S0182FailProviding an exemption from public records requirements for identifying information of an applicant for president, provost, or dean of a state university or Florida College System institution; providing an exemption from public meeting requirements f...
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2015-05-01
Died in Rules
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