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Fraternal Order Of Police FORMER REP LAKE REP. CLAY LEGISLATIVE UPDATE RAY YARBOROUGH SENATOR GIBSON WEEK 4 AGREES TO SUPPORT MEETING WITH CONTINUED SUPPORT PTSD LOCALS ON PTSD OF FOP LEGISLATIVE

PTSD/Workers Comp The Florida State Fraternal Order Of Police and it’s Legislative Committee Members have been pushing to get movement in the House of Representatives on PTSD/Workerscomp legislation. Last week we joined forces with NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness and they had over 200 volunteers at the Capital bringing attention to the issue of suicide and 1st Responders. With the support of NAMI, the focus of visiting FOP members, and Cabinet members like Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis we were able to get movement from the House Of Representatives. House Bill 227 by Representative Willhite was heard in it’s first house committee of reference on January 30th, 2018 at 8:30 am in 17 House Office Building. The committee had 39 speakers supporting the legislation. NAMI continued their support and testified with our members to support the bill. Brother Michael Saxe, Chairman Holderfield, and Director Harris all testified to support the bill and it passed out with a unanimous vote. Chairwoman Sullivan spoke at the close of the meeting on the sacrifices that 1st Responders make and our need to make sure that they get the care and assistance that they need. Senate Bill 376 1st Responders Worker Compensation for PTSD has two remaining committees in the Senate before it will be ready for consideration on the senate floor. Senate Appropriations is the next stop and that committee is chaired by Senator Rob Bradley and Jacksonville Lodge 5-30 will be attending next week to try and get the bill pushed through these last committees and Pictured; ready for the floor. The next committee after Appropriations is the Senate Rules committee and it is chaired by Senator Lizbeth Benaquisto. We have met with both FOP Lodge 31 President Mike Tucker, NRA President Marion Senators and are encouraged by their response to the legislation. Joining CFO Jimmy Hammer and Senator Greg Patronis , Agriculture Commissioner and Gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam is Steube discuss LEOSA/HR supporting the PTSD/Workers Comp legislation. 218 legislation.

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We have always had more cooperation and support in the Florida Senate and this year is no different.The two key pieces of legislation in the PTSD Bill Sponsor House Of Representatives is HB 629 and HB 227. House Bill 227 has Rep. Willhite is also a the largest number of co-sponsors from both sides of the political aisle. working Firefighter in They are Willhite, Plasencia, Alexander, Burgess, Cotes, Daniels, Davis, FOP District 4. Duran, Miller, Moraitis, Plakon, Shaw, Slosberg, Smith, Toledo, Williams, Grant (J). The bill has passed House Oversight, Transparency and Administration Committee, and now moves to the House Government Operations and Technology Subcommittee, and House Government Accountability Committee. The first next committee chair is Representative Ingoglia, and the final committee chair is Representative Matt Caldwell. This Week With the fourth week complete, the budget process will move into high gear. The House and Senate have released their proposed budgets. The Senate and House will now hold meetings to amend the proposed budgets and they will continue to move through the process.The House will be hosting the budget negotiations this session, and is proposing just under $87.2 billion. The Senate is recommending about $100 million more, but still less than the $87.4 billion proposed by the Governor.The Governor’s budget proposal included $5.3 billion for public safety, which is $200 million more than the current budget. The Governor has announced his support for Proposal 49, which is being considered by the Constitution Revision Commission. Proposal 49 will provide free tuition to the families of fallen first responders, state law enforcement officers, and military members who have lost their lives in the line of duty. As the legislature moves into the budget process, the committee process starts shutting down. An example of this shut down, is that the House of Representatives have scheduled no meetings for Monday February 5th, 2018 and will only schedule any sub-committee meetings in rare instances. Representative Emily Slosberg has filed House Resolution , declaring February 3-10, 2018, as Mental Health Awareness Week in Florida. The Representative Matt resolution seeks to bring awareness to the over 43.6 million Americans, Willhite presenting PTSD including first responders, who experience some form of mental illness. bill, Brother Tim Morris Over 660,000 adults and 181,000 children in the State of Florida live greeting Senator Gibson with some form of serious mental illness. HB 665 Retirement by Representative Clemons, the House companion and Brother Michael Saxe to SB 722 by Senator Garcia, which establishes a floor for the COLA testifying about PTSD and calculations related to FRS members hired prior to July 1, 2011, was Suicide Prevention. workshopped in the Oversight, Transparency & Administration.

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These are the bills that we worked on this week in the legislature.

For weekly Sorted by Bill Number SB 8 Controlled Substances Benacquisto Controlled Substances; Prohibiting managed care plans and their fiscal agents or intermediaries from imposing certain requirements or conditions on recipients as a prerequisite to receiving medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services to treat substance abuse disorders; authorizing certain boards to require practitioners to complete a specified board-approved continuing education course to obtain authorization to prescribe controlled substances as part of biennial license renewal; authorizing disciplinary action against practitioners for violating specified provisions relating to controlled substances; prohibiting the dispensing of certain controlled substances in an amount that exceeds a 3-day supply or a medically necessary 7-day supply if certain criteria are met, etc. APPROPRIATION: $53,555,360.00 Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2018 1/29/201 8 SENATE On Committee agenda - Rules, 02/01/18, 11:30 am, 110 S 2/1/2018 SENATE Temporarily postponed by Rules 2/2/2018 SENATE On Committee agenda - Rules, 02/07/18, 4:00 pm, 110 S HB 39 Weapons and Firearms Eagle Weapons and Firearms: Removes statement of applicability relating to certain violations of carrying concealed weapon or firearm; reduces penalties applicable to person licensed to carry concealed weapon or firearm for first or second violation of specified provisions relating to openly carrying weapons; provides that person licensed to carry concealed weapon or firearm does not violate certain provisions if firearm is temporarily & openly displayed. Effective Date: July 1, 2018 1/25/201 HOUSE On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 01/29/18, 3:00 pm, 8 404 H 1/29/201 8 HOUSE Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; 9 Yeas, 4 Nays 1/29/201 8 HOUSE Now in Judiciary Committee HB 55 Sale of Firearms White Sale of Firearms: Requires FDLE to allow payment or transmittal of processing fees for criminal history checks of potential firearms buyers by electronic means. 1/18/201 8 HOUSE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading 1/25/201 8 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/31/18 1/31/201 8 HOUSE Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 110 Yeas / 2 Nays) SB 152 Sale of Firearms Steube Sale of Firearms; Requiring Department of Law Enforcement procedures to allow the payment or transmittal of processing fees for criminal history checks of potential firearms buyers by electronic means; providing that criminal history check requests by licensed importers, manufacturers, and dealers to the department may be made by electronic means, etc.Effective Date: 10/1/2018 1/30/201 8 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/01/18 2/1/2018 SENATE Temporarily Postponed on Second Reading 2/1/2018 SENATE Retained on Special Order Calendar SB 160 Specialty License Plates Bean

