Florida 2023 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1307 Comm Sub / Bill

Filed 03/30/2023

                       
 
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A bill to be entitled 1 
An act relating to the Department of Agriculture and 2 
Consumer Services; amending s. 493.6105, F.S.; making 3 
a technical change; revising requirements for 4 
applicants for a Class "K" license; amending s. 5 
493.6113, F.S.; revising the circumstances under which 6 
the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 7 
may waive firearms training requirements; revising 8 
requirements for applicants for a Class "K" license; 9 
requiring the Division of Licensing of the department 10 
to establish a specified late fee by rule; ame nding s. 11 
493.6123, F.S.; authorizing the department to publish 12 
certain information online in lieu of using a paper 13 
format; amending ss. 493.6304 and 493.6406, F.S.; 14 
making technical changes; amending s. 496.405, F.S.; 15 
revising requirements relating to regi stration fees 16 
for certain charitable organizations, sponsors, and 17 
parent organizations; amending s. 496.406, F.S.; 18 
conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 19 
amending s. 527.01, F.S.; revising the definitions of 20 
the terms "Category I liquefied petro leum gas dealer" 21 
and "Category V LP gas installer"; creating s. 22 
812.0151, F.S.; defining the term "fuel"; providing 23 
criminal penalties for certain actions relating to 24 
retail fuel theft; requiring law enforcement agencies 25     
 
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to remove and reclaim, recycle, or dispose of fuel in 26 
a specified manner; requiring judges to enter a 27 
specified order for persons convicted of violating 28 
specified provisions; specifying that convicted 29 
persons are responsible for certain costs and 30 
payments; reenacting ss. 366.032(1)(e) and 31 
489.105(3)(m), F.S., relating to preemption over 32 
utility service restrictions and definitions, 33 
respectively, to incorporate the amendments made by 34 
this act to s. 527.01, F.S., in references thereto; 35 
providing an effective date. 36 
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Be It Enacted by the Leg islature of the State of Florida: 38 
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 Section 1.  Subsection (2) and paragraph (a) of subsection 40 
(6) of section 493.6105, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 41 
 493.6105  Initial application for license. — 42 
 (2)  Each application must be signed and verified by the 43 
applicant individual under oath as provided in s. 92.525. 44 
 (6)  In addition to the requirements under subsection (3), 45 
an applicant for a Class "K" license must: 46 
 (a)  Submit one of the following: 47 
 1.  The Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Trai ning 48 
Commission Instructor Certificate and written confirmation by 49 
the commission that the applicant possesses an active firearms 50     
 
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certification. 51 
 2.  A valid National Rifle Association Private Security 52 
Firearm Instructor Certificate issued not more than 3 years 53 
before the submission of the applicant's Class "K" application. 54 
 3.  A valid firearms instructor certificate issued by a 55 
federal law enforcement agency issued not more than 3 years 56 
before the submission of the applicant's Class "K" application. 57 
 4.  A valid DD Form 214 issued not more than 3 years before 58 
the submission of the applicant's Class "K" application, 59 
indicating that the applicant has been honorably discharged and 60 
served no less than 3 years in the military as a firearms 61 
instructor. 62 
 Section 2.  Paragraphs (b) and (d) of subsection (3) and 63 
subsection (4) of section 493.6113, Florida Statutes, are 64 
amended to read: 65 
 493.6113  Renewal application for licensure. — 66 
 (3)  Each licensee is responsible for renewing his or her 67 
license on or before its expiration by filing with the 68 
department an application for renewal accompanied by payment of 69 
the renewal fee and the fingerprint retention fee to cover the 70 
cost of ongoing retention in the statewide automated biometric 71 
identification system established i n s. 943.05(2)(b). Upon the 72 
first renewal of a license issued under this chapter before 73 
January 1, 2017, the licensee shall submit a full set of 74 
fingerprints and fingerprint processing fees to cover the cost 75     
 
