Jim Rosica
The bill train to Gov. Rick Scott continued Tuesday, with another packet of legislation heading to his desk for review and possible signature. The latest bills include:
HB 59 – Relating to Agritourism – Prohibits local government from regulating “agritourism” activity on land classified as agricultural.
HB 75 – Relating to Electronic Monitoring Devices – Prohibits the wearer of such a device from “removing, destroying, altering, tampering with, damaging, or circumventing operation.”
HB 91 – Relating to Severe Injuries Caused by Dogs – Provides for discretionary, rather than mandatory, quarantine or impounding of dogs that cause severe injuries to humans.
HB 127 – Relating to Continuing Care Facilities – Provides financial requirements for certain nursing homes to be designated as Gold Seal Program facilities.
HB 131 – Relating to Unattended Persons and Animals in Motor Vehicles – Provides immunity from civil liability for damage to a motor vehicle related to the rescue of a person or animal.
HB 241 – Relating to Children and Youth Cabinet – Revises membership of Children & Youth Cabinet from 14 to 16 members.
HB 273 – Relating to Public Records – Amends the state’s public records law as it pertains to third party contractors.
HB 381 – Relating to Public Records/Florida State Boxing Commission – Exempts from public record disclosure any “proprietary confidential business information” provided by a promoter to the Florida State Boxing Commission.
HB 541 – Relating to Addresses of Legal Residence – Requires a voter registration application to include the applicant’s address of legal residence and certain other distinguishing information.
HB 545 – Relating to Human Trafficking – Makes several changes to the criminal code involving offenses of human trafficking.
HB 479 – Relating to Special Districts – Changes law on special districts, including making districts publish additional information on their websites, such as a calendar of public meetings and ensuring budgets are accessible for longer periods of time.
HB 5103 – Relating to Alzheimer’s Disease Research – Makes a technical change to allow Ed & Ethel Moore Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program to carry forward money it doesn’t use from an appropriation.
HB 7033 – Relating to OGSR/Emergency Notification Information – Removes scheduled repeal of public records exemption for emergency notification information held by a government agency.
HB 7035 – Relating to OGSR/Office of Financial Regulation – Removes scheduled repeal of public records exemption for information received from state or federal agencies held by Office of Financial Regulation.
HB 7091 – Relating to Trust Funds/Termination & Administration/Working Capital Trust Fund/DCF & Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund/DOH – Terminates specified trust funds within Department of Children and Families and the Department of Health.
Scott has until next Tuesday to act on the bills.
