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S0046 - Reading Achievement Initiative for Scholastic Excellence Program
Linda A. Stewart
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Providing that tutoring provided through the tutoring program established as part of the Reading Achievement Initiative for Scholastic Excellence Program may be provided after the school day; authorizing school districts that participate in the tutoring program to provide a stipend to instructional personnel and high school students who serve as tutors under the program, etc.
STATUS
Passed
S0186 - Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases Policy Committee
Health Policy, Jason T. Brodeur, Jason W.B. Pizzo
Last updated 8 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Citing this act as the "Justo R. Cortes Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Act"; requiring the State Surgeon General to establish a progressive supranuclear palsy and other neurodegenerative diseases policy committee; requiring the Department of Health to provide staff and administrative support to the committee; providing for duties, membership, and meetings of the committee; requiring the State Surgeon General to submit a progress report and a final report by a specified date to the Governor and the Legislature, etc.
STATUS
Passed
S0694 - Florida Seal of Fine Arts Program
Keith Perry, Darryl Ervin Rouson, Daniel Wright Burgess
Last updated about 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the program within the Department of Education; providing the purpose of the program; specifying eligibility requirements for the awarding of the Seal of Fine Arts; defining the term "work of art"; requiring the Commissioner of Education and school districts to perform specified duties to administer the program, etc.
STATUS
Introduced
S0126 - Support for the State of Israel
Lori B. Berman, Tina Polsky, Linda A. Stewart
Last updated 10 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Expressing the Florida Senate's unwavering support for the State of Israel, etc.
STATUS
Failed
S1692 - Preventing Contaminants of Emerging Concern from Discharging Into Wastewater Facilities and Waters of the State
Environment and Natural Resources, Jason T. Brodeur, Linda A. Stewart
Last updated 10 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the PFAS and 1,4-dioxane pretreatment initiative within the Department of Environmental Protection for a specified purpose; requiring the department to coordinate with wastewater facilities in implementing the pretreatment of contaminants of emerging concern; requiring that industrial users identified as probable sources of the specified contaminants be issued permits, orders, or similar measures to enforce specified pretreatment standards by a specified date; providing interim discharge limits for industrial users beginning on a specified date, etc.
STATUS
Failed
S0328 - Affordable Housing
Community Affairs, Fiscal Policy, Alexis Maria Calatayud
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting counties and municipalities, respectively, from restricting the floor area ratio of certain proposed developments under certain circumstances; authorizing counties and municipalities, respectively, to restrict the height of proposed developments under certain circumstances; requiring counties and municipalities, respectively, to maintain a certain policy on their websites; revising conditions for when multifamily projects are considered property used for a charitable purpose and are eligible to receive an ad valorem property tax exemption, etc.
STATUS
Passed
S0038 - Flood Zone Disclosures for Dwelling Units
Linda A. Stewart
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requiring landlords or persons authorized to enter into rental agreements on behalf of landlords to make specified disclosures relating to flood zones before the commencement of a tenancy; requiring landlords to notify current tenants of a change in a dwelling unit's flood zone designation, etc.
STATUS
Failed
S0036 - Comprehensive Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan
Linda A. Stewart
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to develop a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan for this state by a specified date, based on certain department recommendations; specifying minimum requirements for the comprehensive plan; requiring the department to submit a report to the Legislature upon completion of the comprehensive plan, etc.
STATUS
Failed
S0242 - Cost-of-living Adjustment of Retirement Benefits
Ed Hooper, Lori B. Berman, Joe Gruters
Last updated 10 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Revising how the cost-of-living adjustment of benefits for certain retirees and beneficiaries is calculated; providing a declaration of important state interest, etc.
STATUS
Failed
S0498 - Preemption of Recyclable and Polystyrene Materials
Linda A. Stewart
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Removing the preemption of local laws regarding the regulation of auxiliary containers, wrappings, or disposable plastic bags; removing the preemption of local laws regarding the use or sale of polystyrene products to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, etc.
STATUS
Failed
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