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S1496 - Protection of Parental Rights
Tina Polsky
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Prohibiting a court from denying or restricting certain parental rights based solely on a parent's medical marijuana use; prohibiting the presumption of neglect or child endangerment based solely on a parent's medical marijuana use, etc.
STATUS
Failed
S0086 - Hope Cards for Persons Issued Orders of Protection
Judiciary, Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Fiscal Policy
Last updated 5 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the clerks of the circuit court, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, to develop and implement the Hope Card Program; requiring clerks' offices to create a Hope Card and provide such card to petitioners within a specified time frame; providing criminal penalties for the fraudulent use of a Hope Card, etc.
STATUS
Passed
S1214 - Court-ordered Nonbinding Arbitration
Tina Polsky
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Deleting a provision that limits the amount of per diem expenses an arbitrator may charge when seeking compensation from state funds, etc.
STATUS
Failed
S0172 - Verification of Eligibility for Homestead Exemption
Community Affairs, Finance and Tax, Tina Polsky
Last updated 12 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Department of Revenue to provide a specified form that county property appraisers may use to provide tentative verification of persons' eligibility for specified exemptions after purchasing homestead property; providing a requirement for such form; providing that certain decisions are not subject to administrative or judicial review, etc.
STATUS
Introduced
S0160 - Marriage Between Persons of the Same Sex
Tina Polsky
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Deleting a prohibition on the recognition of same-sex marriages; deleting a prohibition on the state and its agencies and subdivisions giving effect to a public act, record, or judicial proceeding that respects a same-sex marriage or relationship or a claim arising from such marriage or relationship, etc.
STATUS
Failed
S0298 - Saltwater Intrusion Vulnerability Assessments
Fiscal Policy, Tina Polsky, Linda A. Stewart
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to provide coastal counties, beginning on a specified date, with Resilient Florida Grant Program grants to fund saltwater intrusion vulnerability assessments; requiring the department to update the comprehensive statewide flood vulnerability and sea level rise data set and make certain information received from the saltwater intrusion vulnerability assessments publicly available on its website; requiring the department to provide cost-share funding up to a specified amount for awarded grants, etc.
STATUS
Failed
S0176 - Sale, Transfer, and Storage of Firearms
Tina Polsky
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Revising the standard by which adults and minors are considered criminally negligent in the storage of a firearm under specified circumstances; providing criminal penalties; revising an exception to the prohibition on storing or leaving a loaded firearm within the reach or easy access of a minor who obtains it and commits a specified violation; revising requirements for the safe storage of loaded firearms; providing criminal penalties if a person is found to have failed to properly secure or store a firearm, resulting in a minor gaining access to the weapon, etc.
STATUS
Failed
S0164 - Solutions for Mental Health Professional Shortages
Tina Polsky, Rosalind Osgood
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Establishing a mental health profession scholarship and loan forgiveness program within the Department of Health for a specified purpose; providing for applicant eligibility and the award of scholarships; specifying service obligations for scholarship recipients; providing for applicant eligibility and the award of loan repayments, etc.
STATUS
Failed
S0912 - Firearms
Tina Polsky
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Revising the definition of the term "machine gun"; ranking an offense on level 5 of the offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code, etc.
STATUS
Failed
S0920 - Electronic Harassment
Tina Polsky
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Authorizing a person to bring a civil action against another person if the actor intentionally posts another person's personal identifying information without consent of the person whose information is posted and if certain criteria are met; authorizing a victim to recover damages and any other appropriate relief, including reasonable attorney fees, etc.
STATUS
Failed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Florida district SD-030
COMMITTEES
Florida Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Tina Polsky was elected to the Florida State House in 2018. She previously served on the Palm Beach County Commission from 2014-2018. Prior to her time in elected office, Polsky worked as an attorney. She earned her JD from Nova Southeastern University and her BA from the University of Florida. Polsky serves on several committees in the Florida legislature including Health Care Appropriations, Justice Appropriations, Pandemics & Public Emergencies, and Professions & Public Health Subcommittee. She resides in Boca Raton with her husband and has two adult children.read less
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