On Saturday, July 1, laws of Florida, there have been many amendments and changes. perhaps such activity, the state legislature did not manifest for quite some time.
Just since July 1, entered into force 125 changes in current regulations of Florida, including 2 of the law adopted at the special sessions of the legislature.
Among the important innovations – the state budget. He will be 82 billion dollars. The business plan includes tax incentives for population in the amount of 96,1 million dollars.
Only during the last session, the legislature of the state received 241 the bill. 234 of them were approved by the Governor on the 11th he vetoed. Some of the bills were not reviewed and will wait for the return of the senators after the break.
Here are the basic laws, which entered into force on 1 July, which you need to know.
Budget financing
SB 2500 by This law approved the state budget developed by the office of the Governor, entitled «the Struggle for the future of Florida.» It includes, as means for public institutions, and investing in local social programs.
HB 1A the Law establishes a trust Fund to increase the number of jobs. Its size is 85 million dollars for regional economic development programmes and training, as well as $ 75 million for the development of tourism.
HB 3A the act expands the financing of education in the framework of the Financial education programme of the state of Florida or FEFP for $ 215 million. The average of the per-student funding will increase by $ 100 per person.
HB 7022 Law actually increases the salaries of some categories of civil servants for the first time since 2013. So, law enforcement officers will receive a 5% increase in pay, and most correctional officers — additional $ 2,500 to the annual salary. Judges and public defenders expects a 10% increase in salary. The bill also provides for certain benefits in the medical and social insurance for these categories of employees.
Taxes
HB 7109 the Law is intended to support students and their parents, and businesses engaged in trade of school supplies. It provides for a three-day discount on some school clothes cost up to $ 60, school supplies up to $ 15 each, as well as personal computers costing less than $ 750. The second part of the law will come into force on 1 January 2018. It concerns the abolition of the tax on the sale of feminine hygiene products and reduction of the tax on the rental of commercial real estate.
Law enforcement
HB 111 This act provides for the possibility of not disclosing information about witnesses of the killings. Supporters of such measures argue that often witnesses are afraid to report a crime, a witness to which they have become, fear of disclosure and retaliation by the perpetrator for their cooperation with the police.
HB 151 Law allows courts to use in canistherapy (social therapy with the use of specially trained dogs) in cases of ill-treatment of children during the deposition of the latter.
HB 305 , the Law allows the police to view the records from their wearable cameras to report.
Renewable energy
SB 90 This law is actually imposed in state law the provisions of the constitutional amendment adopted in August of last year. It concerns the taxation of the use of renewable energy sources (taxes do not exist for individuals and are established for commercial and industrial real estate).
Education
SB 396 the Law requires that colleges and universities every year to provide students with financial information about their student loans
SB 436 Law applies to religious expression in schools. This measure is intended to prevent discrimination shown by the administration of the school concerning students, parents or school employees on the basis of religious views or expressions.
HB 989 Law revises the policy of the state regarding the education materials. Now, any resident of the district, not just parents, may challenge instructional materials such as textbooks and books used in schools.
Health system
SB 2514 , the Law provides additional funding to hospitals that serve a large number of low-income and uninsured patients. The bill also changes the payment method for the services of nursing homes in the future under the Medicaid program.
Birth certificate
HB 101 , the Law allows families to request a certificate of «viable birth» after a miscarriage (between 9 and 12 weeks of pregnancy).
Transport
HB 221 the Law requires «transport company» to work in accordance with state standards, when establishing the rules for them long-term. We are talking about companies like Uber and Lyft.
HB 299 Law endorses the extension of the Motorway of Central Florida (CFX), which shall include the County of Broward.
SB 368 Law rename 50 roads and bridges in the state.
HB 865 this Act extends the allowable weight of vehicles that use gasoline from 80,000 pounds to 82,000 pounds (the maximum value under Federal law).
Environment
SB 1018 obligated by Law to publicly disclose information about incidents related to environmental pollution.
HB 185 the Law provides a 50% discount on entrance fees to state parks for families, taking time for the kids (so-called temporary or «guest» families), and a single annual entrance for families who adopt a child with special needs.
