HB 0005 - Relating to Firefighters and Municipal Police Officers - Hooper Firefighters and Municipal Police Officers: Revises definitions for purposes of determining prior service credit; authorizes terms of office for boards of trustees of pension & retirement trust funds to be revised under certain circumstances; authorizes trust fund plan administrators to withhold specified funds; provides exemption from liability; provides requirements for board of trustees; authorizes use of additional investment policy guidelines; increases percentage of trust fund assets that board of trustees may invest in foreign securities; provides guidelines for adjustment of member contribution rates; clarifies boundaries of special fire control district for specified purposes; provides that specified municipalities are eligible to receive premium taxes reported for other municipalities; authorizes municipality receiving police protection services to enact ordinance levying premium tax; provides requirements for OIR; revises certain notification procedures; authorizes certain municipalities to assess & impose certain premium taxes; provides for distribution of premium tax proceeds; authorizes retirees to change designation of joint annuitant or beneficiary up to two times without approval of board or prior joint annuitant or beneficiary; revises fund distribution procedures with respect to plan termination; provides that DMS shall effect fund termination. Effective Date: July 1, 2009 11/19/08   HOUSE Filed 12/30/08  HOUSE Referred to Governmental Affairs Policy Committee; Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council; Finance & Tax Council; Government Operations Appropriations Committee; Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care 03/09/09  HOUSE On Committee agenda - Governmental Affairs Policy Committee, 03/11/09, 9:30 am, 306 H 03/11/09  HOUSE Favorable with CS by Governmental Affairs Policy Committee; 11 Yeas, 0 Nays 03/17/09 HOUSE Committee Substitute (C1) Text Filed; Now in Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council 03/23/09 HOUSE On Council agenda - Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council, 03/25/09, 10:00 am, 404 H 03/25/09  HOUSE Favorable by Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council; 14 Yeas, 0 Nays; Now in Finance & Tax Council 03/27/09  HOUSE On Council agenda - Finance & Tax Council, 03/31/09, 1:15 pm, 102 H 03/31/09  HOUSE On Council agenda - Finance & Tax Council, 04/02/09, 10:00 am, 102 H; Favorable by Finance & Tax Council; 12 Yeas, 0 Nays; Removed from Council agenda - Finance & Tax Council, 04/02/09, 10:00 am 04/01/09  HOUSE Now in Government Operations Appropriations Committee; Bill to Be Discussed During the Office of the EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference; 4/03/09, 8:15 a.m., 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) 04/09/09  HOUSE On Committee agenda - Government Operations Appropriations Committee, 04/13/09, 12:00 pm, 116 K 04/13/09  HOUSE Favorable with CS by Government Operations Appropriations Committee; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays 04/15/09  ----- Bill to Be Discussed During the Office of the EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference; 4/17/09, 8:15 a.m., 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken) 04/16/09  HOUSE Committee Substitute (C2) Text Filed 04/19/09  HOUSE On Council agenda - Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care, 04/20/09, 10:45 am, 212 K - If Received 04/20/09  HOUSE Now in Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care; Favorable with CS by Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care; 33 Yeas, 0 Nays 04/22/09  HOUSE Committee Substitute (C3) Text Filed 04/29/09  HOUSE Placed on Calendar, on second reading 05/01/09  HOUSE Substituted for SB 0538; Laid on Table, Refer to SB 0538 Public Comments Revises definitions for purposes of determining prior service credit; authorizes terms of office for boards of trustees of pension & retirement trust funds to be revised under certain circumstances; authorizes trust fund plan administrators to withhold specified funds; provides exemption from liability; provides requirements for board of trustees; authorizes use of additional investment policy guidelines; increases percentage of trust fund assets that board of trustees may invest in foreign securities; provides guidelines for adjustment of member contribution rates; clarifies boundaries of special fire control district for specified purposes; provides that specified municipalities are eligible to receive premium taxes reported for other municipalities; authorizes municipality receiving police protection services to enact ordinance levying premium tax; provides requirements for OIR; revises certain notification procedures; authorizes certain municipalities to assess & impose certain premium taxes; provides for distribution of premium tax proceeds; authorizes retirees to change designation of joint annuitant or beneficiary up to two times without approval of board or prior joint annuitant or beneficiary; revises fund distribution procedures with respect to plan termination; provides that DMS shall effect fund termination. HB 0239 - Relating to Motor Vehicles - Glorioso Motor Vehicles; Limits use of proceeds from sale of specialty license plates; revises provisions for Choose Life license plate, United We Stand license plate, & Florida Golf license plate; creates Autism license plate, Let's Go Surfing license plate, Florida Horse Park license plate, St. Johns River license plate, Endless Summer license plate, Catch Me, Release Me license plate, and a Hispanics Settled Florida in 1565 license plate, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 09/01/2009. 