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H0479 - Alternative Mobility Funding Systems and Impact Fees
Commerce Committee, Will Robinson, Johanna Lopez
Last updated 3 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes local governments to adopt alternative mobility plan & fee system; provides requirements for application of adopted alternative system; prohibits alternative system from imposing responsibility for funding existing transportation deficiency upon new development; prohibits local governments that do not issue building permits from charging for transportation impacts associated with development; requires local governments that issue building permits to collect for extrajurisdictional impacts; prohibits local governments from assessing multiple charges for same transportation impact; revises requirements for calculation of impact fees by local governments & special districts.
STATUS
Passed
H0855 - Dental Services
Lawrence McClure, Health & Human Services Committee, Kimberly Berfield
Last updated 4 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Requires dentists & certain partnerships, or corporations to designate with board dentist of record & provide information to certain patients; requires any individual, partnership, or corporation that provides dental services through telehealth to make available specified information; defines term "advertisement"; requires advertisements of dental services provided through telehealth to include specified disclaimer; provides requirements for initial examination for orthodontic appliances; defines "in-person examination."
STATUS
Passed
H0059 - Provision Of Homeowners' Association Rules and Covenants
Kristen Arrington, Robin Bartleman, Anna V. Eskamani
Last updated 4 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Requires association to provide copies of association's rules & covenants to every member before specified date, & every new member thereafter; requires association to provide members with copy of updated rules & covenants; authorizes association to adopt rules relating to standards & manner in which such copies are distributed; authorizes association to post complete copy of association's rules & covenants, or direct link thereto, on homepage of association's website; requires association to provide specified notice to its members.
STATUS
Passed
H1329 - Veterans
State Affairs, Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee, Mike Redondo
Last updated 3 months ago
43 Co-Sponsors
Revises provisions related to veterans including veterans' history program, Florida Is For Veterans, Inc., Veterans Employment & Training Services Program, grants, workforce training & recruitment, exemption from fees, advisory council on brain & spinal cord injuries, & required instruction on Veterans' Day & Memorial Day.
STATUS
Passed
H1581 - Mangrove Replanting and Restoration
James Vernon Mooney, Robin Bartleman, Dan Daley
Last updated 7 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Requires DEP to adopt specified rules for mangrove replanting & restoration; conduct, in consultation with Division of Insurance Agent & Agency Services, statewide feasibility study regarding use of mangroves & other nature-based solutions for flood insurance purposes; & submit report to Governor & Legislature by specified date.
STATUS
Failed
H0133 - Professional Licensing Requirements for Barbers and Cosmetologists
Commerce Committee, Kevin Dykemia Chambliss, Rachel Plakon
Last updated 3 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Provides period of time when convictions, or any other adjudication, for crimes may not be grounds for denial of licensure as barber or cosmetologist; providing exception; requires applicable board to approve certain educational program credits; repeals provision prohibiting employment of certain individuals by licensed vendor.
STATUS
Vetoed
H7085 - Sickle Cell Disease
Health & Human Services Committee, Kelly Skidmore, Fentrice Driskell
Last updated 4 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Creates Sickle Cell Disease Research & Treatment Grant Program within DOH; specifies types of projects eligible for grant funding; revises sickle cell disease & sickle cell trait screening requirements; requires screening providers to notify newborn's parent or guardian, rather than newborn's primary care physician, of certain information; authorizes certain persons other than newborns who have been identified having sickle cell disease or carrying sickle cell trait to choose to be included in registry.
STATUS
Passed
H0341 - Designation of a Diagnosis on Motor Vehicle Registrations
Infrastructure Strategies Committee, Transportation & Modals Subcommittee, Michelle Lynn Salzman
Last updated 5 months ago
27 Co-Sponsors
Requires language on application form for motor vehicle registration to allow applicant to indicate that applicant has been diagnosed with, or is parent or legal guardian of child or ward who has been diagnosed with, specified disabilities or disorders; requires specified designation to be included in motor vehicle record; prohibits inclusion of specified information in motor vehicle record for certain purposes; requires DHSMV to allow specified persons to update motor vehicle registration to include or remove specified designation at any time.
STATUS
Passed
H0241 - Coverage for Skin Cancer Screenings
Select Committee on Health Innovation, Ralph Massullo, Bobby Payne
Last updated 6 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
Requires DMS to require contracted state group health insurance plans to provide coverage & payment for annual skin cancer screenings performed by specified persons without imposing any cost-sharing requirement; specifies requirement for & restriction on payments for such screenings.
STATUS
Passed
H1217 - Florida Homeowners' Construction Recovery Fund
Kimberly Daniels, Susan L. Valdes
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Provides scheduled increase in maximum payment amounts that may be made from recovery fund for Division I & Division II individual & aggregate claims.
STATUS
Failed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Florida district HD-064
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BIRTH
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ABOUT
Susan L. Valdes is a former educator and school board member. She taught in Tampa area public schools for over 30 years. Valdes was first elected to the Hillsborough County School Board in 2010. She served as board chair from 2014-2016. Her priorities on the board have included equity in education, closing achievement gaps, and preparing students for college and 21st century jobs.read less
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