Florida Senate - 2019                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 588
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Committee on Community Affairs (Hutson) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Section 499.072, Florida Statutes, is created to
    6  read:
    7         499.072 Local regulation of over-the-counter proprietary
    8  drugs and cosmetics; moratorium; penalties.—
    9         (1) Before July 1, 2021, a county, a municipality, or
   10  another local governmental entity may not adopt or enforce an
   11  ordinance or other local regulation relating to over-the-counter
   12  proprietary drugs and cosmetics.
   13         (2) An attempt by a county, a municipality, or another
   14  local governmental entity to adopt or enforce over-the-counter
   15  proprietary drugs and cosmetics regulations before July 1, 2021,
   16  is a violation of this chapter and shall result in a fine of
   17  $25,000 imposed on the offending county, municipality, or other
   18  local governmental entity. Further, the offending entity is
   19  responsible for the attorney fees and costs of any party filing
   20  and prevailing in a civil action to enforce the terms of the
   21  moratorium.
   22         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.
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   24  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   25  And the title is amended as follows:
   26         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   27  and insert:
   28                        A bill to be entitled                      
   29         An act relating to preemption of local regulations;
   30         creating s. 499.072, F.S.; prohibiting certain
   31         governmental entities from adopting or enforcing local
   32         ordinances or regulations relating to over-the-counter
   33         proprietary drugs and cosmetics before a specified
   34         date; providing penalties for violations of the
   35         moratorium by a local governmental entity; providing
   36         an effective date.