BILLS THAT FAILED THE 2016 LEGISLATIVE SESSION To date, Governor Rick Scott has signed over 100 bills. We have outlined a few items of interest that failed this year. GUN RIGHTS Although the House passed two measures which would have expanded gun rights, neither bill received traction in the Senate. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Miguel Diaz de la Portilla Read more about Legislative Issues[…]
BILLS THAT PASSED THE 2016 LEGISLATIVE SESSION To date, Governor Rick Scott has signed 103 bills. To see a list of these bills go here. We have outlined a few items of interest that passed this year. PRESCRIBING POWERS FOR NURSES Passage of legislation to expand the drug prescribing practices for advanced registered nurse practitioners and Read more about Bills That Passed[…]
PYTHON HUNT The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida sponsored a month-long Python Challenge. The Challenge ran January 16th through February 14th and yielded 106 pythons. During the February 27th awards ceremony, prizes were awarded for the longest python (fifteen feet) and the most captured (thirty-three). Only Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
Today, Governor Rick Scott signed into law 9 bills from the 2016 legislative session. They are: SB 238 Medical Assistant Certification – This bill repeals a voluntary certification for medical assistants. SB 242 An Infectious Disease Elimination Pilot Program – This bill establishes a pilot program at the University of Miami to prevent the spread Read more about Nine Bills Signed into Law[…]
BILLS THAT PASSED THE 2016 LEGISLATIVE SESSION To date, Governor Rick Scott has signed sixty bills. To see a list of these bills go here. There are nine bills requiring action by the governor today, March 23rd. We have outlined, below, a few items of interest that passed and failed this year. EDUCATION A whopper Read more about Bills That Passed[…]