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Specialty License Plates; Deleting the annual use fee for the Donate Organs-Pass It On license plate; establishing an annual use fee for certain specialty license plates; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to develop certain specialty license plates, etc. Effective Date: 10/1/2018 1/26/201 8 SENATE On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 01/31/18, 1:00 pm, 412 K - PCS 1/31/201 8 SENATE Favorable with CS by Appropriations; 19 Yeas, 0 Nays 2/2/2018 SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed HB 787 Specialty License Plates (Ingram) HB 167 Victims of Human Trafficking Spano Victims of Human Trafficking: Designates act "Civil Action for Victims of Human Trafficking and Prevention of Human Trafficking Act"; provides civil cause of action for victims of human trafficking against trafficker or facilitator; provides procedures & requirements for bringing claim; provides for damages, punitive damages, & costs; requires court to impose civil penalties in certain circumstances; provides for distribution of civil penalties & punitive damages; provides that such actions are not subject to statute of limitations; provides affirmative defense for public lodging establishments; specifies that certain provisions concerning civil actions for criminal practices do not apply. Effective Date: July 1, 2018 12/7/201 7 HOUSE Now in Judiciary Committee 1/30/201 8 HOUSE On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 02/01/18, 8:00 am, 404 H 2/1/2018 HOUSE Temporarily Postponed by Judiciary Committee Trust Funds/Creation/Trust Fund for Victims of Human HB 169 Trafficking and Prevention/FDLE Spano Trust Funds/Creation/Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking and Prevention/FDLE: Creates Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking & Prevention within FDLE; provides purposes of, & funding sources for, trust fund; provides for future review & termination or re-creation of trust fund. Effective Date: on the same date that HB 167 or similar legislation takes effect 12/7/201 7 HOUSE Now in Judiciary Committee 1/30/201 8 HOUSE On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 02/01/18, 8:00 am, 404 H 2/1/2018 HOUSE Temporarily Postponed by Judiciary SB 178 Crimes Evidencing Prejudice Garcia Crimes Evidencing Prejudice; Requiring reclassified crimes to include actual or perceived sex, creed, or employment in specified jobs of the victims, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2018 8/21/201 7 SENATE Filed 8/28/201 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and 7 Civil Justice; Appropriations; Rules 1/25/201 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Impact Conference, 8 01/29/18, 3:00 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) HB 211 Crimes Evidencing Prejudice Geller Crimes Evidencing Prejudice: Requires grounds for reclassification of crimes to include prejudice based on gender or gender identity of victim; defines "gender identity"; requires grounds for reclassification of crimes to include prejudice based on disability of victim; revises definition of term "disability." Effective Date: October 1, 2018 10/12/20 HOUSE Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations 17 Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee 10/12/20 17 HOUSE Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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1/25/201 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Impact Conference, 8 01/29/18, 3:00 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) HB 227 Workers' Compensation Benefits for First Responders Willhite Workers' Compensation Benefits for First Responders: Deletes certain limitations relating to workers' compensation benefits for first responders; provides first responders are entitled to workers' compensation benefits for mental or nervous injuries regardless of whether such injuries are accompanied by physical injuries. Effective Date: July 1, 2018 1/26/201 HOUSE On Committee agenda - Oversight, Transparency & Administration 8 Subcommittee, 01/30/18, 8:30 am, 17 H 1/30/201 HOUSE Favorable with CS by Oversight, Transparency & Administration Subcommittee; 8 12 Yeas, 0 Nays 1/31/201 8 HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed Involuntary Examination and Involuntary Admission of SB 270 Minors Steube Involuntary Examination and Involuntary Admission of Minors; Authorizing a designated law enforcement agency to decline to transport a minor 14 years of age or younger to a receiving facility for mental health or substance abuse evaluation if the parent or guardian of the minor agrees to transport the minor to the receiving facility; requiring the examination of a minor 14 years of age or younger to be initiated within 8 hours after the patient’s arrival at the receiving facility, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2018 1/24/201 8 SENATE On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 01/29/18, 4:00 pm, 37 S 1/29/201 8 SENATE Favorable by Criminal Justice; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays 1/30/201 8 SENATE Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs SB 300 Florida Commission on Human Relations Rouson Florida Commission on Human Relations; Revising the length of time by which receipt of the complaint must be acknowledged and copies thereof provided to named parties; revising the length of time by which a complainant may file a complaint with the Public Employees Relations Commission following termination of the Florida Commission on Human Relations’ investigation; requiring the commission to provide notice to an aggrieved person under certain circumstances, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2018 1/30/201 SENATE Favorable with CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; 5 Yeas, 0 8 Nays 1/30/201 8 SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed 2/1/2018 SENATE Now in Judiciary SB 308 Federal Immigration Enforcement Bean Federal Immigration Enforcement; Citing this act as the “Rule of Law Adherence Act”; creating provisions relating to federal immigration enforcement; prohibiting sanctuary policies; requiring state entities, local governmental entities, and law enforcement agencies to comply with and support the enforcement of federal immigration law; authorizing a board of county commissioners to adopt an ordinance to recover costs for complying with an immigration detainer; authorizing local governmental entities and law enforcement agencies to petition the Federal Government for reimbursement of certain costs, etc. Effective Date: Except for sections 908.302 and 908.303, Florida Statutes, as created by this act, which shall take effect October 1, 2018, this act shall take effect July 1, 2018 9/29/201 7 SENATE Referred to Judiciary; Rules 1/25/201 8 SENATE On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 01/30/18, 2:00 pm, 110 S 1/30/201 8 SENATE Temporarily Postponed by Judiciary SB 310 Threats to Kill or do Great Bodily Injury Steube

