No. SB 1394
Filed under Criminal Justice.
Department of Business and Professional Regulation; Revising the primary investigative, enforcement, and prosecutorial responsibilities of law enforcement officers appointed by the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; revising the lists of persons or entities that may request copies of certain documentation relied on by an employer to verify a new employee’s employment eligibility to include the department; revising a provision prohibiting talent agencies from sending or causing to be sent any employee or minor to certain locations for certain purposes; providing that a public lodging establishment or public food service establishment that distributes or sells hemp extract in violation of the state hemp program is subject to specified penalties, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDTobacco and nicotine retailers may not sell or possess nitrous oxide on their licensed premises, a new third-degree felony.
A new state law makes inhaling, possessing, or selling nitrous oxide for intoxication a crime, with harsher penalties for minors.
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation may now verify a professional's work authorization and suspend licenses if unauthorized.
Law enforcement officers appointed by the Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco division gain authority to enforce a wider range of state laws.
AIProhibits tobacco and nicotine retailers from possessing or selling nitrous oxide on their premises, punishable by a third-degree felony.
AIGrants DBPR law enforcement officers primary authority to investigate and prosecute violations across a wide range of professional and business licensing chapters.
AIRequires the department to immediately suspend a professional license if the licensee is found not to have valid U.S. work authorization.
AIProhibits talent agencies from sending employees or minors to houses of ill fame or for nude modeling without written parental permission.
AIAllows the division to suspend or revoke retail tobacco and nicotine permits for violations of any state law, not just tobacco-specific statutes.