Sen. Thomas Leek
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Florida 2017 Regular Session
Educational Options [HB-15]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
Prohibiting a student who is enrolled in the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind from being eligible for the Gardiner Scholarship Program; revising student eligibility criteria for the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program; authorizing a child of a parent who is a member of the United States Armed Forces to apply for a scholarship at any time, etc.
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Tax Exemption for Feminine Hygiene Products [HB-63]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
Exempts from sales & use tax sale of feminine hygiene products; defines term "feminine hygiene product."
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Florida 2017 Regular Session
Transportation Facility Designations [HB-73]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Provides & revises honorary designations of various transportation facilities in specified counties; directs DOT to erect suitable markers.
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Florida 2017 Regular Session
Firefighters [HB-143]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Defines "firefighter"; establishes presumption as to firefighter's condition or impairment of health caused by certain types of cancer he or she contracts in line of duty; specifies criteria firefighter must meet to be entitled to presumption; requires employing agency to provide physical examination for firefighter; specifies circumstances under which presumption does not apply; provides for applicability; requires Legislature to review specified cancer research programs by certain date; provides for employer contribution rate increase to fund
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Florida 2017 Regular Session
Veteran Identification [HB-179]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires DHSMV to create veteran identification card for certain purposes; provides for design of card; provides eligibility requirements & fee disposition; prohibits use of card for certain purposes; provides for termination of card; provides for future repeal; authorizes use of card as proof of veteran status for obtaining waivers of license/registration fees relating to certain businesses & occupations & carrying concealed weapons/firearms.
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Florida 2017 Regular Session
Tax on Commercial Real Property [HB-223]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
Provides certain exemptions from tax imposed on rental or license fees charged for use of commercial real property; provides for future repeal of tax.
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Florida 2017 Regular Session
Self-Defense Immunity [HB-245]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Provides that when a prima facie claim of self-defense is raised in a criminal pretrial immunity hearing, burden of proof shifts to the party seeking to overcome immunity claim.
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Florida 2017 Regular Session
Veterans' Annual Sales Tax Holiday [HB-263]
[Taxes ]
[Veterans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Creates annual sales tax holiday for veterans; specifies items eligible for sales tax holiday; defines "veteran" for purposes of sales tax holiday; specifies documents that demonstrate proof of military status; provides retailer reporting requirements; authorizes certain retailers to elect not to participate; specifies opt-out procedures; authorizes DOR to adopt rules.
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Florida 2017 Regular Session
Reimbursement of Certain Taxes [HB-279]
[Taxes ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Property Tax ]
[Funding ]
[Housing ]
Authorizes partial reimbursement of ad valorem taxes paid on homestead properties rendered uninhabitable from damage inflicted by hurricanes in 2016; authorizes reimbursement of sales taxes paid for mobile homes destroyed from damage inflicted by hurricanes in 2016; provides procedures for applying & receiving reimbursements; provides procedures for appealing denials of reimbursement requests; requires DOR to determine total reimbursement payments & to disburse checks from specified trust fund; provides penalty for giving false information; requires
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Florida 2017 Regular Session
Objecting to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 [HR-281]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
Opposes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 & requests its repeal or fundamental alteration.