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H0165 - Sampling of Beach Waters and Public Bathing Spaces
Health & Human Services Committee, Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee, Peggy Gossett-Seidman
Last updated 3 months ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Revises provisions related to bacteriological sampling of beach waters & public bathing places, including rule adoption & enforcement; issuance of health advisories; closure of beach waters & public bathing places; & notification & signage requirements.
STATUS
Vetoed
H1167 - Attorney Fees and Costs in Property Rights Disputes
Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee, Taylor Yarkosky, Katherine M. Waldron
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes courts to award reasonable attorney fees & costs to prevailing defendant in certain civil actions.
STATUS
Introduced
H0001 - Online Protections for Minors
Judiciary, Tyler Sirois, Fiona McFarland
Last updated 7 months ago
54 Co-Sponsors
Requiring certain social media platforms to prohibit certain minors from creating new accounts and to verify the age of account holders; specifying the age verification methods the social media platform is required and authorized to offer; requiring certain social media platforms to terminate certain accounts and provide additional options for termination of such accounts; authorizing the Department of Legal Affairs to bring actions for knowing or reckless violations under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act; providing penalties, etc.
STATUS
Vetoed
H0439 - Corporal Punishment
Katherine M. Waldron, Mike Beltran, Alina Garcia
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Requires charter schools to comply with corporal punishment laws; removes provisions authorizing teachers to administer corporal punishment; provides duties & responsibilities for principals relating to corporal punishment; requires specified notification be provided to parents; provides requirements for student to be disciplined using corporal punishment; prohibits use of corporal punishment on specified students; provides reporting requirements.
STATUS
Failed
H0637 - Treatment by a Medical Specialist
Insurance And Banking Subcommittee, Commerce Committee, Bradford Troy Yeager
Last updated 10 months ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes firefighter, law enforcement officer, correctional officer, & correctional probation officer to receive medical treatment by medical specialist for certain conditions; requires continuing care & treatment by medical specialist to be reasonable, necessary & related to firefighter's or officer's condition & authorized by workers compensation carrier, self-insured employer, or third-party administrator; specifies reimbursement percentage for such treatment.
STATUS
Introduced
H0357 - Special Observances
State Affairs, Jeff Holcomb, Adam Anderson
Last updated 6 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Designates each November as "Veterans Appreciation Month"; removes provisions relating to Veterans Week; authorizes Governor to issue proclamation with specified information.
STATUS
Passed
H0187 - Antisemitism
Michael A. Gottlieb, Randy Fine, Doug Bankson
Last updated 3 months ago
60 Co-Sponsors
Defines term "antisemitism"; provides contemporary examples of antisemitism.
STATUS
Passed
H0265 - Medicaid Coverage for Behavioral Health Interventions
Katherine M. Waldron
Last updated 11 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requires AHCA, in conjunction with DOH, to create Emergency Room Utilization Mitigation Behavioral Health Intervention Pilot Program to provide Medicaid coverage for purchases & deliveries of prescribed healthful foods & certain counseling, therapy, & education to reduce emergency room visits; requires agency, in conjunction with department, to seek federal approval & waivers for pilot program; requires federal waiver application to seek matching funds; requires allocation of portion of pilot program implementation budget to specified organization for establishment of specified center; requires referrals of program patients to certain federal & federally funded programs; requires agency to accept certain entities as essential statewide Medicaid providers under pilot program.
STATUS
Introduced
H0701 - Pet Rabbits
Katherine M. Waldron, Kristen Arrington, Anna V. Eskamani
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Prohibits sale of rabbits in specified locations & during specified months; specifies unlawful acts relating to sales of rabbits; provides requirements for rabbits offered for sale at retail pet stores; requires retail pet stores to maintain & make available specified records; provides for retrieval, return, & placement of abandoned rabbits; authorizes compliance inspections; provides exceptions.
STATUS
Failed
H1161 - Verification of Eligibility for Homestead Exemption
Ways and Means Committee, Kristen Arrington, Dan Daley
Last updated 4 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Requires DOR to provide form for specified purpose; authorizing property appraisers to provide tentative verification of eligibility for specified exemptions & discounts; requires such form to indicate specified information; prohibits specified decisions from certain review.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Florida district HD-093
COMMITTEES
Florida House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Katherine M. Waldron was born January 6, 1961, and raised in Newtown, Pennsylvania. She received her BA and MA in Public Administration from LaSalle University in 1984. Waldron is a consultant in government affairs and a member of the board of directors for several non-profit organizations. She formerly worked for the Pennsylvania General Assembly as a policy analyst. Waldron and her husband live in Mechanicsburg and have three adult children.read less
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