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Workers Compensation : Provides expanded benefits to first responders who have job-related posttraumatic stress disorder . In Florida , injured workers can ' t obtain workers ' compensation benefits for mental or nervous injuries .
Living Facilities : Requires assisted living facilities to have backup power sources , ratifying a rule issued by Gov . Rick Scott after Hurricane Irma . It would cost the state ' s 3,000 assisted living facilities about $ 243 million to comply .
Armed Staff : Withholds the identities of armed school staff who are trained as part of the state ' s new " guardian " program .
Nursing Homes : Requires nursing homes to have backup power sources that can control indoor temperatures for 96 hours after an outage and sets the ambient temperature at 81 degrees .
The 2018 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday : The legislation creates a seven-day “ disaster preparedness ” sales tax holiday from June 1 to June 7 , 2018 , for disaster preparedness supplies . Tax-free items include : flashlights and lanterns costing $ 20 or less ; radios and tarps costing $ 50 or less ; coolers costing $ 30 or less ; and , generators costing $ 750 or less , among others . And creates a three-day “ backto-school ” sales tax holiday from August 3 to August 5 , 2018 , for clothing , footwear , and backpacks costing $ 60 or less , and school supplies costing less than $ 15 .
Reduces Business Rent Tax : The legislation permanently lowers the sales tax charged on commercial leases . In 2017 , the Legislature lowered the six percent tax on the total rent or license fee charged for renting any real property from 6 percent to 5.8 percent and now 5.7 percent . Florida remains the only state in the country to impose this type of tax on businesses .
The biggest tax relief will go to homeowners . The Legislature agreed to decrease property-tax rates to offset a rise in home values that would have caused many homeowners to pay more in taxes . That will save homeowners in Florida a combined $ 510 million in increased property taxes .
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