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Threats to Kill or do Great Bodily Injury; Prohibiting a person from making a threat to kill or do great bodily injury in a writing or other record and transmitting that threat in any manner that would allow another person to view the threat; deleting requirements that a threat be sent to a specific recipient to be prohibited, etc. Effective Date: 10/1/2018 1/29/201 8 SENATE Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays 1/30/201 8 SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed 2/1/2018 SENATE Now in Appropriations HB 315 Telephone Solicitation Ausley Telephone Solicitation: Revises definition of term "telephonic sales call" to include voicemail transmissions; defines "voicemail transmissions"; prohibits voicemail transmissions to specified persons; provides requirements for certain telephone numbers used by solicitors. Effective Date: July 1, 2018 1/30/201 8 HOUSE On Committee agenda - Commerce Committee, 02/01/18, 12:00 pm, 212 K 2/1/2018 HOUSE Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee; 24 Yeas, 0 Nays 2/2/2018 HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed HB 333 Temporary Employment or Appointment of Officers Burgess Temporary Employment or Appointment of Officers: Provides exemption from law enforcement basic recruit training program based on service in special operations forces; requires verification & documentation. Effective Date: July 1, 2018 1/30/201 8 HOUSE On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 02/01/18, 8:00 am, 404 H 2/1/2018 HOUSE Favorable by Judiciary Committee; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays 2/1/2018 HOUSE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading HB 345 Duty to Provide Emergency Assistance Goodson Duty to Provide Emergency Assistance: Requires person at scene of emergency to provide reasonable assistance to endangered person; provides criminal penalties; provides immunity from liability for providing reasonable assistance. Effective Date: October 1, 2018 10/26/20 HOUSE Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations 17 Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee 10/26/20 17 HOUSE Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee 1/25/201 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Impact Conference, 8 01/29/18, 3:00 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) HB 447 Sentencing for Sexual Offenses Hardemon Sentencing for Sexual Offenses: Prohibits grant of early release or suspension of execution or imposition of sentence if victim of offense was prevented from resisting offense due to intoxication or unconsciousness. Effective Date: October 1, 2018 11/1/2017 HOUSE Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee 11/1/2017 HOUSE Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee 1/25/201 HOUSE Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Impact 8 Conference, 01/29/18, 3:00 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) SB 484 Criminal Justice Bradley

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Criminal Justice; Authorizing each county to create a supervised bond release program; providing an exception to a county that has already established and implemented a supervised bond program that utilizes a risk assessment instrument; authorizing the county to contract with the Department of Corrections to develop or modify a risk assessment instrument if such instrument meets certain requirements; requiring each county that establishes a supervised bond program to submit a report annually by a certain date to the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA); authorizing a court to sentence offenders to a county jail for up to 24 months under certain circumstances for offenses committed after a specified date; requiring sentencing conditions; authorizing the department to extend the limits of confinement to allow an inmate to participate in supervised community release, subject to certain requirements, as prescribed by the department by rule, etc. Effective Date: 10/1/2018 1/26/201 8 SENATE On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 01/31/18, 1:00 pm, 412 K - PCS 1/31/201 8 SENATE Favorable with CS by Appropriations; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays 2/2/2018 SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed HB 515 Offenses Against Student Safety White Offenses Against Student Safety: Prohibits certain conduct with students by authority figures; provides exceptions; adds school bus to definition of school for purposes of trespass upon grounds or facilities of school. Effective Date: October 1, 2018 1/29/201 8 HOUSE Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; 12 Yeas, 0 Nays 1/30/201 8 HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed 1/31/201 8 HOUSE Now in Education Committee SB 516 Duty to Provide Emergency Assistance Mayfield Duty to Provide Emergency Assistance; Requiring a person at the scene of an emergency to provide reasonable assistance to an endangered person; providing a criminal penalty; providing immunity from liability for providing reasonable assistance, etc. Effective Date: 10/1/2018 10/11/201 7 SENATE Filed 10/26/20 17 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations; Rules 1/25/201 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Impact Conference, 8 01/29/18, 3:00 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) HB 553 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Raburn Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: Revises, creates, & repeals various provisions relating to structures used in citrus production; oyster harvesting licenses; pesticide registration fees; Class "K" & concealed firearm licenses; charitable & sponsor sales promotions & solicitations; water vending machines; telephone solicitations; antifreeze & brake fluid brands; liquefied petroleum business licenses; commercial weights & measures; agricultural commodity marketing; seed labeling, sale, & solicitation; Florida Forest Service; & government impostor & deceptive advertisements. Effective Date: July 1, 2018 1/24/201 8 HOUSE Now in Commerce Committee 1/30/201 8 HOUSE On Committee agenda - Commerce Committee, 02/01/18, 12:00 pm, 212 K 2/1/2018 HOUSE Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee; 21 Yeas, 3 Nays SB 568 Telephone Solicitation Young Telephone Solicitation; Revising the definition of the term “telephonic sales call” to include voicemail transmissions; prohibiting the transmission of voicemails to specified persons who communicate to a telephone solicitor that they would not like to receive certain voicemail solicitations or requests for donations, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2018