01/06/09   HOUSE Filed 02/06/09   HOUSE Referred to Roads, Bridges & Ports Policy Committee; Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council; Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development 03/02/09    HOUSE On Committee agenda - Roads, Bridges & Ports Policy Committee, 03/04/09, 9:00 am, 404 H 03/04/09  HOUSE Favorable with CS by Roads, Bridges & Ports Policy Committee; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays 03/09/09  HOUSE Committee Substitute (C1) Text Filed 03/17/09  HOUSE Referenced to Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Committee added; Remaining references: Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council, Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Committee, Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development; Now in Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council 03/30/09  HOUSE On Council agenda - Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council, 04/01/09, 9:00 am, 404 H 04/01/09  HOUSE Not considered by Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council 04/10/09  HOUSE On Council agenda - Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council, 04/14/09, 10:15 am, 404 H 04/14/09  HOUSE Favorable with CS by Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council; 11 Yeas, 3 Nays 04/21/09  HOUSE Committee Substitute (C2) Text Filed 04/22/09  HOUSE Placed on Calendar, on second reading; Placed on Special Order Calendar for 04/24/09 04/24/09  HOUSE Read Second Time; Amendments Failed (031460, 281759); Amendment Withdrawn (261959, 195133); Amendments Adopted (541877, 421087); Ordered engrossed 04/27/09  HOUSE Engrossed Text (E1) Filed; Read Third Time; Amendments Adopted (599315, 493837, 213639); Amendment Withdrawn (048407); Passed (Vote: 88 Yeas / 29 Nays); Ordered engrossed; Engrossed Text (E2) Filed; In Senate Messages 04/28/09  SENATE Received, referred to Transportation; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Health and Human Services Appropriations SB 0538 - Relating to Publicly Funded Retirement Programs - Baker Publicly Funded Retirement Programs [GPSC] ; Requires the Trustees of the State Board of Administration to identify and offer at least one terror-free investment product to the Public Employee Optional Retirement Program by a certain date. Redefines the terms "credible service" and "firefighter." Provides that investment caps on foreign securities may only be amended, repealed, or increased by an act of the Legislature, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009. 01/06/09   SENATE Filed 01/23/09  SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; General Government Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means 02/26/09   SENATE On Committee agenda - Community Affairs Committee, 03/03/09, 2:00 pm, 412 K 03/03/09  SENATE Temporarily postponed by Community Affairs 03/05/09  SENATE On Committee agenda - Community Affairs Committee, 03/10/09, 10:30 am, 412 K 03/10/09  SENATE Favorable with 6 Amendments by Community Affairs Committee; 10 Yeas, 0 Nays 03/12/09  SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability 04/02/09  SENATE On Committee agenda - Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 04/07/09, 8:00 am, 110 S 04/07/09  SENATE Favorable with 4 Amendments by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays 04/14/09  SENATE Now in General Government Appropriations; On Committee agenda - General Government Appropriations Committee, 04/15/09, 9:45 am, 401 S 04/15/09  SENATE Favorable with CS by General Government Appropriations Committee; 5 Yeas, 0 Nays 04/17/09  SENATE Committee Substitute (C1) Text Filed 04/20/09  SENATE Now in Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means 04/24/09  SENATE Withdrawn from Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means; Placed on 04/28/09  SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar for 04/29/09 04/29/09  SENATE Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (313024); Amendment Failed (134318); Ordered engrossed; Engrossed Text (E1) Filed 04/30/09 SENATE Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 38 Yeas / 0 Nays); In House messages 05/01/09  HOUSE Received from Messages; Referred to Calendar; Read Second Time; Substituted for HB 0005; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 118 Yeas / 0 Nays); Senate Ordered enrolled; Enrolled Text (ER) Filed Public Comments Revises the definition of the term "creditable service" for purposes of determining credit for prior service as a firefighter or police officer. Authorizes the terms of office for the board of trustees of the firefighters' pension trust fund to be revised under certain circumstances. Revises municipal police officers' retirement trust fund board of trustee selection procedures. SB 0642 - Relating to License Plates - Altman License Plates [CPSC]; Revises authorized uses of proceeds received from the sale of the United We Stand license plate. Creates a Fraternal Order of Police license plate. Creates an Autism license plate. Creates the Go Green Florida license plate. Creates the Catch Me, Release Me license plate. Creates an Endless Summer license plate. Creates the St. Johns River license plate. Creates a Florida Biodiversity Foundation license plate, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009. 