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HB 7127 Department of Transportation

HB 0655 Employment Benefits

SB 1458 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

SB 1150 Governmental Accountability

SB 1192 Provision of Health Care with Controlled Substances

SB 1410 Fire Safety and Prevention

SB 1792 Medical Negligence Actions

HB 7015 Expert Testimony

SB 0718 Family Law

SB 1216 Employers and Employees

Legal Bills On The Move

HB 0727 Liens on Personal Property in Self-Service Storage Facilities & Self-Contained Storage Units

SENATE Died in Regulated Industries

HB 0545 Right to Keep and Bear Arms

SENATE Died in Messages

HB 1103 Driver Licenses and Driving Privileges

HOUSE Died in Transportation & Highway Safety Subcommittee

HB 1101 Residential Foreclosure Proceedings

HOUSE Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee

HB 0603 Juvenile Civil Citations

HOUSE Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

SB 1426 Trespassing

SENATE Died in Transportation

HB 7081 Postconviction Capital Case Procedures

HOUSE Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee

SB 0024 Relief of L.T., a Minor, by the Department of Children and Families

SENATE Died in Judiciary

HB 0931 Student Loans

HOUSE Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee

HB 0439 Regulation of Smoking by Municipalities and Counties

HOUSE Died in Health Quality Subcommittee

Legal

Anti-'Shariah' bill is dead for this session

by Travis Pillow - 2 weeks ago - +

Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, sponsored the bill saying he wanted to protect Floridians from foreign law being used against them in state courts.

LobbyTools is seeking talent

by LobbyTools - 3 weeks ago - +

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Policy Note: Loud Stereos

by Bill Cotterell - 3 weeks ago - +

After the Florida Supreme Court threw out a statute making it a misdemeanor to operate a car with its stereo at high volume, two bills were filed to address the justices' objections. On a tie vote Friday, the Senate killed effort for this year. Read more ...

Senate OKs death penalty speed-up

by Bill Cotterell - 3 weeks ago - +

Sen. Joe Negron, left, debates with Senate Democratic Leader Chris Smith, far right, on the Senate floor during discussion of Negron's death-penalty bill Friday. Photo by Bill Cotterell.

Senators shout down an effort to increase jury vote for death. An amendment by Sen. Darren Soto would have required 10 votes in order to put a defendant to death but it failed..

Alimony bill sponsors show testimonials

by Bill Cotterell - 4 weeks ago - +

Rep. Ritch Workman and Sen. Kelli Stargel gave binders they said contained thousands of letters from divorced spouses to Gov. Rick Scott as they urged him to sign their bill, which would do away with permanent alimony.

The Week in Review for April 19

by Florida Current Staff - 4 weeks ago - +

This week we learned where the House and Senate agree and disagree on spending taxpayers' money for the next fiscal year.

House votes to forbid use of foreign laws

by Bill Cotterell - 4 weeks ago - +

Gov. Scott praises the measure as it heads to the Senate where it may face tough sledding. A companion measure barely survived a 5-4 committee vote and the Senate let a similar bill die last year.

Senate panel amends stricken loud-stereo law

by Bill Cotterell - 6 weeks ago - +

The bill by Sen. Wilton Simpson removes two exceptions from the old noise law -- it was OK for commercial advertisers and political candidates to drive through town with loudspeakers blaring -- in response to a Florida Supreme Court ruling that the exemptions amounted to "content-based" censorship.

The Week in Review for April 5

by Florida Current Staff - 6 weeks ago - +

This week we learned how the Senate and House want to divvy up the state budget, that Internet cafes have almost no friends in the Legislature, and that at least one Senate committee was willing to endorse a domestic partnership bill.

Senate passes alimony bill

by Bill Cotterell - 6 weeks ago - +

Sen. Tom Lee, R-Brandon, said some divorced spouses spend $60,000 or more and several years petitioning for alimony reductions. File photo by John Iarussi.

Sponsor Sen. Kelli Stargel contended her bill would add some predictability to divorce settlements. Opponents, though, said it will place a financial burden mostly on women. The House has a similar measure pending.

The Week in Review for March 29

by Florida Current Staff - 2 months ago - +

This week we learned that the House and Senate agree that teachers and state workers deserve higher pay, the House and Senate will likely have a showdown over the future of the state pension policy, and that the "parent-trigger" will be an impassioned issue again this year.

Ayes cinch alimony bill sponsor's motion to marry

by Bruce Ritchie - 2 months ago - +

Rep. Ritch Workman, R-Melbourne, proposes to girlfriend Terri Anne Allerton at the end of the House Finance & Tax Subcommittee meeting on Thursday. Photo by Gray Rohrer.

Rep. Ritch Workman, who is sponsoring legislation dealing with alimony, asks girlfriend Terri Anne Allerton to marry him as the House Finance & Tax Subcommittee meeting ends.

House, Senate differ in approach to foreclosure settlement money

by Gray Rohrer - 2 months ago - +

The two chambers have different spending plans for $200 million from a foreclosure fraud settlement agreement.

Sen. Nelson tours juvenile graveyard

by Bill Cotterell - 2 months ago - +

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson talks with USF forensic anthropologist Erin Kimmerle, left, and Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary Wansley Walters near the cemetery at the Dozier School near Marianna. Photo by Bill Cotterell.

With a forensic anthropologist and head of DJJ, Nelson calls for more investigation of the Dozier school's "sordid" past. The head of the state's juvenile-justice system said horror stories surrounding the place are "the prime example" of why Gov. Rick Scott is changing Florida's methods of dealing with young lawbreakers.