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H0003 - Online Protections for Minors
Judiciary, Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee, Chase Tramont
Last updated 6 months ago
46 Co-Sponsors
Requiring social media platforms to prohibit certain minors from creating new accounts; requiring social media platforms to terminate certain accounts and provide additional options for termination of such accounts; providing conditions under which social media platforms are required to prohibit certain minors from entering into contracts to become account holders; authorizing the Department of Legal Affairs to bring actions under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act for knowing or reckless violations; authorizing the department to issue and enforce civil investigative demands under certain circumstances, etc.
STATUS
Passed
H1181 - Juvenile Justice
Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Judiciary, Berny Jacques
Last updated 5 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Revises penalties for minors committing firearms violations; redesignates civil citation programs as delinquency citation programs; requires child on probation for felony firearm offense who is taken into custody be placed in secure detention; requires specified sanctions for certain children adjudicated for firearms offenses; requires DJJ to create graduated response matrix to hold youths accountable for probation & conditional release terms; authorizes exception to revocation or suspension of driving privileges in certain circumstances; requires DJJ to establish specified class for firearms offenders; revises provisions concerning introduction of contraband into DJJ facilities.
STATUS
Passed
H1337 - Department of Corrections
Judiciary, Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Paula A. Stark
Last updated 5 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Provides additional authority for law enforcement officers of office of inspector general concerning department & contractor-operated correctional facilities; provides that correctional privatization contracts are not exempt from state contracting provisions unless otherwise specified; replaces term "private correctional facility" with "contractor-operated correctional facility."
STATUS
Passed
H1539 - Career Offenders
Berny Jacques
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requires driver licenses or ID cards to have specified marking; revises registration criteria; revises required actions & required information that must be provided at registration; revises certain timeframes; revises duties of specified agencies.
STATUS
Failed
H0297 - Appointment of Courtroom Animal Advocates
Lindsay Cross, Berny Jacques, Sam H. Killebrew
Last updated 7 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes court to order separate advocate be appointed in interests of justice for certain criminal proceedings regarding cat or dog's welfare or custody; provides judge's decision denying appointment is not subject to appeal; authorizes appointed advocate to take certain actions involving proceedings; provides requirements for advocate.
STATUS
Failed
H0125 - State of Israel
Katherine M. Waldron, Peggy Gossett-Seidman, Daniel Antonio Alvarez
Last updated 12 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Expresses support for State of Israel.
STATUS
Introduced
H0415 - Pregnancy and Parenting Resources Website
Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, Berny Jacques, Mike Beltran
Last updated 4 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Requires DOH, in consultation with DCF & AHCA, to maintain website that provides pregnancy & parenting resources & provide clear & conspicuous link to such website on official website of respective departments & agency; requires DOH to contract with third party to develop such website by specified date.
STATUS
Passed
H0057 - County Commissioner Term Limits
State Affairs, Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee, Michelle Lynn Salzman
Last updated about 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Establishes term limits for county commissioners; prohibits specified persons from seeking certain offices until after specified timeframe; requires certain counties to hold referendum election on specified date; provides for referendum election; provides form for ballot title & referendum question.
STATUS
Introduced
H0359 - Voting Systems
Berny Jacques, Taylor Yarkosky, Carolina Amesty
Last updated 7 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes counties to count ballots by hand at precinct level; prohibits DOS from approving certain voting systems; requires DOS to make certain information & materials available to public on its website; deletes public records exemption that applies to certain software on file with DOS; provides that software is public record & must be provided at actual cost of duplication.
STATUS
Failed
H1231 - Limited Liability Companies
Berny Jacques, Christopher Benjamin
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Provides for protected series of series limited liability company & foreign protected series of foreign series limited liability company; provides for nature, governing law, operating agreement, registered agent, service, certificates, associated assets, associated members, protected series transferable interest, management, liabilities, remedies, enforcement of judgments against, dissolution, & merger & applicability of laws to such companies & protected series of such companies.
STATUS
Failed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Florida district HD-059
COMMITTEES
Florida House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Berny Jacques is a Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Rockingham 21. He assumed office on December 5, 2018. Jacques is a small business owner. He previously served in the New Hampshire Army National Guard. Jacques is a member of the Children and Family Law Committee, the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, and the Election Law Committee. He sponsored legislation related to elections and voting as well as occupational licensing reform.read less
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