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Popular Law Enforcement Bills

SB 0052 Use of Wireless Communications Devices While Driving

SB 1458 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

SB 0458 Firefighter and Police Officer Pension Plans

SB 1410 Fire Safety and Prevention

HB 0973 Low-Voltage Systems

HB 0807 Emergency Communication System

HB 0883 Fire Safety and Prevention

SB 0294 Controlled Substances

SB 1350 Criminal Penalties

HB 0049 Drug Paraphernalia

Law Enforcement Bills On The Move

HB 1111 Department of Veterans' Affairs

HOUSE Died in Veteran & Military Affairs Subcommittee

HB 0699 Florida Salutes Veterans License Plate

HOUSE Died on Second Reading

HB 0757 Mandatory Reports of Child Abuse

SENATE Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

HB 1103 Driver Licenses and Driving Privileges

HOUSE Died in Transportation & Highway Safety Subcommittee

HB 1359 Relief/Jennifer Wohlgemuth/Pasco County Sheriff's Office

HOUSE Died in Select Committee on Claim Bills

SB 1372 Pretrial Detention

SENATE Read Third Time; Substituted for HB 7035; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 7035

VMAS1 Voter Registration

HOUSE Committee Bill Filed as H 7021

HB 4011 Traffic Infraction Detectors

HOUSE Died in Appropriations Committee

HB 0767 Federal Immigration Detainer Requests

HOUSE Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

HB 0873 Public School Safety

HOUSE Died in Local & Federal Affairs Committee

Law Enforcement and Public Safety

Poll says Florida voters like background checks for gun buyers

by Bill Cotterell - 18 hours ago - +

But Floridians also strongly favor Florida's "stand your ground" law and their approval rating of the Legislature improved slightly. ... Related Research: Access the Quinnipiac University poll released June 19, 2013.

Governor signs 60 new laws

by Bill Cotterell - 5 days ago - +

Before he leaves on a trade-related trip to France, Rick Scott endorses -- among others -- a bill to speed up death-penalty cases and one to ban local mandates on private employee sick-leave regulations. ... Related Research: Bills Signed Into Law and Vetoed Friday, June 14, 2013, and List of 2013 bills enrolled, presented to, approved by, or vetoed by Gov. Rick Scott.

Prison officers win $603,000 settlement

by Bill Cotterell - 6 days ago - +

State agrees to pay for the time it takes for prison guards to pass through security checks going to and from their posts. It can take up to a half hour each way, they say. The Labor Department agreed.

Scott signs bills to speed foreclosures, require fairness for cancer drug charges

by Florida Current Staff - 1 week ago - +

Gov. Rick Scott signed 34 bills Friday. Other bills make it easier for landlords to evict tenants, attempt to ease prescription costs in workers' comp cases, and will keep the state's prescription-drug monitoring database running. ... Related Research: Bills Signed Into Law Friday, June 7, 2013.

Democrats upset by governor's Dream Act driving bill veto

by James Call - 2 weeks ago - +

Rep. Jose Javier Rodriguez says Gov. Rick Scott lacks the courage to stand up to extreme elements in the GOP. Scott notes the measure is unnecessary because Florida already allows immigrants legally allowed to work in the U.S. to get a driver license. ... Related Research: Press releases from Sen. Darren Soto and Rep. Jose Javier Rodriguez, Governor's Veto Message for HB 235, and "GOP recruiting minorities for 2014" from The Florida Current.

Bondi, FDLE begin new campaign against human trafficking

by Bill Cotterell - 2 weeks ago - +

They hold event to publicize a new training video aimed at "modern-day slavery." Officials say people who work closely with the public -- police and hotel workers or store clerks -- are more apt to notice danger signs of human trafficking or pleas for help. ... Related Research: Human Trafficking Video from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and Press release from Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Nuns on the Bus reach Tallahassee with immigration message

by Bill Cotterell - 2 weeks ago - +

The Rev. Brant Copeland, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, greets Sister Simone Campbell, leader of the "Nuns on the Bus" nationwide tour for immigration reform, during a Tallahassee stop on Tuesday. Photo by Bill Cotterell.

The campaign for comprehensive immigration reform is a moral issue, they say, and the 10 nuns have undertaken a 15-state tour to rally public support for a compassionate way to deal with the estimated 11 million undocumented workers in the U.S. ... Related Research: June 3, 2013 Press release from U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio: "Immigration Reform Must Be Improved to Pass."

Exonerated death row inmates call on Scott

by Bill Cotterell - 2 weeks ago - +

Herman Lindsey, left, and Seth Penlaver, on Florida's death row three and six years respectively, gives a petition to Diane Moulton, Gov. Rick Scott's director of executive staff, on Thursday. Photo by Bill Cotterell.

Witness to Innocence project urges Gov. Rick Scott to veto the "Timely Justice Act," HB 7083. It would require governors to sign death warrants within 30 days of an appeal being denied by the Florida Supreme Court, and then executions within six months.

Scott signs texting-while-driving ban

by Bill Cotterell - 3 weeks ago - +

Sponsors hope it will raise awareness of the dangers of typing on a cell phone while operating a vehicle. Drivers, though, will still be allowed to text in a car by using a hands-free program or at a stoplight or roadside.

The Week in Review for May 17, 2013

by Florida Current Staff - 3 weeks ago - +

This week we learned what Gov. Rick Scott didn't like in the budget as he signed the overall spending package, that Citizens Property Insurance Corp.'s latest takeout deal wasn't well-received, and that four lawyers at the Department of Environmental Protection were shown the door.

The Week in Review for May 17, 2013

by Florida Current Staff - 4 weeks ago - +

This week leading senators took a shot at the annual turkey list of state budget items compiled by a business-backed policy group. And Gov. Scott turned down a proposed deal to bring Internet-retailer Amazon to the state.

2013 Session Summary: Law Enforcement and Justice

by LobbyTools - 6 weeks ago - +

The Legislature took little action as far as regulating gun purchases or modify the "stand your ground" law, but it did ban texting while driving, passed an abortion bill and failed to pass a bill that would have banned the use of "foreign laws" in Florida courts. Read more ...

Texting while driving ban goes to governor

by Bill Cotterell - 6 weeks ago - +

Sen. Nancy Detert, R-Venice, defends her bill to ban texting while driving during debate on the Senate floor on Thursday. She said the practice is more dangerous than being drunk behind the wheel: "The behavior of a drunk driver is sometimes bet

Senate accepts a House amendment that weakens the bill by making it more difficult for police to prove that the driver was texting at the same time as a traffic stop.

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