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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
H1557 - Department of Environmental Protection
Water Quality, Supply & Treatment Subcommittee, Infrastructure Strategies Committee, Linda Chaney
Last updated 4 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Revises, creates, & repeals various provisions under jurisdiction of DEP relating to aquatic preserves; preservation & regeneration of seagrass; Southeast Florida Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Area; use of reclaimed water; Resilient Florida Grant Program; comprehensive statewide flood vulnerability & sea level rise data set & assessment; Statewide Flooding & Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan; regional planning councils & estuary partnerships; transfer of regulation of Onsite Sewage Program from DOH to DEP; domestic wastewater treatment facilities; & basin management action plans.
STATUS
Passed
H0135 - Voter Registration Applications
State Affairs, Peggy Gossett-Seidman, Doug Bankson
Last updated 5 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
providing an exception to a requirement that certain voter registration applicants must be registered without party affiliation; requiring the department to provide an applicant with a certain receipt; requiring the department to ensure that information technology processes and updates do not alter certain information without written consent; etc.
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
H1665 - Preventing Contaminants from Discharging into Wastewater Facilities and Waters of the State
Peggy Gossett-Seidman, Rachel Plakon, Paula A. Stark
Last updated 7 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Establishes PFAS & 1,4-dioxane pretreatment initiative within DEP for specified purpose; provides requirements for wastewater facilities with industrial pretreatment programs; provides discharge limits & surface water quality standards for industrial users; provides that such limits & standards are effective when DEP adopts rules & such rules are ratified by Legislature; requires permitting limits & ongoing sampling, reporting, & compliance standards.
STATUS
Failed
H1239 - Affordable Housing
State Affairs, Appropriations, Vicki Lopez
Last updated 9 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Prohibits counties & municipalities from restricting floor area ratio; authorizes counties & municipalities to restrict height; prohibits counties & municipalities from using public hearings or any other quasi-judicial board or reviewing body to approve proposed development; prohibits counties & municipalities from restricting maximum lot size below specified size; requires counties & municipalities to maintain certain policy on their websites; requires counties & municipalities to reduce parking requirements; provides requirements for developments located within transit-oriented development or area; prohibits review or approval by county or municipality of application for development permit or order from being conditioned upon waiver, forbearance, or abandonment of any development right.
STATUS
Introduced
H0117 - Disclosure of Grand Jury Testimony
Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Peggy Gossett-Seidman, Fabian Basabe
Last updated 7 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Revises list of persons prohibited from disclosing testimony of witness examined before grand jury or evidence it receives; creates exception for request by media or interested person.
STATUS
Passed
H0359 - Voting Systems
Berny Jacques, Taylor Yarkosky, Carolina Amesty
Last updated 7 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes counties to count ballots by hand at precinct level; prohibits DOS from approving certain voting systems; requires DOS to make certain information & materials available to public on its website; deletes public records exemption that applies to certain software on file with DOS; provides that software is public record & must be provided at actual cost of duplication.
STATUS
Failed
H0523 - Florida Seal of Fine Arts Program
Jennifer Canady, Dean Black, Kristen Arrington
Last updated 6 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Establishes Florida Seal of Fine Arts Program within DOE; provides purpose of program, eligibility criteria, & Commissioner of Education, DOE, & school district duties & responsibilities.
STATUS
Passed
H0421 - Removal of Roadside Memorials
Peggy Gossett-Seidman
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requires state agency, county, municipality, private entity, or person to make best efforts to provide advance notice to certain entities or persons before altering, dismantling, destroying, or removing traffic-related roadside memorial.
STATUS
Failed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Florida district HD-091
COMMITTEES
Florida House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Peggy Gossett Seidman's political career began when she served on Norwalk's Board of Education from 1991 to 1999. She was elected to the Connecticut General Assembly in 2008. Seidman serves on the Appropriations, Education, Transportation, and Energy & Technology committees. She is focused on education, job creation, fiscal responsibility, sensible gun control laws, environmental protection, and support for the arts. Seidman earned her B.A. from Albertus Magnus College and her M.B.A. from the University of New Haven.read less
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