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of entering the fingerprints into the statewide automated 76 
biometric identification system pursuant to s. 493.6108(4)(a) 77 
and the cost of enrollment in the Federal Bureau of 78 
Investigation's national retained print arrest notification 79 
program. Subsequent renewals may be completed without submission 80 
of a new set of fingerprints. 81 
 (b)  Each Class "G" licensee shall additionally submit 82 
proof that he or she has received during each year of the 83 
license period a minimum of 4 hours of firearms requalification 84 
training taught by a Class "K" licensee and has complie d with 85 
such other health and training requirements that the department 86 
shall adopt by rule. Proof of completion of firearms 87 
requalification training shall be submitted to the department 88 
upon completion of the training. A Class "G" licensee must 89 
successfully complete this requalification training for each 90 
type and caliber of firearm carried in the course of performing 91 
his or her regulated duties. If the licensee fails to complete 92 
the required 4 hours of annual training during the first year of 93 
the 2-year term of the license, the license shall be 94 
automatically suspended. The licensee must complete the minimum 95 
number of hours of range and classroom training required at the 96 
time of initial licensure and submit proof of completion of such 97 
training to the departme nt before the license may be reinstated. 98 
If the licensee fails to complete the required 4 hours of annual 99 
training during the second year of the 2 -year term of the 100     
 
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license, the licensee must complete the minimum number of hours 101 
of range and classroom train ing required at the time of initial 102 
licensure and submit proof of completion of such training to the 103 
department before the license may be renewed. The department may 104 
waive the firearms training requirement if: 105 
 1.  The applicant provides proof that he or she is 106 
currently certified as a law enforcement officer or correctional 107 
officer under the Criminal Justice Standards and Training 108 
Commission and has completed law enforcement firearms 109 
requalification training annually during the previous 2 years of 110 
the licensure period; 111 
 2.  The applicant provides proof that he or she is 112 
currently certified as a federal law enforcement officer and has 113 
received law enforcement firearms training administered by a 114 
federal law enforcement agency annually during the previous 2 115 
years of the licensure period; or 116 
 3.  The applicant submits a valid firearm certificate among 117 
those specified in s. 493.6105(6)(a) and provides proof of 118 
having completed requalification training during the previous 2 119 
years of the licensure period ; or 120 
 4.  The applicant provides proof that he or she has 121 
completed annual firearms training in accordance with the 122 
requirements of the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act 123 
under 18 U.S.C. ss. 926B -926C. 124 
 (d)  Each Class "K" licensee shall additionally submit : 125     
 
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 1. One of the certificates specified under s. 493.6105(6) 126 
as proof that he or she remains certified to provide firearms 127 
instruction; or 128 
 2.  Proof of having taught at least six 28 -hour firearms 129 
instruction courses to Class "G" applicants during the pre vious 130 
3-year license period. 131 
 (4)  A licensee who fails to file a renewal application on 132 
or before its expiration must renew his or her license by 133 
fulfilling the applicable requirements of subsection (3) and may 134 
be required to pay by paying a late fee equal to the amount of 135 
the license fee. The division shall establish the amount of the 136 
late fee authorized under this subsection by rule; however, such 137 
late fee may not exceed the amount of the license fee. 138 
 Section 3.  Subsection (3) is added to section 493 .6123, 139 
Florida Statutes, to read: 140 
 493.6123  Publication to industry. — 141 
 (3)  The department may publish all information required by 142 
this section online in lieu of using a paper format. 143 
 Section 4.  Subsection (2) of section 493.6304, Florida 144 
Statutes, is amended to read: 145 
 493.6304  Security officer school or training facility. — 146 
 (2)  The application must shall be signed and verified by 147 
the applicant under oath as provided in s. 92.525 and must 148 
contain, at a minimum, the following information: 149 
 (a)  The name and address of the school or training 150     
 
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facility and, if the applicant is an individual, her or his 151 
name, address, and social security or alien registration number. 152 
 (b)  The street address of the place at which the training 153 
is to be conducted. 154 
 (c)  A copy of the training curriculum and final 155 
examination to be administered. 156 
 Section 5.  Subsection (2) of section 493.6406, Florida 157 
Statutes, is amended to read: 158 
 493.6406  Recovery agent school or training facility. — 159 
 (2)  The application must be signed an d verified by the 160 
applicant under oath as provided in s. 92.525 and must shall 161 
contain, at a minimum, the following information: 162 
 (a)  The name and address of the school or training 163 
facility and, if the applicant is an individual, his or her 164 
name, address, and social security or alien registration number. 165 
 (b)  The street address of the place at which the training 166 
is to be conducted or the street address of the Class "RS" 167 
school offering Internet -based or correspondence training. 168 
 (c)  A copy of the trainin g curriculum and final 169 
examination to be administered. 170 
 Section 6.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 171 
496.405, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 172 
 496.405  Registration statements by charitable 173 
organizations and sponsors. — 174 
 (4)(a)  Every charitable organization, sponsor, or parent 175     
 