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1/24/201 8 SENATE Engrossed Text (E1) Filed 1/31/201 8 SENATE Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 38 Yeas / 0 Nays) 2/1/2018 HOUSE In Messages HB 573 Involuntary Examinations Under the Baker Act Daniels Involuntary Examinations Under the Baker Act: Authorizes physician assistants & ARNPs to execute certificate under certain conditions stating that they have examined a person & find person appears to meet criteria for involuntary examination. Effective Date: July 1, 2018 1/26/201 HOUSE On Committee agenda - Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, 01/30/18, 8:00 8 am, 404 H 1/30/201 8 HOUSE Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee; 14 Yeas, 0 Nays 1/30/201 8 HOUSE Now in Health & Human Services Committee HB 585 Tourist Development Tax Fine Tourist Development Tax: Authorizes counties imposing tax to use tax revenues for specified purposes. Effective Date: July 1, 2018 1/18/201 8 HOUSE Now in Commerce Committee 1/30/201 8 HOUSE On Committee agenda - Commerce Committee, 02/01/18, 12:00 pm, 212 K 2/1/2018 HOUSE Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee; 18 Yeas, 6 Nays SB 588 Crimes Evidencing Prejudice Rader Crimes Evidencing Prejudice; Expanding grounds for the reclassification of crimes to include prejudice based on the gender or gender identity of the victim; expanding grounds for reclassification of crimes to include prejudice based on a disability of the victim, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2018 11/2/2017 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations; Rules 1/25/201 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Impact Conference, 8 01/29/18, 3:00 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) 2/1/2018 SENATE On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 02/06/18, 9:00 am, 37 S HB 651 State Employment Yarborough State Employment: Repeals provisions relating to Florida State Employees' Charitable Campaign; prohibits organization, entity, or person from intentionally soliciting state employees for fundraising or business purposes within specified areas during specified times; provides exceptions. Effective Date: July 1, 2018 1/18/201 8 HOUSE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading 1/25/201 8 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/31/18 1/31/201 8 HOUSE Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 100 Yeas / 13 Nays) Pub. Rec./Photographs or Video or Audio Recordings that HB 653 Depict or Record Killing of a Person Brown Pub. Rec./Photographs or Video or Audio Recordings that Depict or Record Killing of a Person: Expands exemption from public records requirements for photograph or video or audio recording held by agency that depicts or records killing of law enforcement officer to include such photograph or recording that depicts or records killing of person; provides for future legislative review & repeal; provides statement of public necessity. Effective Date: October 1, 2018 1/25/201 HOUSE On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 01/29/18, 3:00 pm, 8 404 H

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1/29/201 8 HOUSE Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; 12 Yeas, 1 Nay 1/29/201 8 HOUSE Now in Government Accountability Committee HB 659 Criminal Justice Alexander Criminal Justice: Requires defendant sentenced for primary offense of possession of controlled substance committed on or after specified date to be sentenced to nonstate prison sanction unless court makes specified written findings; authorizes motion to depart from mandatory minimum term if offense is committed on or after specified date; revises principle of Criminal Punishment Code relating to minimum term of imprisonment; revises incentive gain-time provisions; provides that inmates convicted of noncapital offenses & sentenced to life qualify for conditional release under certain conditions. Effective Date: October 1, 2018 11/27/201 HOUSE Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations 7 Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee 11/27/201 7 HOUSE Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee 1/25/201 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Impact Conference, 8 01/29/18, 3:00 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) HB 665 Retirement Clemons Retirement: Specifies minimum amount of the factor used to calculate the cost-of-living adjustment of benefits for certain retirees & beneficiaries of the Florida Retirement System; provides declaration of important state interest. Effective Date: July 1, 2018 11/27/201 7 HOUSE Now in Oversight, Transparency & Administration Subcommittee 1/26/201 HOUSE On Committee agenda - Oversight, Transparency & Administration 8 Subcommittee, 01/30/18, 8:30 am, 17 H - Workshop 1/30/201 8 HOUSE Workshopped by Oversight, Transparency & Administration Subcommittee HB 695 Firefighters Latvala Firefighters: Grants certain benefits to firefighter upon receiving diagnosis of cancer if certain conditions are met; requires employer to make certain disability payments to firefighter in the event of total and permanent disability; provides death benefits; specifies costs associated with benefits are to be borne by the employer; requires Division of the State Fire Marshal to adopt rules; provides declaration of important state interest. Effective Date: July 1, 2018 11/27/201 7 HOUSE Now in Oversight, Transparency & Administration Subcommittee 1/26/201 HOUSE On Committee agenda - Oversight, Transparency & Administration 8 Subcommittee, 01/30/18, 8:30 am, 17 H - Workshop 1/30/201 8 HOUSE Workshopped by Oversight, Transparency & Administration Subcommittee HB 733 Contraband in County Detention Facilities Sullivan Contraband in County Detention Facilities: Prohibits introduction into or possession on grounds of any county detention facility of any cellular telephone or other portable communication device. Effective Date: October 1, 2018 1/11/2018 HOUSE Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee 1/25/201 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Impact Conference, 8 01/29/18, 3:00 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) 2/2/2018 HOUSE On Committee agenda - Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/06/18, 12:30 pm, 306 H SB 776 Theft Grimsley Theft; Increasing the fine for the theft of a commercially farmed animal or a bee colony of a registered beekeeper, etc. Effective Date: 10/1/2018 1/29/201 8 SENATE Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays

