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Florida Realtors® applauds Governor DeSantis, Florida Legislature for Assignment of Benefits reform

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Florida Realtors®, the state’s largest professional trade association with more than 187,000 members, applauds Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signing into law bill CS/CS/HB 7065, which establishes important reforms to the Assignment of Benefits (AOB) process. [Read more…] about Florida Realtors® applauds Governor DeSantis, Florida Legislature for Assignment of Benefits reform

Governor Signs Bill Banning Childlike Sex Dolls Sponsored by Senator Book

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“We want to make our state as unfriendly to child predators as possible.”

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis today signed a bill effectively banning the sale and possession of childlike sex dolls into law. Senate Bill 160 was one of the bills sponsored by Senator Lauren Book (D-Plantation) that successfully passed through the Florida Legislature earlier this month. [Read more…] about Governor Signs Bill Banning Childlike Sex Dolls Sponsored by Senator Book

Focusing on Florida’s Most Distressed Zip Codes Key to Tackling Poverty in Florida

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Florida Chamber Foundation’s Summit on Prosperity & Economic Opportunity

Addressing and eliminating poverty in just 16 of Florida’s 983 zip codes would have an enormous impact, reducing the state’s poverty level for children 18 and younger by 10 percent statewide, business leaders said today. [Read more…] about Focusing on Florida’s Most Distressed Zip Codes Key to Tackling Poverty in Florida

Florida Attorney General Announces First-Ever Multistate HIPAA-Related Data Breach Lawsuit and Recovery

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Attorney General Ashley Moody today announced an agreement reached in the nation’s first-ever multistate lawsuit filed in a federal court involving a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act data breach. [Read more…] about Florida Attorney General Announces First-Ever Multistate HIPAA-Related Data Breach Lawsuit and Recovery

Governor Ron DeSantis Signs 25 Bills

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Governor Ron DeSantis today signed the following bills:

  • CS/HB 281 – Pub. Rec./Voters and Voter Registration
  • HB 861 – Local Government Financial Reporting
  • CS/CS/HB 901 – City of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County
  • HB 1065 – Melbourne-Tillman Water Control District, Brevard County
  • CS/CS/HB 1067 – City of Pensacola and Escambia County
  • CS/HB 1203 – Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, Manatee and Sarasota Counties
  • HB 1323 – City of Tampa, Hillsborough County
  • HB 1373 – Hillsborough County Civil Service Act
  • CS/HB 1423 – Pinellas County Construction Licensing Board
  • CS/HB 6513 – Relief/Eric Scott Tenner/Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners
  • CS/HB 6515 – Relief/Estate of Herminio Padilla, Jr./the City of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, the City of Lake Worth, the City of Riviera Beach, and the Town of Palm Beach
  • CS/HB 6517 – Relief/Robert Allan Smith/Orange County
  • CS/HB 6523 – Relief/Jane Doe/School Board of Miami-Dade County
  • CS/HB 6525 – Relief/Dominguez Family/Hillsborough County
  • CS/CS/HB 7065 – Insurance Assignment Agreements
  • CS/SB 160 – Prohibited Acts in Connection with Obscene or Lewd Materials
  • SB 186 – Public Records/Victim of Mass Violence
  • CS/CS/SB 252 – Driver License, Identification Card, and Motor Vehicle Registration Applications
  • CS/SB 292 – Education
  • CS/CS/CS/SB 318 – Public Records/Child Abuse, Abandonment, or Neglect
  • CS/SB 828 – Lewd or Lascivious Exhibition
  • CS/CS/SB 838 – Public Records/Mental Health Treatment and Services
  • CS/CS/SB 1024 – Blockchain Technology
  • SB 1136 – Cyberharassment
  • CS/CS/CS/SB 1666 – Vessels

For PDF copies of the transmittal letters, click HERE and HERE.