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organization filing on behalf of one or more chapters, branches, 176 
or affiliates that is required to register under this section 177 
must pay a single registration fee. A parent organization filing 178 
on behalf of one or more chapters, branches, or affiliates shall 179 
total all contributions received by the chapters, branches, or 180 
affiliates included in the registration statement to determine 181 
registration fees. Fees shall be assessed as follows: 182 
 1.a.  Ten dollars, if the contribu tions received for the 183 
last fiscal or calendar year were less than $5,000; or 184 
 b.  Ten dollars, if the contributions actually raised or 185 
received from the public during the immediately preceding fiscal 186 
year by such organization or sponsor are no more than $50,000 187 
$25,000 and the fundraising activities of such organization or 188 
sponsor are carried on by volunteers, members, officers, or 189 
permanent employees, who are not compensated, primarily to 190 
solicit such contributions, provided no part of the assets or 191 
income of such organization or sponsor inures to the benefit of 192 
or is paid to any officer or member of such organization or 193 
sponsor or to any professional fundraising consultant, 194 
professional solicitor, or commercial co -venturer; 195 
 2.  Seventy-five dollars, if the contributions received for 196 
the last fiscal year were $5,000 or more, but less than 197 
$100,000; 198 
 3.  One hundred twenty -five dollars, if the contributions 199 
received for the last fiscal year were $100,000 or more, but 200     
 
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less than $200,000; 201 
 4.  Two hundred dollars, if the contributions received for 202 
the last fiscal year were $200,000 or more, but less than 203 
$500,000; 204 
 5.  Three hundred dollars, if the contributions received 205 
for the last fiscal year were $500,000 or more, but less than $1 206 
million; 207 
 6.  Three hundred fifty dollars, if the contributions 208 
received for the last fiscal year were $1 million or more, but 209 
less than $10 million; 210 
 7.  Four hundred dollars, if the contributions received for 211 
the last fiscal year were $10 million or more. 212 
 Section 7.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 213 
496.406, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 214 
 496.406  Exemption from registration. — 215 
 (1)  The following charitable organizations and sponsors 216 
are exempt from the requirements of s. 496.405: 217 
 (d)  A charitable organi zation or sponsor that has less 218 
than $50,000 $25,000 in total revenue during a fiscal year if 219 
the fundraising activities of such organization or sponsor are 220 
carried on by volunteers, members, or officers who are not 221 
compensated and no part of the assets or income of such 222 
organization or sponsor inures to the benefit of or is paid to 223 
any officer or member of such organization or sponsor or to any 224 
professional fundraising consultant, professional solicitor, or 225     
 
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commercial co-venturer. If a charitable organizat ion or sponsor 226 
that has less than $50,000 $25,000 in total revenue during a 227 
fiscal year actually acquires total revenue equal to or in 228 
excess of $50,000 $25,000, the charitable organization or 229 
sponsor must register with the department as required by s. 230 
496.405 within 30 days after the date the revenue reaches 231 
$50,000 $25,000. 232 
 Section 8.  Subsections (6) and (10) of section 527.01, 233 
Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 234 
 527.01  Definitions. —As used in this chapter: 235 
 (6)  "Category I liquefied petroleum g as dealer" means any 236 
person selling or offering to sell by delivery or at a 237 
stationary location any liquefied petroleum gas to the consumer 238 
for industrial, commercial, or domestic use; any person leasing 239 
or offering to lease, or exchanging or offering to e xchange, any 240 
apparatus, appliances, and equipment for the use of liquefied 241 
petroleum gas; any person designing, installing, servicing, 242 
altering, or modifying apparatus, piping, tubing, appliances, 243 
and equipment for the use of liquefied petroleum or natural gas; 244 
any person installing carburetion equipment; or any person 245 
requalifying cylinders. 246 
 (10)  "Category V LP gas installer" means any person who is 247 
engaged in the liquefied petroleum gas business and whose 248 
services include the design, installation, servicing, altering, 249 
or modifying of apparatus, piping, tubing, tanks, and equipment 250     
 
