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FL H1379

Bill

Status

Passed

6/26/2017

Primary Sponsor

Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking to seek funding from state, federal, and private sources to support the annual policy summit.

  • Requires the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to assign patrol officers to the Office of the Attorney General upon request for security services.

  • Updates the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act reference date from July 1, 2015 to July 1, 2017 for purposes of unfairness and deception standards.

  • Expands the Florida Money Laundering Act to prohibit laundering of virtual currency, defined as a medium of exchange in electronic or digital format that is not U.S. or foreign coins/currency.

  • Creates emergency responder death benefits program providing up to $50,000 to surviving family members of law enforcement, firefighters, EMTs, or paramedics killed while answering calls for service, excluding such awards from subrogation requirements.

Legislative Description

Department of Legal Affairs

Last Action

Chapter No. 2017-155

6/26/2017

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice4/30/2017
Judiciary4/18/2017
Appropriations3/28/2017
Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee3/10/2017

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