Florida Senator Victor Torres [D]

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FLS1758PassRevising provisions related to programs and services provided by the Agency for Persons with Disabilities; requiring the agency, within available resources, to offer voluntary participation care navigation services to clients and their caregivers at ...
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2024-03-22
Chapter No. 2024-14
FLS0126FailExpressing the Florida Senate's unwavering support for the State of Israel, etc.
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2024-03-08
Died, not introduced
FLS0236FailProviding for enactment of the agreement; providing a method by which a state may become a member state; requiring each member state to conduct a statewide popular election for President and Vice President of the United States; establishing a procedu...
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2024-03-08
Died in Ethics and Elections
FLS0124FailRequiring the Department of Health to create an informational poster relating to the treatment of sudden cardiac arrest; providing requirements for such poster, etc.
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2024-03-08
Died in Health Policy
FLS0826FailProhibiting fines imposed by homeowners' associations from exceeding $500 in the aggregate, etc.
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2024-03-08
Died in Regulated Industries
FLS1004FailRevising the amount of a certain exemption related to disabled ex-servicemembers, etc.
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2024-03-08
Died in Appropriations
FLS1244FailCiting this act as "Keep Floridians Housed Act"; creating the Department of Housing and Tenant Rights as a new department of state government; providing requirements for rental agreements; requiring that a landlord provide written notice of a rent in...
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2024-03-08
Died in Judiciary
FLS1314FailRequiring the Division of Hotels and Restaurants of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to develop a course for food service managers that addresses issues surrounding food allergies and actions to assist a person experiencing an a...
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2024-03-08
Died in Regulated Industries
FLS1370FailProviding guidelines for what constitutes abandoned residential real property; authorizing a mortgagee of residential real property under foreclosure to file a motion to a court of competent jurisdiction to determine whether the residential real prop...
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2024-03-08
Died in Banking and Insurance
FLS1388FailCreating the Division of Labor Standards within the Department of Commerce for specified purposes; designating the Division of Labor Standards as the state Agency for Workforce Innovation for purposes of implementing s. 24, Art. X of the State Consti...
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2024-03-08
Died in Commerce and Tourism
FLS1452FailCiting this act as the "Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (GUARD) VA Benefits Act"; prohibiting a person from receiving compensation for advising or assisting an individual with regard to a veterans' benefits matter except as authoriz...
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2024-03-08
Died in Judiciary
FLS1454FailDesignating January 29, 2024, as "Puerto Rico Day" at the State Capitol and recognizing the significant contributions of Puerto Ricans to Florida's cultural mosaic, etc.
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2024-03-08
Died, not introduced
FLS1516FailProviding that certain licensed not-for-profit corporations and organizations are not required to request the citizenship, residency, alien, or immigration status of any patient, etc.
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2024-03-08
Died in Health Policy
FLS1482FailRemoving the time limitation for program eligibility for certain instructional personnel administrative personnel and educational support employees, etc.
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2024-03-08
Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
FLS1484FailRequiring public high schools to establish a Bright Futures Scholarship mentorship program for students, etc.
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2024-03-08
Died in Education Pre-K -12
FLS1524FailRevising conditions under which a foreign principal may purchase certain real property in the state, etc.
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2024-03-08
Died in Judiciary
FLS1536FailUrging Congress to pass H.R. 490, which creates a Federal Infrastructure Bank to finance urgently needed infrastructure projects in this state and across the nation, etc.
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2024-03-08
Died in Transportation
FLS1538FailRequiring state parks to have a certified lifeguard on duty at designated swimming areas within the park during certain timeframes; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to install a water rescue station at each designated swimming are...
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2024-03-08
Died in Environment and Natural Resources
FLS1540FailDesignating the "Florida Jobs Retention Act of 2024"; defining the terms "department" and "employer"; requiring employers that intend to relocate out of state or cease operation to notify the Department of Business and Professional Regulation within ...
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2024-03-08
Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
FLS1480FailDefining the term "domicile"; revising requirements for a foreign principal who is a natural person to purchase residential real property; repealing a provision relating to the purchase or acquisition of real property by the People's Republic of Chin...
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2024-03-08
Died in Judiciary
FLS1514FailProviding a waiver of the issuance and renewal fees for a medical marijuana use registry identification card for veterans; providing requirements for proof of identification, etc.