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1/30/201 8 SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed 2/1/2018 SENATE Now in Agriculture HB 833 Retail Theft Harrell Retail Theft: Increases offense level on offense severity ranking chart of Criminal Punishment Code for petit theft 3rd or subsequent offense, 3rd degree felony communications fraud of specified value, & 2nd degree communications fraud of specified value. Effective Date: July 1, 2019 1/29/201 8 HOUSE Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; 11 Yeas, 1 Nay 1/30/201 8 HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed 1/31/201 8 HOUSE Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee SB 860 Criminal History Records Bracy Criminal History Records; Requiring the Criminal Justice Information Program to administratively seal the criminal history records of a minor upon notification by the clerk of the court under specified circumstances, etc. Effective Date: July 1, 2018, but only if SB 862 or similar legislation takes effect, if such legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes law 1/29/201 8 SENATE Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice; 5 Yeas, 1 Nay 1/30/201 8 SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed 2/1/2018 SENATE Now in Judiciary SB 862 Public Records/Sealing of Criminal History Records Bracy Public Records/Sealing of Criminal History Records; Expanding an existing public records exemption to include the administrative sealing of specified criminal history records; providing for future review and repeal of the expanded exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc. Effective Date: On the same date that SB 860 or similar legislation takes effect, if such legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes law 1/30/201 8 SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed 2/1/2018 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability 2/1/2018 SENATE On Committee agenda - Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/06/18, 11:00 am, 401 S SB 900 Firefighters Flores Firefighters; Granting certain benefits to a firefighter upon receiving a diagnosis of cancer if certain conditions are met; requiring an employer to make certain disability payments to a firefighter in the event of a total and permanent disability; providing for death benefits to a firefighter’s beneficiary if a firefighter died as a result of cancer or cancer treatments; specifying that any costs associated with benefits granted by the act are to be borne by the employer, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2018 1/30/201 SENATE Favorable with CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; 6 Yeas, 0 8 Nays 1/30/201 8 SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed 2/1/2018 SENATE Now in Community Affairs SB 950 State Employment Mayfield State Employment; Repealing provisions relating to the Florida State Employees’ Charitable Campaign; prohibiting an organization, an entity, or a person from intentionally soliciting state employees for fundraising or business purposes within specified areas during specified times, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2018

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1/26/201 8 SENATE On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 01/31/18, 1:00 pm, 412 K 1/31/201 8 SENATE Favorable by Appropriations; 20 Yeas, 0 Nays 2/1/2018 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading HB 957 Crime Stoppers Organizations Gruters Crime Stoppers Organizations: Prohibits person who engages in privileged communication, law enforcement crime stoppers coordinator or his or her staff, or member of crime stoppers organization's board of directors from being required to disclose privileged communications or produce protected information; provides exception; permits criminal defendant to petition court to inspect protected information. Effective Date: October 1, 2018 1/30/201 8 HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed 1/31/201 HOUSE Reference to Oversight, Transparency & Administration Subcommittee 8 removed; Reference to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee added; Remaining references: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee 1/31/201 8 HOUSE Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Joint Task Force on State Agency Law Enforcement HB 1177 Communications Ingoglia Joint Task Force on State Agency Law Enforcement Communications: Provides that representative of Florida Sheriffs Association shall be appointed member of Joint Task Force on State Agency Law Enforcement Communications; provides that sheriff's office that employs representative must pay per diem & travel expenses incurred by representative. Effective Date: July 1, 2018 1/25/201 HOUSE On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 01/29/18, 3:00 pm, 8 404 H 1/29/201 8 HOUSE Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; 13 Yeas, 0 Nays 1/29/201 8 HOUSE Now in Government Accountability Committee SB 1194 Criminal Justice Rouson Criminal Justice; Requiring a defendant who is sentenced for a primary offense of possession of a controlled substance committed on or after a specified date to be sentenced to a nonstate prison sanction under certain circumstances unless the court makes specified written findings; revising a principle of the Criminal Punishment Code relating to a prisoner’s required minimum term of imprisonment; revising the incentive gain-time that the Department of Corrections may grant a prisoner for offenses committed on or after a specified date, etc. Effective Date: 10/1/2018 12/7/201 7 SENATE Filed 12/18/20 17 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations 1/25/201 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Impact Conference, 8 01/29/18, 3:00 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) HB 1401 Judgments in Criminal Cases Altman Judgments in Criminal Cases: Provides for electronic records of judgments. Effective Date: July 1, 2018 1/30/201 8 HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed 1/31/201 HOUSE Reference to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee removed; Remaining 8 reference: Judiciary Committee 1/31/201 8 HOUSE Now in Judiciary Committee SB 1440 Mental Illness Training for Law Enforcement Officers Powell Mental Illness Training for Law Enforcement Officers; Requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to establish a continued employment training component relating to mental illness, etc. Effective Date: 10/1/2018

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1/24/201 8 SENATE On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 01/29/18, 4:00 pm, 37 S 1/29/201 8 SENATE Favorable by Criminal Justice; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays 1/30/201 8 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Similar Mental Illness Training for Law Enforcement Officers HB 781 (DuBose) SB 1502 Human Trafficking Book Human Trafficking; Providing a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for certain human trafficking offenses; redefining the term “adult entertainment establishment” to include businesses that restrict admission to adults which feature a person who engages in certain activities for observation by a patron; prohibiting the assessment of fees against victims of human trafficking who seek expungement of certain criminal history records, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2018 1/3/2018 SENATE Filed 1/12/201 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and 8 Civil Justice; Appropriations 1/25/201 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Impact Conference, 8 01/29/18, 3:00 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) Similar

HB 7039 Human Trafficking (Criminal Justice Subcommittee) SB 1628 Sexual Harassment Book Sexual Harassment; Revising requirements for rules governing the registration of lobbyists who lobby the Legislature; creating the Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Harassment and Misconduct; prohibiting public officers, qualified candidates, agency employees, and lobbyists from sexually harassing any person; prohibiting an individual from offering or providing sexual favors, or offering or engaging in sexual conduct, in an effort to influence a public officer or employee or obtain his or her goodwill; authorizing a designated agency official to refer complaints alleging sexual harassment or sexual misconduct to the Commission on Ethics, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law 1/30/201 8 SENATE Favorable with CS by Ethics and Elections; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays 1/31/201 8 SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed 2/1/2018 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability Compare

SB 1696 Sentencing for Sexual Offenses Torres, Jr. Sentencing for Sexual Offenses; Prohibiting the grant of any form of early release and the suspension of execution or imposition of sentence if the victim of a sexual offense was prevented from resisting the offense due to intoxication or unconsciousness, etc. Effective Date: 10/1/2018 1/5/2018 SENATE Filed 1/12/201 8 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations; Rules 1/25/201 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Impact Conference, 8 01/29/18, 3:00 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) Identical