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for the use of liquefied petroleum or natural gas and selling or 251 
offering to sell, or leasing or offering to lease, apparatus, 252 
appliances, and equipment for the use of liquefie d petroleum or 253 
natural gas. 254 
 Section 9.  Section 812.0151, Florida Statutes, is created 255 
to read: 256 
 812.0151  Retail fuel theft. — 257 
 (1)  As used in this section, the term "fuel" has the same 258 
meaning as in s. 163.3206(2). 259 
 (2)(a)  A person commits a felony of the third degree, 260 
punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, 261 
if he or she willfully, knowingly, and without authorization: 262 
 1.  Breaches a retail fuel dispenser or accesses any 263 
internal portion of a retail fuel dispenser; or 264 
 2.  Possesses any device constructed for the purpose of 265 
fraudulently altering, manipulating, or interrupting the normal 266 
functioning of a retail fuel dispenser. 267 
 (b)  A person commits a felony of the second degree, 268 
punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.08 3, or s. 775.084, 269 
if he or she willfully, knowingly, and without authorization: 270 
 1.  Physically tampers with, manipulates, removes, 271 
replaces, or interrupts any mechanical or electronic component 272 
located within the internal portion of a retail fuel dispense r; 273 
or 274 
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fraudulently alter, manipulate, or interrupt the normal 276 
functioning of a retail fuel dispenser. 277 
 (c)  A person commits a felony of the third degree, 278 
punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, 279 
if he or she: 280 
 1.  Obtains fuel as a result of violating paragraph (a) or 281 
paragraph (b); or 282 
 2.  Modifies a vehicle's factory installed fuel tank or 283 
possesses any item used to hold fuel which was not fitted to a 284 
vehicle or conveyance at the time of manufacture with the intent 285 
to use such fuel tank or item to hold or transport fuel obtained 286 
as a result of violating paragraph (a) or paragraph (b). 287 
 (3)  Any person who aids, abets, or assists a person in 288 
committing a violation of this section co mmits a felony of the 289 
third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, 290 
or s. 775.084. 291 
 (4)  Any conveyances, vehicles, fuel tanks, and other 292 
equipment used or intended to be used in a violation of this 293 
section, and any fuel acquired in a vio lation of this section, 294 
is subject to seizure and forfeiture as provided by the Florida 295 
Contraband Forfeiture Act. 296 
 (5)  A law enforcement agency that seizes fuel under this 297 
section must remove and reclaim, recycle, or dispose of all the 298 
fuel as soon as practicable in a safe and proper manner. 299 
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of this section, the judge must issue an order adjudging and 301 
declaring that all conveyances, vehicles, fuel tanks, and other 302 
equipment used or intended to be used in a violation of this 303 
section are forfeited and directing their destruction, with the 304 
exception of the conveyance or vehicle. 305 
 (7)  Any person convicted of a violation of this section is 306 
responsible for both of the following: 307 
 (a)  All reasonable costs incurred by the investigating law 308 
enforcement agency, including, but not limited to, the costs for 309 
the towing and storage of the conveyance or vehicle, the removal 310 
and disposal of the fuel, and the storage and destruction of all 311 
fuel tanks and other equipment described and used or intended to 312 
be used in a violation of this section. 313 
 (b)  Payment, to the party from whom it was fraudulently 314 
obtained, for the retail value of any associated fuel at the 315 
time of the underlying act. 316 
 Section 10.  For the p urpose of incorporating the 317 
amendments made by this act to section 527.01, Florida Statutes, 318 
in a reference thereto, paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of 319 
section 366.032, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 320 
 366.032  Preemption over utility service restr ictions.— 321 
 (1)  A municipality, county, special district, or other 322 
political subdivision of the state may not enact or enforce a 323 
resolution, ordinance, rule, code, or policy or take any action 324 
that restricts or prohibits or has the effect of restricting or 325     
 
