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HB 7015 Expert Testimony

SB 1666 Mortgage Foreclosures

SB 1350 Criminal Penalties

HB 7083 Death Penalty

SB 1412 Expert Testimony

SB 0556 Clerks of the Court

SB 1384 Nursing Home Litigation

SB 0186 Jurisdiction of the Courts

HB 0643 Clerks of Court

SB 1016 Dentistry

Courts Bills On The Move

CJS1 Terms of Court

HOUSE Committee Bill Filed as H 7017

HB 7015 Expert Testimony

Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2013-107

HB 0651 Relief/Yvonne Morton/DOH

HOUSE Died in Select Committee on Claim Bills

HB 0937 Pub. Rec./Florida False Claims Act

HOUSE Withdrawn prior to introduction

HB 1379 Service of Process

SENATE Died in Criminal Justice

CRJS2 Sex Offenses

HOUSE Committee Bill filed as H 7031

SB 7050 Postconviction Capital Collateral Proceedings

SENATE Committee Bill Filed as S 1510

SB 1372 Pretrial Detention

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

HB 7081 Postconviction Capital Case Procedures

HOUSE Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee

HB 7123 Sovereign Immunity

HOUSE Died in Appropriations Committee

Courts

State Supreme Court grants League's speed-up request

by James Call - 1 day ago - +

Lawyers for the Legislature have until Friday to explain to the Florida Supreme Court why a legislative privilege doctrine should apply when the question is whether lawmakers violated the state constitution.

Governor signs 60 new laws

by Bill Cotterell - 4 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.

Week in Review for June 14, 2013

by Florida Current Staff - 4 days ago - +

This week we learned that Gov. Scott used an incentive deal made prior to a trade mission to justify such trips, that the state and Amazon are talking again about the online retailer setting up Florida facilities and that Scott signed a bill to speed up death penalty cases.

JQC toughens charges against Leon judge

by Bill Cotterell - 7 days ago - +

The Leon County Judge Judith Hawkins is accused of deleting records sought by investigators. This week the Judicial Qualifications Commission amended its charges, adding contentions that during the investigation of the case Hawkins refused to comply with authorities and misled their efforts. Her attorney has denied the earlier charges. ... Related Research: Biography of Judge Judith W. Hawkins, and briefs & other documents in Case No. 12-2495 before the Florida Supreme Court.

Arrivals and Departures for June 7, 2013

by Florida Current Staff - 1 week ago - +

Florida has a new solicitor general, the Florida Democratic Party beefs up its communications office, and the DEP has a new director of its Bureau of Petroleum Storage Systems.

Scott signs foreclosure settlement spending plan

by Gray Rohrer - 2 weeks ago - +

Gov. Rick Scott signs the mortgage-settlement legislation Tuesday while Attorney General Pam Bondi and Lynn Drysdale of Jacksonville, managing attorney for the consumer-law unit of Legal Aid, look on. Photo by Bill Cotterell.

The $200 million spending plan will mostly be used in affordable housing programs and funding to address the foreclosure case backlog in the court system. ... Related Research: Press releases from Attorney General Pam Bondi and Senate President Don Gaetz.

Scott vetoes driving licenses for immigrants

by Bill Cotterell - 2 weeks ago - +

The governor approves an expert-witness law and scheduled the signing of another. He stated that the license law would endorse the Obama administration's new immigration policy that permits children of illegal immigrants to stay in the country.

The Week Ahead for June 3 to June 7, 2013

by Florida Current Staff - 2 weeks ago - +

The Florida Supreme Court hears oral arguments this week, a public hearing will be held on the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council draft comprehensive plan, a Florida Brownfields Redevelopment Workshop will be held and the Cabinet meets and will issue a resolution recognizing the Florida Wildlife Corridor.

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.

Federal panel rejects state worker drug tests

by Bill Cotterell - 2 weeks ago - +

After the appellate court ruling Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott said the state will continue to fight for the power to test state employees for drug use. File photo by Bill Cotterell.

The U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, however, says Gov. Rick Scott can try to justify such tests for "any specific special-needs showings that apply to individual job categories," rather than applying the rules "across the board." ... Related Research: Access the U.S. Court of Appeals Case No. 12-12908 and read Executive Order 2011-58, requiring Pre-employment and Random Drug Testing for State Employees.

The Week Ahead for May 28 to May 31

by Florida Current Staff - 3 weeks ago - +

The Florida Sterling Conference takes place this week with education and healthcare on the agenda, and Gov. Rick Scott plans to announce the signing of the Everglades and texting ban bills at press conferences in South Florida.

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.

State settles contract dispute with tech company over website

by Gray Rohrer - 3 weeks ago - +

The Department of Education has agreed to pay Infinity Software Development $1.25 million to settle a dispute over a $20 million contract to build a website to help get students ready for new academic standards being phased in over the next few years.