HB 447 Sentencing for Sexual Offenses (Hardemon) Economic Development and Tourism Promotion SB 1714 Accountability Perry

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Economic Development and Tourism Promotion Accountability; Authorizing the Auditor General to audit certain accounts and records; requiring the Auditor General to conduct certain audits and report to certain persons if certain violations are found; requiring the governing board of a county to review certain proposed contracts and certifications relating to potential conflicts of interest and mitigation plans, etc. Effective Date: 10/1/2018 1/29/201 8 SENATE Favorable with CS by Commerce and Tourism; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays 1/31/201 8 SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed 2/1/2018 SENATE Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development SB 1886 Contraband In County Detention Facilities Brandes Contraband in County Detention Facilities; Prohibiting introduction into or possession on the grounds of any county detention facility of any cellular telephone or other portable communication device; defining the term “portable communication device”, etc. Effective Date: 10/1/2018. 1/9/2018 SENATE Filed 1/12/201 8 SENATE Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules 1/25/201 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Impact Conference, 8 01/29/18, 3:00 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) HB 6013 Return of Property Byrd Return of Property: Removes provision requiring court to order return of pistol or firearm when pistol or firearm is taken by officer with search warrant or without search warrant upon viewing breach of peace. Effective Date: upon becoming a law 1/11/2018 HOUSE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading 1/25/201 8 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/31/18 1/31/201 8 HOUSE Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 88 Yeas / 24 Nays) Governmental Oversight and SB 7014 State-administered Retirement Systems Accountability State-administered Retirement Systems; Revising required employer retirement contribution rates for each membership class and subclass of the Florida Retirement System, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2018 1/31/201 8 SENATE Favorable by Appropriations; 19 Yeas, 0 Nays 2/1/2018 SENATE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading 2/1/2018 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/07/18 Oversight, Transparency & HB 7029 OGSR/Human Trafficking Expunction Administration Subcommittee OGSR/Human Trafficking Expunction: Removes scheduled repeal of exemption from public record requirements for certain criminal history records ordered expunged that are retained by FDLE. Effective Date: October 1, 2018 1/18/201 8 HOUSE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading 1/25/201 8 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/31/18 1/31/201 8 HOUSE Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 113 Yeas / 0 Nays) Oversight, Transparency & HB 7031 OGSR/Criminal Justice Commission Administration Subcommittee OGSR/Criminal Justice Commission: Removes scheduled repeal of public meetings exemption for certain portions of meetings by duly constituted criminal justice commission. Effective Date: October 1, 2018

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1/18/201 8 HOUSE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading 1/25/201 8 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/31/18 1/31/201 8 HOUSE Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 113 Yeas / 0 Nays) HB 7039 Human Trafficking Criminal Justice Subcommittee Human Trafficking: Provides mandatory minimum sentence for certain human trafficking offenses; expands definition of term "adult theater"; prohibits assessing certain fees & costs to victims of human trafficking seeking criminal records expungement. Effective Date: July 1, 2018 1/18/201 8 HOUSE Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee 1/25/201 Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Impact Conference, 8 01/29/18, 3:00 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) 2/2/2018 HOUSE On Committee agenda - Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/06/18, 12:30 pm, 306 H

Next Week

Tuesday Feb 6, 2018

9:00AM Event Location

9:00AM-10:30A S Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 401 S M

SB 0112 Involuntary Examinations Under the Baker Campbell Act

Involuntary Examinations Under the Baker Act; Authorizing physician assistants and advanced registered nurse practitioners to execute a certificate under certain conditions stating that they have examined a person and find the person appears to meet the criteria for involuntary examination, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2018

Sheriffs Providing Child Protective SB 0846 Gainer Investigative Services

Sheriffs Providing Child Protective Investigative Services; Requiring the Sheriff of Walton County to provide all child protective investigations in the county beginning with a specified fiscal year, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law 9:00AM-10:30A S Commerce and Tourism 110 S M

SB 0822 Beverage Law Hutson

Beverage Law; Providing an exemption from provisions relating to the tied house evil for specified financial transactions between a manufacturer or importer of malt beverages and a licensed vendor; prohibiting the manufacturer or importer of malt beverages from soliciting or receiving any portion of certain payments from its distributors; specifying that a brand naming rights agreement does not obligate or place responsibility upon a distributor, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2018

SB 1828 Employment Discrimination Rodriguez (J)

Employment Discrimination; Prohibiting an employer from taking retaliatory personnel action against an employee who has left a place of employment to evacuate under an mandatory evacuation order; providing employee remedies and relief, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2018

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9:00AM-10:30A 37 S S Criminal Justice M

SB 0588 Crimes Evidencing Prejudice Rader Crimes Evidencing Prejudice; Expanding grounds for the reclassification of crimes to include prejudice based on the gender or gender identity of the victim; expanding grounds for reclassification of crimes to include prejudice based on a disability of the victim, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2018

SB 0706 Crime Stoppers Organizations Steube

Crime Stoppers Organizations; Prohibiting a person who engages in privileged communication, a law enforcement crime stoppers coordinator or his or her staff, or a member of a crime stoppers organization’s board of directors from being required to disclose privileged communications or produce protected information; authorizing a person charged with a criminal offense to petition the court to inspect the protected information under certain circumstances, etc. Effective Date: 10/1/2018

SB 0870 Capital Felonies Bracy

Capital Felonies; Providing legislative findings and intent regarding the retroactive application of Hurst v. State, No. SC12-1947 (Fla., October 14, 2016), etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2018

SB 1142 Expunction Of Criminal History Records Steube Expunction of Criminal History Records; Revising the eligibility requirements for expunction of criminal history records to include instances in which a verdict of not guilty was rendered, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2018