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prohibiting the types or fuel sources of energy production which 326 
may be used, delivered, converted, or supplied by the following 327 
entities to serve customers that such entities are authorized to 328 
serve: 329 
 (e)  A Category I liquefied petroleum gas dealer or 330 
Category II liquefied petroleum gas dispenser or Category III 331 
liquefied petroleum gas cylinder exchange operator as defined in 332 
s. 527.01. 333 
 Section 11.  For the purpose of incorporating the 334 
amendments made by this act to section 527.01, Florida Statutes, 335 
in a reference thereto, paragraph (m) of subsection (3) of 336 
section 489.105, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 337 
 489.105  Definitions. —As used in this part: 338 
 (3)  "Contractor" means the person who is qualified for, 339 
and is only responsible for, the proje ct contracted for and 340 
means, except as exempted in this part, the person who, for 341 
compensation, undertakes to, submits a bid to, or does himself 342 
or herself or by others construct, repair, alter, remodel, add 343 
to, demolish, subtract from, or improve any buil ding or 344 
structure, including related improvements to real estate, for 345 
others or for resale to others; and whose job scope is 346 
substantially similar to the job scope described in one of the 347 
paragraphs of this subsection. For the purposes of regulation 348 
under this part, the term "demolish" applies only to demolition 349 
of steel tanks more than 50 feet in height; towers more than 50 350     
 
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feet in height; other structures more than 50 feet in height; 351 
and all buildings or residences. Contractors are subdivided into 352 
two divisions, Division I, consisting of those contractors 353 
defined in paragraphs (a) -(c), and Division II, consisting of 354 
those contractors defined in paragraphs (d) -(q): 355 
 (m)  "Plumbing contractor" means a contractor whose 356 
services are unlimited in the plumbing t rade and includes 357 
contracting business consisting of the execution of contracts 358 
requiring the experience, financial means, knowledge, and skill 359 
to install, maintain, repair, alter, extend, or, if not 360 
prohibited by law, design plumbing. A plumbing contracto r may 361 
install, maintain, repair, alter, extend, or, if not prohibited 362 
by law, design the following without obtaining an additional 363 
local regulatory license, certificate, or registration: sanitary 364 
drainage or storm drainage facilities, water and sewer plant s 365 
and substations, venting systems, public or private water supply 366 
systems, septic tanks, drainage and supply wells, swimming pool 367 
piping, irrigation systems, and solar heating water systems and 368 
all appurtenances, apparatus, or equipment used in connection 369 
therewith, including boilers and pressure process piping and 370 
including the installation of water, natural gas, liquefied 371 
petroleum gas and related venting, and storm and sanitary sewer 372 
lines. The scope of work of the plumbing contractor also 373 
includes the design, if not prohibited by law, and installation, 374 
maintenance, repair, alteration, or extension of air -piping, 375     
 
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vacuum line piping, oxygen line piping, nitrous oxide piping, 376 
and all related medical gas systems; fire line standpipes and 377 
fire sprinklers if authorized by law; ink and chemical lines; 378 
fuel oil and gasoline piping and tank and pump installation, 379 
except bulk storage plants; and pneumatic control piping 380 
systems, all in a manner that complies with all plans, 381 
specifications, codes, laws, and regulat ions applicable. The 382 
scope of work of the plumbing contractor applies to private 383 
property and public property, including any excavation work 384 
incidental thereto, and includes the work of the specialty 385 
plumbing contractor. Such contractor shall subcontract, with a 386 
qualified contractor in the field concerned, all other work 387 
incidental to the work but which is specified as being the work 388 
of a trade other than that of a plumbing contractor. This 389 
definition does not limit the scope of work of any specialty 390 
contractor certified pursuant to s. 489.113(6) and does not 391 
require certification or registration under this part as a 392 
category I liquefied petroleum gas dealer, or category V LP gas 393 
installer, as defined in s. 527.01, who is licensed under 394 
chapter 527 or an aut horized employee of a public natural gas 395 
utility or of a private natural gas utility regulated by the 396 
Public Service Commission when disconnecting and reconnecting 397 
water lines in the servicing or replacement of an existing water 398 
heater. A plumbing contract or may perform drain cleaning and 399 
clearing and install or repair rainwater catchment systems; 400     
 
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however, a mandatory licensing requirement is not established 401 
for the performance of these specific services. 402 
 Section 12.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 403