Rep. Melony Bell
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Florida 2021 Regular Session
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Podiatric Medicine [HB-17]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizes Board of Podiatric Medicine to require specified number of continuing education hours related to safe & effective prescribing of controlled substances; provides for governance of podiatric physicians who are supervising medical assistants.
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Police, Fire, and Search and Rescue Canines and Police Horses [HB-67]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Expands definitions of "police canine" & "SAR canine" to include any canine that is owned, or service of which is employed, by correctional agency; increases penalty for intentionally & knowingly causing great bodily harm, permanent disability, or death to, or using deadly weapon upon, police canines or horses, fire canines, or SAR canines.
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Florida 2019 Regular Session
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Wireless Communications While Driving [HB-107]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Crime ]
Requiring a law enforcement officer to inform a motor vehicle operator of certain rights; requiring such officer to record the race and ethnicity of a violator when issuing a citation; requiring law enforcement agencies to report such information to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; prohibiting a person from operating a motor vehicle while using a wireless communications device in a handheld manner in a designated school crossing, school zone, or work zone; authorizing a law enforcement officer during a specified period to stop
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Florida 2019 Regular Session
Dependent Children [HB-115]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Specifies venue in proceedings for appointment of guardian for child or young adult who is under jurisdiction of dependency court; authorizes court to receive & consider information provided by Guardian ad Litem Program & child's attorney ad litem if child is under jurisdiction of dependency court; requires DJJ to notify specified entities & persons of intent to transfer dependent child from commitment facility or program; adds Guardian ad Litem Program as authorized entity to assist with transition-to-adulthood services.
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Florida 2019 Regular Session
Abortion [HB-235]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requires physician to examine woman obtaining abortion for presence of detectable fetal heartbeat; revises informed consent for abortion procedure requirements; provides criminal penalties; prohibits termination of pregnancy when fetal heartbeat is detected; provides exceptions.
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Florida 2019 Regular Session
Specialty License Plates [HB-273]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Agriculture ]
[Funding ]
Directs DHSMV to develop Florida State Beekeepers Association license plate; provides for distribution & use of fees collected from sale of plates.
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Florida 2019 Regular Session
Specialty License Plate Fees [HB-275]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Establishes fee for certain specialty license plate.
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Florida 2019 Regular Session
Jury Service [HB-277]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizes certain students in specified schools to be excused from jury service upon request.
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Florida 2019 Regular Session
Transportation Facility Designations [HB-295]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Provides & revises honorary designations of certain transportation facilities in specified counties; directs DOT to erect suitable markers.
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Florida 2019 Regular Session
State Hemp Program [HB-333]
[Agriculture ]
[Cannabis ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
Creates state hemp program within DACS; directs DACS to submit plan to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture for approval, maintain land registry & submit monthly reports, & adopt rules in consultation with DOH & DBPR; provides licensure requirements; requires licensees to use specified hemp seeds & cultivars; provides requirements for distribution & sale of hemp extract; provides for violations, corrective measures, & enforcement; revises colleges & universities at which department is required to authorize & oversee industrial hemp pilot projects.