Florida HB 905: Department of Transportation

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An act relating to foreign influence; providing a 2
short title; amending s. 112.313, F.S.; defining the 3
terms "designated foreign terrorist organization" and 4
"foreign country of concern"; providing penalties for 5
specified persons who solicit or accept anything of 6
value from persons or entities representing a 7
designated foreign terrorist organization or a foreign 8
country of concern; amending s. 112.3142, F.S.; 9
requiring the Commission on Ethics to adopt certain 10
rules by a specified date; amending s. 205.0532, F.S.; 11
authorizing any appropriate tax collector to revoke or 12
refuse to renew business tax receipts of specified 13
individuals, businesses, or entities; authorizing such 14
tax collector or a local governing authority to 15
request a specified sworn affidavit or declaration 16
from such individual, business, or entity; providing 17
criminal penalties; amending s. 288.816, F.S.; 18
prohibiting certain activities encouraging 19
affiliations with foreign countries of concern; 20
requiring the Department of Commerce to publish and 21
update certain information on its website; amending s. 22
288.8175, F.S.; deleting the Florida-China Institute 23
from the list of linkage institutes; deleting an 24
exemption for linkage institutes; prohibiting a 25

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linkage institute from entering into an agreement or 26
participating in an activity with a foreign country of 27
concern; amending s. 288.854, F.S.; authorizing the 28
Governor to suspend certain laws or rules relating to 29
Cuba for a specified period under certain 30
circumstances; prohibiting such suspension from being 31
renewed or extended; prohibiting the Governor from 32
suspending the same laws or rules without express 33
authorization from the Legislature; requiring the 34
Governor to submit to the Legislature certain written 35
recommendations within a specified timeframe; 36
providing for future legislative repeal of certain 37
provisions; amending s. 288.860, F.S.; requiring that 38
certain agreements be terminated by a specified date; 39
amending s. 316.0078, F.S.; revising the definitions 40
of the terms "controlling interest" and "foreign 41
country of concern"; amending s. 496.404, F.S.; 42
revising the definition of the term "foreign source of 43
concern"; amending s. 692.201, F.S.; revising the 44
definition of the term "foreign country of concern"; 45
creating s. 775.08255, F.S.; defining terms; 46
prohibiting enforcement of certain laws of a foreign 47
government; providing enhanced criminal penalties; 48
amending s. 282.802, F.S.; conforming a cross-49
reference; amending s. 63.213, F.S.; prohibiting 50

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preplanned adoption agreements unless certain 51
conditions are met; amending s. 742.15, F.S.; 52
prohibiting contracts for gestational surrogacy unless 53
certain conditions are met; declaring that certain 54
contracts are void and unenforceable; providing an 55
effective date. 56
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 58
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Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Foreign 60
Interference Restriction and Enforcement Act." 61
Section 2. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 112.313, 62
Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 63
112.313 Standards of conduct for public officers, 64
employees of agencies, and local government attorneys.— 65
(1) DEFINITIONS DEFINITION.—As used in this section, 66
unless the context otherwise requires, the term: 67
(a) "Designated foreign terrorist organization" has the 68
same meaning as in s. 775.32. 69
(b) "Foreign country of concern" has the same meaning as 70
in s. 286.101(1). 71
(c) "Public officer" includes any person elected or 72
appointed to hold office in any agency, including any person 73
serving on an advisory body. 74
(2) SOLICITATION OR ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.— 75

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(a) A No public officer, an employee of an agency, a local 76
government attorney, or a candidate for nomination or election 77
may not shall solicit or accept anything of value to the 78
recipient, including a gift, loan, reward, promise of future 79
employment, favor, or service, based upon any understanding that 80
the vote, official action, or judgment of the public