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HB 7015 Expert Testimony

SB 1666 Mortgage Foreclosures

SB 1350 Criminal Penalties

SB 1412 Expert Testimony

SB 0556 Clerks of the Court

HB 7083 Death Penalty

SB 1384 Nursing Home Litigation

SB 0186 Jurisdiction of the Courts

HB 0643 Clerks of Court

SB 1016 Dentistry

Courts Bills On The Move

CRJS1 Massage Establishments

HOUSE Committee Bill filed as H 7005

CJS1 Terms of Court

HOUSE Committee Bill Filed as H 7017

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HOUSE Withdrawn prior to introduction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

Topic: Court Opinions

Loud stereo ban dies in Senate

by Bill Cotterell - 3 weeks ago - +

Annoying? Yes; Illegal? No.

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 ...

Federal court rejects Florida's welfare drug-testing

by Bill Cotterell - 3 months ago - +

Gov. Scott says he'll appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. ... Related Research: Feb. 26, 2013 Opinion in Case No. 11-15258 before the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Week in Review for Feb. 11 to Feb. 15

by Florida Current Staff - 3 months ago - +

This week we learned that if the state goes to a 401(k)-style pension plan there will be fewer paying into the old system and more getting payments as time goes on, that Jim Greer pleaded guilty to theft and money laundering, and that election law reform has a chance to pass during the 2013 session of the Legislature.

Q and A with: Jesse Panuccio

by Gray Rohrer - 4 months ago - +

Jesse Panuccio leads the Dept. of Economic Opportunity. Previously he served as General Counsel to Gov. Rick Scott and had worked for the Washington D.C.-based Cooper & Kirk PLLC. Photo from Jesse Panuccio.

The new executive director of the Department of Economic Opportunity spoke with The Florida Current about his goals for the agency, his legal background and working for Gov. Rick Scott.

Budget hopes, expectations set for collision with reality, uncertainty

by Gray Rohrer - 4 months ago - +

Sen. Joe Negron, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee,said last week that one of his budget priorities is ensuring the state has adequate reserve funds. File photo,

Economists project a surplus for the first time in three years, but economic uncertainty at the federal level has lawmakers taking a cautious approach to the state budget, despite pleas for increased funding from all sides. ... Related Research: Dec. 14, 2012 General Revenue Outlook Statement from the Office of Economic & Demographic Research.

The Week Ahead for Jan. 28 to Feb. 1

by Florida Current Staff - 4 months ago - +

The Florida Educational Technology Conference takes place in Orlando this week, the governor is to announce more state colleges signing on to his $10,000 degree challenge, The Florida Bar's board of governors meets, and Enterprise Florida holds its quarterly meetings.

High court upholds pension fee for government workers

by Bill Cotterell - 4 months ago - +

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the 3 percent pension fee levied on about 600,000 state, county, city and school employees. File photo by Ana Goni-Lessan.

The decision underscores sharp Democrat-Republican division, as the Florida Supreme Court rules that the 2011 legislative action did not impair collective bargaining rights. ... Related Research: Jan. 17, 2013 Supreme Court of Florida opinion in Case No. SC12-520 Rick Scott, et al. v. George Williams, et al, and various statements about the decision.

Week in Review for Jan. 7 to Jan. 11

by Florida Current Staff - 5 months ago - +

This week we learned that a bill was filed that would allow landowners to acquire adjacent state land without paying for it, how politicians and parties spent money near the end of the latest races, that lawmakers are ready to disburse $45 million to the Florida Housing Finance Corp. and that Gov. Rick Scott wants to completely end sales tax for manufacturing equipment.

Judge spikes prison health care privatization

by Bill Cotterell - 6 months ago - +

DOC says setback will cost $55 million, while the union says it saves 1,900 jobs. ... Related Research: Dec. 4, 2012 Final order in Case No. 2012-CA-3119 before the Leon County Circuit Court.

2013 Session Summaries

Budget & Taxes

Economic Development

Education

Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture

Law Enforcement and Justice

Real Estate and Growth Management

State and Local Administration