This bill requires municipal water and sewer utilities that provide service to customers in other municipalities to charge those customers the same rates as it charges customers in its municipality. This applies to municipalities in home rule charter counties.

This bill increases penalties for fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement officers. Under the bill, the Offense Severity Ranking for "Driving at high speed or with wanton disregard for safety while fleeing or attempting to elude" is increased from Level 4 to Level 5, and "Aggravated fleeing or eluding" from Level 5 to Level 6. The bill also requires a sentence multiplier for individuals with prior violations for fleeing or attempting to elude. Finally, the bill eliminates the requirement that a law enforcement vehicle be marked with "agency insignia" in order to charge a driver with fleeing or attempting to elude. Protecting property rights and ensuring public safety serve as essential components of government. Unfortunately, this bill is especially necessary due to many so-called criminal justice "reforms" which have led to skyrocketing crime rates and are being advanced in state legislatures by George Soros and other radical-left billionaires through their funding of advocacy organizations on both sides of the political aisle.

This bill prohibits drilling, exploration, or production of oil, gas, or petroleum products in counties that are designated as "rural areas of opportunity," if the location is within 10 miles of a national estuarine research reserve. The bill also expands the factors the Department of Environmental Protection must consider when deciding whether to permit drilling, exploration, or extraction of oil, gas, or petroleum products within 1 mile inland of water sources. Such considerations must now include a "balancing test" which "must balance the measures in place to protect the natural resources with the potential harm to the natural resources." This includes factors such as ecological uniqueness and fish and wildlife use. This bill reduces American energy production, which results in higher consumer costs, and prevents additional taxpayer revenue, preventing reduced levels of taxation.

This bill enacts the "Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act," which establishes a regulatory framework for the use of covered garden leave agreements and covered noncompete agreements. These agreements allow employers and employees to agree to restrictions on employees working for competing businesses. In order to be enforceable, the agreements must meet certain criteria, such as notice and duration requirements.

This bill provides greater regulatory certainty by expanding protections against government regulation of farming activities. Under the bill, the definition of "farm product" is expanded to also include "plant products" and both edible and inedible plants and plant products. Additionally, the bill specifies that the prohibition on government regulation of farming includes "collection, storage, processing, and distribution of a farm product."

This bill expands the requirement that school districts have procedures for notifying parents of changes in their child''s health or well-being, as well as the prohibition on preventing employees from notifying parents, to now also include charter schools. The bill also helps increase school choice by allowing charter schools to develop their own code of student conduct and to increase their student capacity up to the maximum facility capacity. Additionally, the bill allows students at virtual schools to participate in sports at any public school in the district where they reside.

This bill expands the state''s simplified permitting process for fire alarm and sprinkler systems by expanding the scope to include alterations to existing systems. The bill also requires localities to issue a permit within 2 business days of a completed application, and allows contractors to begin working once the application is submitted. Additionally, localities must inspect a system within 3 business days of a request. Permitting delays can result in substantial additional costs imposed on builders and property owners and this bill helps strengthen government accountability.

This bill allows landlords and tenants to deliver certain required notices via email, if both parties agree to using email for such purposes. The bill provides certain requirements that must be met if email is used, such as requiring the ability to revoke the agreement and requiring the sender to keep a copy of emails. While the bill does impose unnecessary requirements if email is used, as a whole the bill is a step in the right direction.

This bill adds to the list of aggravating factors for sentences of death or life in prison for capital offenses. Under the bill, it is an aggravating factor if the victim was at a gathering with one or more people for a school or religious activity, or a public government meeting. Protecting property rights and ensuring public safety through a well-staffed police force serve are essential components of government. Unfortunately, so-called criminal justice "reforms" have led to skyrocketing crime rates and are being advanced across the nation by George Soros and other left-leaning Billionaires through their funding of both liberal and conservative advocacy organizations.

This resolution proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to increase the maximum amount of funds that may be held in the budget stabilization fund (commonly referred to as the "rainy day" fund) from 10% to 25% of the previous year''s revenue collections. Additionally, the amendment requires an annual transfer of $750 million or the amount necessary to bring the fund to 25% of the previous year''s revenue collections, whichever is less. Finally, the amendment allows the legislature to withdraw funds for a "critical state need" if the amount in the fund is more than 15% of the previous year''s revenue collections. A withdrawal must be approved by a 2/3 vote of each chamber and be in a bill that is limited to only that purpose. A withdrawal also may not reduce the fund to an amount less than 10% of the previous year''s revenue collections.

The House version of this bill establishes the Office of Rural Prosperity in the Department of Commerce, designed for "helping rural stakeholders navigate available programs and resources and representing rural interests across state government." Taxpayers in urban areas should not be forced to subsidize the amenities of individuals who choose to locate in rural or other portions of the state. While the bill contains a positive provision terminating community redevelopment agencies, the creation of the new office significantly grows government.

