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H0115 - Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases Policy Workgroup
Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee, Doug Bankson, Rachel Plakon
Last updated 12 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Requires State Surgeon General to establish progressive supranuclear palsy & other neurodegenerative diseases policy workgroup; provides for duties, membership, & meetings of workgroup; requiring State Surgeon General to submit annual reports & final report by specified date to Governor & Legislature.
STATUS
Introduced
H0305 - Offenses Involving Children
Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Jessica Baker, Fabian Basabe
Last updated 6 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Increases maximum age of child victim of specified acts whose out of court statements may be admissible in certain circumstances; provides that first offense of specified sex trafficking offenses involving minors requires designation of defendant as sexual predator.
STATUS
Passed
H0833 - Public Safety Programs
Taylor Yarkosky, Berny Jacques, Doug Bankson
Last updated 7 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Requires public safety program established, created, funded, administered, or promoted by sheriff & municipal law enforcement agency, respectively, to meet certain conditions.
STATUS
Failed
H0453 - Forensic Genetic Genealogy Grants
Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Adam Anderson, Linda Chaney
Last updated 10 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Creates Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy Grant Program within FDLE; specifies potential recipients; provides purposes for grants; requires report from each recipient within certain timeframe.
STATUS
Introduced
H1365 - Unauthorized Public Camping and Public Sleeping
Judiciary, Health & Human Services Committee, Sam Garrison
Last updated 6 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Prohibits counties & municipalities from authorizing or otherwise allowing public camping or sleeping on public property without certification of designated public property by DCF; authorizes counties to designate public property for such uses for specified time period; requires counties to establish specified standards & procedures relating to such property; authorizes DCF to inspect such property & to issue notice; provides exception during specified emergencies.
STATUS
Passed
H0607 - Retention of Sexual Offense Evidence
Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Judiciary, Rachel Plakon
Last updated 10 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Establishes minimum timeframe for retention of specified sexual offense evidence; requires specified entities to transfer such evidence to FDLE within specified time period; requires FDLE to retain such evidence; requires protocols for transferring & storing of specified sexual offense evidence & authorizes destruction of such evidence in specified circumstances.
STATUS
Introduced
H7067 - Pretrial Detention Hearings
Judiciary, Berny Jacques, Linda Chaney
Last updated 5 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes court to base an order of pretrial detention solely on hearsay.
STATUS
Passed
H1029 - My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program
Commerce Committee, State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee, Insurance And Banking Subcommittee
Last updated 5 months ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Establishes My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program within DFS; provides requirements for DFS, wind certification entities, hurricane mitigation inspectors & inspections, inspection & grant applications, mitigation grant eligibility, grant matching & maximum grant amounts, mitigation projects & use of grant funds, contracts, & annual report.
STATUS
Passed
H1451 - Identification Documents
Kiyan Michael, Berny Jacques, Jeff Holcomb
Last updated 6 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Prohibits counties & municipalities, respectively, from accepting certain ID cards or documents that are knowingly issued to individuals who are not lawfully present in United States as form of identification; provides exception.
STATUS
Passed
H0023 - Pub. Rec./Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program
State Affairs, Judiciary, Michelle Lynn Salzman
Last updated 3 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Provides exemption from public records requirements for personal identifying information in an application submitted to DLA by person seeking compensation through Dozier School for Boys & Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program; creates exceptions; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.
STATUS
Passed
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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