01/13/09  SENATE Filed 01/23/09  SENATE Referred to Transportation; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Health and Human Services Appropriations 03/20/09  SENATE On Committee agenda - Transportation Committee, 03/25/09, 8:00 am, 37 S 03/25/09  SENATE Favorable with 1 Amendment by Transportation Committee; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays 03/30/09  SENATE Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 04/01/09  SENATE On Committee agenda - Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Committee, 04/06/09, 4:00 pm, 401 S 04/06/09  SENATE Favorable with 2 Amendments (597564, 182398) by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Committee; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays 04/09/09  SENATE Now in Health and Human Services Appropriations; On Committee agenda - Health and Human Services Appropriations Committee, 04/15/09, 9:45 am, 110 S 04/15/09  SENATE Favorable with CS by Health and Human Services Appropriations Committee; 5 Yeas, 0 Nays 04/17/09  SENATE Committee Substitute (C1) Text Filed 04/20/09  SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading 04/22/09  SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar for 04/24/09 04/24/09  SENATE Read Second Time; Amendments Adopted (887888, 784040, 710366, 514904, 497548, 458180, 326570, 290226, 174266); Ordered engrossed; Engrossed Text (E1) Text Filed 04/27/09  SENATE Temporarily Postponed on Third Reading 04/29/09  SENATE Temporarily Postponed on Third Reading 04/30/09  SENATE Temporarily Postponed on Third Reading 05/01/09  SENATE Temporarily Postponed on Third Reading HB 0697 - Relating to Retirement - Abruzzo Retirement: Provides legislative intent; provides statement of important state interest; revises provisions relating to benefits payable for total & permanent disability for certain Special Risk Class members of FRS who are injured in line of duty; authorizes reemployment of persons who retired with in-line-of-duty disability benefits by specified employers; authorizes reemployment of person who retired with in-line-of-duty disability benefits by employer participating in state-administered retirement system after 1 calendar month. Effective Date: July 1, 2009 02/03/09 HOUSE Filed 03/12/09 HOUSE Referred to Governmental Affairs Policy Committee; Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council; Government Operations Appropriations Committee; Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care 05/01/09  HOUSE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Public Comments 2. A member of the Special Risk Class who is a lawenforcement officer, firefighter, correctional officer, emergency medical technician, paramedic, or community-based correctional probation officer shall be considered totally and permanently disabled in the line of duty if he or she is prevented, by reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment caused by a job-related injury, from performing useful and efficient service in the position held, unless the administrator can provide competent medical evidence to the contrary. 2. Any member of the Special Risk Class who retired under the disability retirement provisions of subparagraph (4)(b)2. may be reemployed by any employer in any position other than a special risk position or the position in which he or she was employed at the time of the disabling illness or injury and may receive compensation from that employment without limiting or restricting in any way the disability benefits payable to that person under the Florida Retirement System. b. Any member of the Special Risk Class who retired under the disability retirement provisions of subparagraph (4)(b)2. may be reemployed by any employer participating in a state- administered retirement system after having been retired for 1 calendar month, in accordance with s. 121.021(39). After 1 calendar month of retirement, any such retired member may be reemployed by any employer in any position other than a special risk position or the position in which he or she was employed at the time of the disabling illness or injury and may receive compensation from that employment without limiting or restricting in any way the retirement benefits payable to that person under this chapter. 12.a. An employing agency may reemploy a retired member who retired under the disability provisions of subparagraph (4)(b)2. as a law enforcement officer, firefighter, correctional officer, emergency medical technician, paramedic, or community-based correctional probation officer after the retired memberhas been retired for 1 calendar month, in accordance with s. 121.021(39). b. Such retired member may not be reemployed with any employer in the position he or she held at the time of the disabling illness or injury or any position that is included in the Special Risk Class. c. The employing agency reemploying such a member is subject to the retirement contribution required in subparagraph 7. HB 0867 - Relating to Specialty License Plates - Workman Specialty License Plates: Creates Fraternal Order of Police license plate; establishes annual use fee for plate; provides for distribution of use fees received from sale of such plates. Effective Date: October 1, 2009 02/12/09   HOUSE Filed 03/04/09  HOUSE Referred to Roads, Bridges, & Ports Policy; Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council; Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations; Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development 03/09/09  HOUSE On Committee agenda - Roads, Bridges & Ports Policy Committee, 03/11/09, 9:00 am, 404 H 03/11/09  HOUSE Favorable with CS by Roads, Bridges & Ports Policy Committee; 21 Yeas, 0 Nays 03/13/09  HOUSE Committee Substitute (C1) Text Filed 03/17/09  HOUSE Now in Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council 05/01/09  HOUSE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Public Comments Creates Fraternal Order of Police license plate; establishes annual use fee for plate; provides for distribution of use fees received from sale of such plates. Effective Date: October 1, 2009 (69) FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LICENSE PLATES.