SB 1226 Sentencing for Sexual Offenders and Book Sexual Predators

Sentencing for Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators; Redefining the terms “permanent residence,” “temporary residence,” and “transient residence” by decreasing the amount of days a person abides, lodges, or resides in a certain place to qualify for that type of residency category; revising existing criminal penalties for sexual predators to require mandatory minimum terms of community control with electronic monitoring for first, second, and third and subsequent violations of specified offenses, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2018

SB 1418 Substance Abuse Services Rouson Substance Abuse Services; Authorizing the Department of Health or the Agency for Health Care Administration, as applicable, to grant exemptions from disqualification for service provider personnel to work solely in certain treatment programs and facilities; revising provisions relating to background checks and exemptions from disqualification for certain service provider personnel and volunteers; requiring recovery residences to comply with specified Florida Fire Prevention Code provisions; revising background screening requirements for owners, directors, and chief financial officers of recovery residences, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2018

9:30AM Event Location

9:30AM-11:30A H Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee 404 H M

HB 1069 Substance Abuse Services Hager Substance Abuse Services: Authorizes DOH, AHCA, & DCF to grant exemptions from disqualification for service provider personnel to work solely in certain treatment programs & facilities; revises provisions relating to background checks & exemptions from disqualification for certain service provider personnel & owners, directors, & CFOs of recovery residences; prohibits recovery residences & specified affiliated individuals from benefitting from certain referrals. Effective Date: July 1, 2018

11:00AM Event Location

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11:00AM-12:30 S Governmental Oversight and Accountability 401 S PM

Public Records/Sealing of Criminal History SB 0862 Bracy Records

Public Records/Sealing of Criminal History Records; Expanding an existing public records exemption to include the administrative sealing of specified criminal history records; providing for future review and repeal of the expanded exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc. Effective Date: On the same date that SB 860 or similar legislation takes effect, if such legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes law 11:00AM-12:30 412 K S Health Policy PM

SB 0848 Remote Dispensing Site Pharmacies Grimsley Remote Dispensing Site Pharmacies; Redefining the term “pharmacy” to include remote dispensing site pharmacies; providing that an offsite pharmacist who supervises a registered pharmacy technician at a remote dispensing site is not considered to be not present or off duty; providing permit requirements for remote dispensing site pharmacies, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2018

12:30PM Event Location

12:30PM-2:30P H Justice Appropriations Subcommittee 306 H M

HB 0733 Contraband in County Detention Facilities Sullivan Contraband in County Detention Facilities: Prohibits introduction into or possession on grounds of any county detention facility of any cellular telephone or other portable communication device. Effective Date: October 1, 2018

HB 1197 Diversion Programs Ahern

Diversion Programs: Encourages local prearrest diversion programs for certain adult offenders; requires that adult issued civil citation fulfill community service requirement & pay restitution; permits criminal charges if adult fails to complete program; requires FDLE to adopt rules to provide for expunction of certain nonjudicial records of arrest of minor upon successful completion of certain diversion programs; authorizes such expunctions for certain first-time misdemeanor offenses; requires diversion program to submit specified data to DJJ. Effective Date: July 1, 2018

HB 7039 Human Trafficking Criminal Justice Subcommittee Human Trafficking: Provides mandatory minimum sentence for certain human trafficking offenses; expands definition of term "adult theater"; prohibits assessing certain fees & costs to victims of human trafficking seeking criminal records expungement. Effective Date: July 1, 2018

3:00PM Event Location

H Appropriations Committee 212 K 3:00PM-6:00PM

Retirement of Instructional Personnel and HB 0977 Fine Administrative Per...

Retirement of Instructional Personnel and Administrative Personnel: Revises limitations on maximum length of participation in DROP for certain instructional personnel & administrative personnel; requires employer to notify Division of Retirement of DMS regarding any change in termination date & program participation for each affected member. Effective Date: July 1, 2018

Wednesday Feb 7, 2018

10:00AM Event Location

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10:00AM-3:30P S SESSION M

Special order as determined by the Committee on Rules and Calendar

SB 7014 State-administered Retirement Systems Governmental Oversight and Accountability

State-administered Retirement Systems; Revising required employer retirement contribution rates for each membership class and subclass of the Florida Retirement System, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2018

SB 0152 Sale of Firearms Steube

Sale of Firearms; Requiring Department of Law Enforcement procedures to allow the payment or transmittal of processing fees for criminal history checks of potential firearms buyers by electronic means; providing that criminal history check requests by licensed importers, manufacturers, and dealers to the department may be made by electronic means, etc.Effective Date: 10/1/2018

1:30PM Event Location

H SESSION 1:30PM-N/A

Special Orders

State Employees' Prescription Drug HB 0517 Magar Program

State Employees' Prescription Drug Program: Requires DMS to implement formulary management cost- saving measures; provides requirements for such measures; removes provision that prohibits department from implementing restricted prescription drug formulary or prior authorization program in state employees' prescription drug program. Effective Date: July 1, 2018

4:00PM Event Location

S Rules 110 S 4:00PM-5:30PM

SB 0298 Criminal History Records Bracy

Criminal History Records; Revising the elements that must be attested to by a petitioner in a statement submitted in support of the expunction of a criminal history record; revising the elements that must be attested to by a petitioner in a statement submitted in support of the sealing of a criminal history record; revising the circumstances under which the Department of Law Enforcement must issue a certificate of eligibility for sealing of a criminal history record, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2018

SB 0514 Transplant of Human Tissue Young Transplant of Human Tissue; Requiring the Department of Health to develop and publish an educational pamphlet which contains certain information on the risks and benefits of transplants; requiring the department to notify physicians of the availability of the pamphlet, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2018

SB 0876 Alarm Verification Bean

Alarm Verification ; Revising requirements for alarm verification to include additional methods by which an alarm monitoring company may verify a residential or commercial intrusion/burglary alarm signal and to require that two attempts be made to verify an alarm signal, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2018