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2024-03-08
Died in Health Policy
FLS1670FailRequiring a supervisor of elections or a political subdivision that administers an election to provide certain language-related assistance to a limited English-proficient voter under certain circumstances, record such voter's language preference, and...
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2024-03-08
Died in Ethics and Elections
FLS1598FailCiting this act as the "Welcoming Florida Act"; repealing provisions relating to patient immigration status data collection by hospitals; deleting a requirement that an employer discontinue employing a person after learning that the person is or has ...
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2024-03-08
Died in Judiciary
FLS1564FailRequiring landlords to provide certain tenants a specified amount of time to vacate the premises after delivery of a notice to terminate the rental agreement before bringing a specified action, etc.
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2024-03-08
Died in Judiciary
FLS1580FailRequiring a licensed human operator to be physically present in a fully autonomous vehicle with a certain gross vehicle weight which is operating for certain purposes on a public road; requiring the manufacturer of an autonomous vehicle with a certai...
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2024-03-08
Died in Transportation
FLS1654FailRepealing provisions relating to limited temporary cash assistance for children born to families receiving temporary cash assistance, etc.
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2024-03-08
Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
FLS1630FailRequiring the Department of Environmental Protection to establish the Blue Communities Program for a specified purpose; establishing an advisory board within the department; providing for membership; establishing the Ocean State Climate Adaptation an...
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2024-03-08
Died in Environment and Natural Resources
FLS1642FailCreating the "Death with Dignity Act"; providing criteria for individuals to request certain medication as qualified patients; authorizing an attending physician to sign a qualified patient's death certificate; requiring certain health care providers...
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2024-03-08
Died in Health Policy
FLS1606FailRevising the state agency responsible for administering the Municipal Solid Waste-to-Energy Program; revising the requirements necessary for municipal solid waste-to-energy facilities to be eligible to receive financial assistance and incentive grant...
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2024-03-08
Died in Regulated Industries
FLS1570FailSpecifying that the annual taxes generated from a certain tax shall be allocated to the Working Floridians Tax Rebate Program; creating the Working Floridians Tax Rebate Program; specifying the purpose of the rebate program; specifying the qualificat...
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2024-03-08
Died in Commerce and Tourism
FLS1578FailRequiring public schools to create a School Staff Assistance for Emergencies (SAFE) Team and a school elopement plan; providing for membership and responsibilities of the SAFE Team; requiring the SAFE Team to create student-specific elopement quick r...
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2024-03-08
Died in Education Pre-K -12
FLS1584FailRequiring motor vehicle dealers selling a used motor vehicle to disclose to the purchaser certain information about the vehicle's airbag system, etc.
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2024-03-08
Died in Transportation
FLS0350FailCiting this act as the "Decker-Backmann Act"; requiring the heads of law enforcement agencies or their designees to review certain cold cases upon receiving a written application from a designated person; providing requirements for such reviews; requ...
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2024-03-08
Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
FLS1522FailRequiring that the Secretary of State be elected rather than appointed and serve a specified term; requiring the Florida Commission on Offender Review to develop and maintain a database for a specified purpose; repealing provisions relating to the Of...
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2024-03-08
Died in Ethics and Elections
FLS1312Intro
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Designating Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day, which occurs on the fourth Thursday in March, as a legal holiday, etc.
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2024-03-05
Laid on Table, refer to HB 1227
FLS0024Intro
25%
Establishing the Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program within the Department of Legal Affairs; requiring the department to accept and process applications for the payment of compensation claims under the program; re...
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2024-03-04
Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 21
FLS0288Intro
25%
Citing this act as the "Safeguarding American Families Everywhere (SAFE) Act"; requiring the application form for motor vehicle registration to include certain language allowing an applicant to indicate that he or she has been diagnosed with, or is t...
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2024-03-01
Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 341
FLS1660Intro
25%
Authorizing courts to contract with a third-party translation service provider to provide translation services; providing that such services may be made available to any party requesting them, regardless of whether represented by counsel; providing t...
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2024-02-28
Laid on Table, refer to HB 1393
FLS0694Intro
25%
Establishing the program within the Department of Education; providing the purpose of the program; specifying eligibility requirements for the awarding of the Seal of Fine Arts; defining the term "work of art"; requiring the Commissioner of Education...
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2024-02-14
Laid on Table, refer to HB 523
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