-- a) The department shall develop a Fraternal Order of Police license plate as provided in this section. Fraternal Order of Police license plates must bear the colors and design approved by the department. The word "Florida" must appear at the top of the plate, and the words "Fraternal Order of Police" must appear at the bottom of the plate. (b) In order to purchase the Fraternal Order of Police license plate, a person must submit a certified letter from theFlorida State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police showing that he or she qualifies for the use of the Fraternal Order of Police law enforcement emblem by being a member in good standing. (c) The license plate annual use fees shall be distributed to the Florida State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police Memorial Foundation to fund its activities, programs, and projects aimed at preserving, maintaining, and expanding the Florida Fraternal Order of Police Law Enforcement Memorial. The Florida State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police may retain all revenue from the annual use fees until all startup costs for developing and establishing the plate have been recovered. Thereafter, up to 25 percent of the annual use fee revenue may be used for promotion and marketing of the specialty license plate and administrative costs directly associated with memorial programs and the specialty license plate. The Florida State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police Memorial Foundation shall use the remaining funds as follows: 1. To fund the Florida State Fraternal Order of Police Law Enforcement Memorial projects. 2. To provide funds for the expansion, maintenance, and support of the Florida State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police Memorial Foundation. 3. To provide funds to organizations that help support the families of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. 4. To support programs and events that support the Florida Fraternal Order of Police Law Enforcement Memorial. HB 0889 - Relating to Highway Safety - Porth Highway Safety: Creates "Deputy Michael Callin, Michael Haligowski, & Deputy Ryan C. Seguin Memorial Traffic Safety Act"; requires motor vehicle being driven by person whose driver license or driving privilege is canceled, suspended, revoked, or disqualified to be impounded or immobilized; provides for notice to driver, owners, insurers, & lienholders; provides for payment of costs and fees, release of motor vehicle, & sale of unclaimed motor vehicle; requires DHSMV records to contain impoundment & immobilization information; provides for immobilized motor vehicle found being operated upon any street or highway in state before release from immobilization to be seized & subject to forfeit; directs department to inform drivers of provisions for impoundment & immobilization. Effective Date: July 1, 2009 02/16/09    HOUSE Filed 03/04/09  HOUSE Referred to Roads, Bridges, & Ports Policy; Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council; Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations; Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development 05/01/09  HOUSE Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Public Comments Notification of cancellation, suspension, revocation, or disqualification given by the department under this section shall also inform the person whose license or driving privilege is being canceled, suspended, revoked, or disqualified that any motor vehicle driven by or under the 81 actual physical control of that person while the license or driving privilege is canceled, suspended, revoked, or disqualified is subject to impoundment and immobilization under (8)(a)1. If a law enforcement officer determines that a motor vehicle is being driven by or is under the actual physical control of a person whose driver's license or driving privilege is canceled, suspended, revoked, or disqualified, the officer shall immediately impound the motor vehicle, immobilize the motor vehicle by installing an immobilization device on the motor vehicle, or immobilize the motor vehicle by removing the registration license plate. The officer shall serve notice of the impoundment or immobilization upon the driver. The notice shall include the location where the motor vehicle is being held and information on the procedures to have the motor vehicle released from impoundment or immobilization by a department-approved vendor. A law enforcement agency or officer who proceeds in good faith to immobilize or impound a vehicle under this section is not responsible for any towing, immobilizing, or impounding fees. A law enforcement officer may immobilize the motor vehicle by removing the registration license plate and leave the scene of the impoundment or immobilization without completing the impoundment or immobilization process if the officer is ordered elsewhere by his or her superior officer or an emergency elsewhere or other exigent circumstance compels the officer to leave. 