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S0312 - Offenses Involving Children
Judiciary, Criminal Justice, Jay Collins
Last updated 11 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Increasing the maximum age of a child victim of specified acts whose out-of-court statements may be admissible in certain circumstances; providing that a first offense of specified sex trafficking offenses involving minors requires designation of the defendant as a sexual predator, etc.
STATUS
Introduced
S0066 - Revive Awareness Day
Rules, Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Jason T. Brodeur
Last updated 6 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Citing this act as "Victoria's Law"; designating June 6 of each year as "Revive Awareness Day"; authorizing the Governor to issue an annual proclamation; encouraging the Department of Health to hold events to raise awareness of the dangers of opioid overdose and the availability and safe use of opioid antagonists as an effective way to rapidly reverse the effects of opioid overdose, etc.
STATUS
Passed
S0962 - Student Health
Rules, Ed Hooper, Health Policy
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Revising a provision to authorize asthmatic students to carry a short-acting bronchodilator, rather than a metered dose inhaler; authorizing licensed pharmacists to dispense short-acting bronchodilators and components in the name of a public school; requiring certain public schools to adopt a protocol developed by a licensed physician for the administration of a short-acting bronchodilator and components by school personnel; authorizing certain students to carry a short-acting bronchodilator at school under certain conditions, etc.
STATUS
Introduced
S1544 - Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Regulated Industries, Ed Hooper, Fiscal Policy
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requiring persons or entities licensed or permitted by the department's Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, or applying for such license or permit, to create and maintain an account with the division's online system and provide an e-mail address to the division; expanding an exemption from certain engineering licensing requirements under ch. 471, F.S., to include regular full-time employees of certain business organizations, rather than regular full-time employees of certain corporations licensed under ch. 471, F.S.; revising the requirements for the issuance of a license under the Beverage Law, etc.
STATUS
Introduced
S0092 - Yacht and Ship Brokers' Act
Ed Hooper
Last updated 4 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Revising the definition of the term "yacht"; exempting a person who conducts business as a broker or salesperson in another state from licensure in this state for specified transactions; requiring, rather than authorizing, the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to deny licenses based on certain criteria, etc
STATUS
Passed
S0260 - Refusal to Submit to a Breath, Urine, or Blood Test
Criminal Justice, Nicola G. DiCeglie, Ed Hooper
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Requiring that a person arrested for driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence who refuses to submit to a lawful test of his or her breath incidental to a lawful arrest be told that he or she is subject, for a first refusal, to the suspension of the privilege to operate a motor vehicle unless the person agrees to the placement for a specified timeframe, at the person's own expense, of an ignition interlock device on all vehicles that are individually or jointly leased or owned and routinely operated by the person for 1 continuous year; specifying application of prohibitions and penalties; prohibiting eligibility to receive a license until certain actions are performed, etc.
STATUS
Engrossed
S0380 - Disclosure of Estimated Ad Valorem Taxes
Ed Hooper
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requiring that certain listings to include estimated ad valorem taxes; prohibiting the current owner's ad valorem taxes from being displayed or used for certain purposes; providing requirements for listing platforms, the Department of Revenue, and property appraisers; requiring, beginning on a specified date, the department to annually publish a formula and certain information on its website, etc.
STATUS
Failed
S1106 - Coverage by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Banking and Insurance, Ed Hooper
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Revising certain minimum replacement costs as risk amounts ineligible for coverage by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation for personal lines residential structures; providing exceptions to rate increase limitations on single policies issued by the corporation; requiring surcharges for a specified purpose for policies covering certain personal lines residential structures, etc.
STATUS
Failed
S0304 - Household Moving Services
Ed Hooper
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Revising requirements for mover and moving broker estimates, contracts, and advertisements; prohibiting certain persons from operating as or holding themselves out to be a mover or moving broker without first registering with the department; revising alternative insurance coverage requirements for movers; requiring moving brokers to make a specified disclosure to shippers before providing any services, etc.
STATUS
Passed
S0400 - Reemployment of Retirees in the Florida Retirement System
Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Daniel Wright Burgess, Ed Hooper
Last updated 7 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Allowing a retiree to be reemployed by an employer participating in the Florida Retirement System and to receive compensation from that employer and retirement benefits after meeting the definition of termination; establishing contributions rates necessary to fund a new retirement benefit, etc.
STATUS
Failed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Florida district SD-021
COMMITTEES
Florida Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Ed Hooper is a small business owner and a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing District 16. Hooper was elected unopposed to the Florida State Senate in 2016 to represent District 16. He served two terms in the Florida House of Representatives prior to his election to the Senate. Hooper earned his MBA from the University of South Florida. His professional experience includes working as assistant vice president at Scan Design Florida and as a business consultant and farmer.read less
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