SB 0008 Controlled Substances Benacquisto

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Controlled Substances; Prohibiting managed care plans and their fiscal agents or intermediaries from imposing certain requirements or conditions on recipients as a prerequisite to receiving medication- assisted treatment (MAT) services to treat substance abuse disorders; authorizing certain boards to require practitioners to complete a specified board-approved continuing education course to obtain authorization to prescribe controlled substances as part of biennial license renewal; authorizing disciplinary action against practitioners for violating specified provisions relating to controlled substances; prohibiting the dispensing of certain controlled substances in an amount that exceeds a 3- day supply or a medically necessary 7-day supply if certain criteria are met, etc. APPROPRIATION: $53,555,360.00 Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2018

Priorities The Florida State Fraternal Order Of Police are excited to announce that SB 376 Workers Comp/ PTSD 1st Responders passed it’s second committee of reference Tuesday, January 16th, 2018 at 1:30 in the Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee. This bill removes the requirement for an associating injury to receive PTSD treatment/workers compensation benefits. It lowers the evidentiary standard for of mental nervous injuries of first responders, defined in s. 112.1815, F.S., from clear and convincing evidence to preponderance of evidence. It requires that such an employee must have been acting within the course of employment and the person witnessed, or arrived at the scene of, a murder, suicide, fatal injury, child death, or mass casualty incident.Eliminates the requirement that such an employee must initiate mental health treatment within 15 days after the incident. Requires that the mental nervous injury of such an employee must be demonstrated by a preponderance of evidence, rather than a clear and convincing evidence, by a licensed psychiatrist to meet the criteria for PTSD as described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, published by the American Psychiatric Association. Please email your Senator requesting their support of the bill. (SB 376) Senator Bradley bradley.rob@flsenate.gov Senator Flores flores.anitere@flsenate.gov Senator Baxley baxley.dennis@flsenate.gov Senator Bean bean.aaron@flsenate.gov Senator Benacquisto benacquisto.lizbeth@flsenate.gov Senator Bracy bracy.randolph@flsenate.gov Senator Brandes brandes.jeff@flsenate.gov Senator Gainer gainer.george@flsenate.gov Senator Galvano galvano.bill@flsenate.gov Senator Gibson gibson.audrey@flsenate.gov Senator Grimsley grimsley.denise@flsenate.gov Senator Montford montford.bill@flsenate.gov

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Senator Passidomo passidomo.kathleen@flsenate.gov Senator Powell powell.bobby@flsenate.gov Senator Simmons simmons.david@flsenate.gov Senator Simpson simpson.wilton@flsenate.gov Senator Stargel stargel.kelli@flsenate.gov Senator Stewart stewart.linda@flsenate.gov

Please contact the below House of Representative Members of the House Oversight and Transparency Committee. This is the first committee of reference for both house bills on ptsd (HB 227 and HB 629). Representative Sullivan jennifer.sullivan@myfloridahouse.gov Representative Rommel bob.rommel@myfloridahouse.gov Representative Edwards katie.edwards@myfloridahouse.gov Representative Burgess danny.burgess@myfloridahouse.gov Representative Daniels kimberly.daniels@myfloridahouse.gov Representative Davis davis.tracie@myfloridahouse.gov Representative Drake brad.drake@myfloridahouse.gov Representative Henry patrick.henry@myfloridahouse.gov Representative Ingoglia blaise.ingoglia@myfloridahouse.gov Representative McClure lawrence.mcclure@myfloridahouse.gov Representative Pigman cary.pigman@myfloridahouse.gov Representative Stone charlie.stone@myfloridahouse.gov Representative Williamson jayer.williamson@myfloridahouse.gov Representative Yarborough clay.yarborough@myfloridahouse.gov

Senate Bill 722 by Senator Rene Garcia passed the Senate Committee on Governmental Oversight and Productivity on January 16th, 2018 at 4pm. This legislation is a partial return of the COLA for the FRS. This bill will and is a top priority for the members of the Fraternal Order Of Police. Please email the members of the committee and request their support of this much needed fix to the Florida Retirement System. You should also contact your local Senator and let them know that it a priority issue for law enforcement. The next committee of reference is the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government.

Senator Simmons [email protected]

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Senator Bean [email protected]

Senator Broxson [email protected]

Senator Campbell [email protected]

Senator Gainer [email protected]

Senator Garcia [email protected]

Senator Mayfield [email protected]

Senator Powell [email protected]

Senator Rodriguez [email protected]

Senator Taddeo [email protected]

Senator Torres [email protected]

Senate Bill 1698 Correctional Officers by Senator Bobby Powell has not moved in it’s committees of reference. This legislation simply makes certain that Correctional Officers meet the definition of leo for LEOSA, so that they will qualify for reciprocity of HR 218.The first stop for the bill will be Senate Criminal Justice Committee and Chairman Bracy will need to agenda the bill for a hearing. Please contact the members of the committee asking for their help in having the bill heard.

Senator Randolph Bracy [email protected]

Senator Dennis Baxley [email protected]

Senator Aaron Bean [email protected]

Senator Rob Bradley [email protected]

Senator Jeff Brandes [email protected]

Senator Denise Grimsley [email protected]

Senator Darryl Rouson [email protected]

House Bill 589 by Representative Kim Daniels has not been heard in it’s committees of reference. This legislation simply makes certain that Correctional Officers meet the definition of leo for LEOSA, so that they will qualify for reciprocity of HR 218.The first stop for the bill will be House Criminal Justice Committee and Chairman Spano will need to agenda the bill for a hearing. Please contact the members of the committee asking for their help in having the bill heard.

Representative Ross Spano [email protected]

Representative Julio Gonzalez [email protected]

Representative Sharon Pritchett [email protected]

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Representative Ramon Alexander [email protected]

Representative Thad Altman [email protected]

Representative Dane Eagle [email protected]

Representative Bill Hager [email protected]

Representative Gayle Harrell [email protected]

Representative Chris Latvala [email protected]

Representative Jared Moskowitz jared.moskowitz.myfloridahouse.gov

Representative David Richardson [email protected]

Representative Emily Slosberg [email protected]

Representative Jennifer Sullivan [email protected]

Representative Clay Yarborough [email protected]

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