2. If the officer determines the driver's license is suspended for a failure to pay traffic infractions and the driver has not previously been warned of immobilization or impoundment, the officer shall provide a warning and shall not impound or immobilize the motor vehicle. (d)1. The department shall collect a $35 processing fee prior to release to the owner of any motor vehicle impounded or immobilized under this subsection. Five dollars of the fee shall be distributed to the law enforcement agency that initiated the impoundment or immobilization. The remaining $30 shall be forwarded to the Department of Revenue, which shall: a. Deposit $10 of the fee into the State Transportation Trust Fund created under s. 206.46 to be used to carry out public transit responsibilities of the Department of Transportation under s. 341.041. b. Remit $5 of the fee to the Florida Law Enforcement Memorial Fund of the Florida State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police to be used to provide funds for the Law Enforcement Memorial Monument on the grounds of the Florida Capitol and to provide support to surviving colleagues and families of officers who have lost their lives serving the citizens of the state. c. Remit $5 of the fee to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles for public service announcements warning 259 motorists that any motor vehicle driven by a person whose license has been canceled, suspended, revoked, or disqualified is subject to impoundment or immobilization. d. Remit $10 of the fee to the state courts system for deposit into the Operating Trust Fund created under s. 25.3844. 2. The department shall charge a reasonable fee, not to exceed $6, to the owner or lessee of the motor vehicle to cover the operational costs related to immobilizing or impounding motor vehicles. Fees collected under this subparagraph shall be deposited in the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. 3. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, that portion of any outstanding fine or fee collected pursuant to this subsection which is not otherwise allocated by law or which is allocated to the General Revenue Fund shall be remitted by the Department of Revenue to the Operating Trust Fund created in s. 25.3844. 4. Fees required under this paragraph for release of a motor vehicle, as well as fines and fees required for reinstatement of a person's license and privilege to drive, may be satisfied by community service pursuant to s. 318.18(8) as SB 1398 - Relating to Fraternal Order of Police License Plate - Fasano Fraternal Order of Police License Plate [CPSC]; Creates the Fraternal Order of Police license plate. Establishes an annual use fee for the plate. Provides for the distribution of use fees received from the sale of such plates. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009. 02/09/09   SENATE Filed 02/19/09   SENATE Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations 03/20/09  SENATE On Committee agenda - Transportation Committee, 03/25/09, 8:00 am, 37 S 03/25/09 SENATE Favorable by Transportation Committee; 7 Yeas, 2 Nays; Now in Criminal Justice 04/16/09  SENATE Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Now in Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations; On Committee agenda - Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations Committee, 04/20/09, 1:00 pm, 412 K 04/20/09  SENATE Favorable with 1 Amendment by Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Committee; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays 04/21/09  SENATE Placed on Calendar, on second reading 04/22/09  SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar for 04/24/09 04/24/09  SENATE Read Second Time; Amendment(s) Adopted; Ordered engrossed; Engrossed Text (E1) Filed 04/27/09  SENATE Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 36 Yeas / 1 Nays); In House Messages 04/28/09  HOUSE Received, referred to Economic Development & Community Affairs Policy Council; Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (CEED); Full Appropriations Council on Education & Economic Development Public Comments Fraternal Order of Police License Plate; Creates the Fraternal Order of Police license plate. Establishes an annual use fee for the plate. Provides for the distribution of use fees received from the sale of such plates. SB 1652 - Relating to Highway Safety - Gelber Highway Safety [CPSC]; Creates the "Deputy Michael Callin, Michael Haligowski, and Deputy Ryan C. Seguin Memorial Traffic Safety Act". Requires impoundment and immobilization information to be included with notice to a person whose driver license or driving privilege is being canceled, suspended, revoked, or disqualified. Provides for the HSMV to commence impoundment or immobilization at the scene where the motor vehicle was immobilized, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009 except as otherwise provided. 02/17/09   SENATE Filed 02/26/09  SENATE Referred to Transportation; Banking and Insurance; Criminal Justice; Finance and Tax; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations SB 2208 - Relating to Disability Retirement Benefits/Special Risk Class - Baker Disability Retirement Benefits/Special Risk Class; Provides that certain members of the Special Risk Class who retired under the disability retirement provisions of the FRS may be reemployed and continue to receive their disability retirement benefits. Provides a declaration of important state interest. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2009. 02/25/09   SENATE Filed 03/10/09    SENATE Referred to Community Affairs; Criminal Justice; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means