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S1546 - Statewide Drinking Water Standards
Linda A. Stewart
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Revising the policy of the state regarding safe drinking water; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt and implement rules for a statewide maximum contaminant level for 1,4-dioxane; requiring the department to provide public water systems financial assistance necessary to update system infrastructure to meet certain standards, etc.
STATUS
Failed
S0950 - Funding Court Technology
Linda A. Stewart
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Authorizing clerks of court to fund improvements to court technology from filing fees, service charges, court costs, and fines; revising the distribution of a civil penalty, etc.
STATUS
Failed
S0124 - Sudden Cardiac Arrest Informational Posters
Linda A. Stewart, Darryl Ervin Rouson, Victor M. Torres
Last updated 7 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Department of Health to create an informational poster relating to the treatment of sudden cardiac arrest; providing requirements for such poster, etc.
STATUS
Failed
S0766 - Luring or Enticing Children
Linda A. Stewart
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Increasing criminal penalties for adults who intentionally lure or entice, or who attempt to lure or entice, children under the age of 12 into a structure, dwelling, or conveyance for other than a lawful purpose; increasing criminal penalties for committing a second or subsequent violations of such offense; increasing criminal penalties for persons with specified previous convictions who commit a violation of such offense, etc.
STATUS
Failed
S0872 - Tourist Development Tax
Linda A. Stewart
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Authorizing proceeds of the tax to be used toward funding incentives for the production of films and television series by certain production companies, etc.
STATUS
Failed
S0502 - Human Trafficking
Linda A. Stewart
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requiring the employer at an athletic venue, an entertainment venue, or a convention center with a certain capacity to display a human trafficking public awareness sign in a conspicuous location that is clearly visible to the public and employees; defining the term "entertainment venue"; increasing the number of training hours in identifying and investigating human trafficking which each certified law enforcement officer must successfully complete as part of specified training, etc.
STATUS
Failed
S0050 - Provision of Homeowners' Association Rules and Covenants
Linda A. Stewart
Last updated about 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requiring an association to provide copies of the association's rules and covenants to every member before a specified date, and every new member thereafter; authorizing an association to post a complete copy of the association's rules and covenants, or a direct link thereto, on the homepage of the association's website under certain circumstances; requiring an association to provide specified notice to its members, etc.
STATUS
Introduced
S0764 - Retention of Sexual Offense Evidence
Criminal Justice, Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Fiscal Policy
Last updated 4 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requiring that specified sexual offense evidence be retained by specified entities for a minimum number of years after the collection date; requiring that such evidence be stored anonymously in a secure, environmentally safe manner, and with a documented chain of custody; providing requirements for the transferring, storing, and destruction of such sexual offense evidence, etc.
STATUS
Passed
S1268 - Financial Support for Pregnant Survivors of Rape or Incest
Linda A. Stewart
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Providing that certain low-income students who are pregnant as a result of rape or incest and who decide to carry the pregnancy to term are exempt from paying specified postsecondary tuition and fees; establishing the Academic Success of Pregnant Students Who Are Victims of Sexual Abuse Grant Program within the Department of Education; providing student eligibility requirements; providing for program funding and the disbursement of awards, etc.
STATUS
Failed
S1650 - Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, Orange and Osceola Counties
Linda A. Stewart
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Repealing provisions which established the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District; reviving, reenacting, and readopting chapter 67-764, Laws of Florida, and the decree in chancery No. 66-1061 entered by the Circuit Court in and for the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the State of Florida on May 13, 1966, relating to the Reedy Creek Improvement District, etc.
STATUS
Failed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Florida district SD-017
COMMITTEES
Florida Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Linda was born in Brooklyn, NY and graduated from Brooklyn College. She taught elementary school for over 30 years before retiring and moving to Florida. In 2012, Linda won election to the Florida House of Representatives District 47. She is currently serving her third term. Linda sits on several committees including Education, PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, and PreK-12 Quality Subcommittee where she advocates for public education.read less
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