This bill establishes the "International Aerospace Innovation Fund" to provide funds for "research and development projects, workforce development initiatives, and commercialization efforts." The fund is administered by "Space Florida," and projects must be a partnership between a Florida-based aerospace company and at least one international aerospace company, university, space agency, or research institute, and have a commercial purpose. The federal government (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) already spends tens of billions of dollars advancing innovation in this field. This new fund is not only unnecessary but will likely enrich select government-favored entities and further distort the private sector and free marketplace. The state must pursue every available avenue to rein in its out-of-control spending, which, when coupled with the over $200 trillion in federal liabilities, represents the greatest existential threat facing this country.

This bill expands eligibility for funding under the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Program to now include spaceports and other space-related facilities, as well as commercial shipbuilding. The bill also establishes the Florida Transportation Research Institute to support research and workforce development for the transportation industry.

This bill allows physicians to perform stem cell therapies that are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, for purposes of orthopedics, wound care, or pain management. The retrieval and storage of stem cells must meet certain requirements, such as being stored in an accredited facility registered with the FDA. Stem cells may not be obtained from aborted fetuses. Additionally, the bill makes it a third-degree felony to use human cells or tissues obtained from an aborted fetus or embryo in treatment or research, or to sell, manufacture, or distribute computer products created using human cells or tissues.

This bill helps increase school choice by allowing home school students to participate in sports at public schools in the district where the student resides. The bill also expands an existing program to now allow private school students to participate in sports at other schools if their school does not offer a particular sport. This bill improves educational outcomes by removing a barrier which may have prevented families from pursuing school choice.

This bill contains several provisions related to illegal immigration. Most notably, the bill creates the State Board of Immigration Enforcement and establishes the "Local Law Enforcement Immigration Grant Program" to reimburse local law enforcement agencies for expenses in assisting in federal immigration enforcement, as well as for bonuses of up to $1,000 per officer who participates in federal immigration enforcement operations. The bill also establishes special sentencing requirements for illegal immigrant gang members who commit, or attempt to commit, a felony. Under the bill, if the felony is punishable by life in prison, courts must impose that sentence. The bill requires a sentence of 30, 15, or 5 years, for first, second, and third-degree felonies, respectively. Additionally, the bill establishes a rebuttable presumption against pretrial release for illegal immigrants charged with a forcible felony. The bill also requires 100% of the sentence be served before the person may be released. The bill also expands the classification increases for offenses committed by illegal immigrants to now also include misdemeanors, rather than only felonies. Other provisions in the bill include making it a third-degree felony for an illegal immigrant to knowingly vote, expanding the prohibition on state and local sanctuary policies, requiring county jails to provide a list of inmates and their immigration status to federal immigration agencies upon request, prohibiting illegal immigrants from receiving out-of-state fee waivers at state universities and other schools, prohibiting the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles from issuing driver''s licenses or identification cards to illegal immigrants, and creating the "Unauthorized Alien Transport Program" to facilitate the transportation of illegal immigrants upon request from ICE. Finally, the bill appropriates over $298.8 million for the various provisions in the bill, as well as to improve enforcement efforts. Ensuring public safety and national defense is arguably the most important role of government. Failure to secure our nation''s border and deport those residing in the country unlawfully not only has catastrophic implications on the ability to maintain law and order, but also creates countless other issues, ranging from welfare to the education system.

This bill establishes the state crimes of "Illegal entry by adult unauthorized alien into this state" and "Illegal reentry of an adult unauthorized alien." The bill makes it a first-degree misdemeanor for any person to attempt to enter the state after entering the country illegally, and requires a mandatory minimum sentence of 9 months in jail. If the person has a previous conviction for this offense, it is a third-degree felony, and a mandatory minimum sentence of 1 year and 1 day in prison is required. If the person has 2 or more previous convictions for this offense, it is a third-degree felony, and a mandatory minimum sentence of 2 years in prison is required. The bill also establishes a presumption against pre-trial release, and prohibits diversion programs. The arresting law enforcement agency is also required to notify Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the state Department of Law Enforcement. The bill contains similar provisions for illegal reentry by an illegal immigrant who was previously denied admission or deported. Finally, the bill requires a death sentence for illegal immigrants who are convicted of a capital offense. Ensuring public safety and national defense is arguably the most important role of government. Failure to secure our nation''s border and deport those residing in the country unlawfully not only has catastrophic implications on the ability to maintain law and order, but also creates countless other issues, ranging from welfare to the education system.

This bill removes that requirement that wine sold in 5.16 gallon containers be sold in reusable containers. This bill strengthens individual liberties by removing an overreaching regulation that restricts competition within the alcohol industry and infringes on consumer choice.

The House version of this bill contains several provisions related to water management districts. Most notably, the bill prohibits districts from using state funds as local matching funds for state grant programs unless the funds were appropriated for that purpose. The bill also repeals existing law that required districts to establish "management review teams" to evaluate the use of land for conservation, preservation, and recreation. Additionally, the bill expands restrictions on lobbying of water management districts by prohibiting lobbyists and principals from making lobbying expenditures, and prohibiting certain local officers from accepting such expenditures. The bill also requires a quorum for water management district governing board actions.

This bill allows an additional defense to strict liability in civil actions brought by the Department of Environmental Protection for a "prohibited discharge or other polluting condition." The bill allows a defense that the condition is caused by "a natural geological substance of a former phosphate mine." A notice and site survey must have been previously completed.