Bills That Are Most Likely Dead for Session FINANCIAL LITERACY It appears the financial literacy bill championed for years by former Senator Dorothy Hukill, will not pass as it has stalled in the House. TRAFFIC CAMERAS The repeal of red light cameras is once again on the agenda for the Legislature. Previous attempts to implement Read more about Legislative Issues[…]
Florida has a long and rich history which we often tend to overlook. On April 2nd we celebrated the 506th anniversary of Juan Ponce de León’s landing in Florida which was the first known exploratory expedition in the new world. Although many scholars now claim that he was not the first European to visit, he Read more about Ponce de León[…]
Dave Hood Former Representative Dave Hood (R-Ormond Beach) died March 15th after a long battle with brain cancer. Hood, a former mayor of Ormand Beach, was elected to the Florida House in 2012. Former Governor Rick Scott appointed him as a judge on the Seventh Judicial Circuit in 2014. Hood was 64.
Bills Signed by the Governor Governor Ron DeSantis signed his first bill as Florida’s 46th governor on March 18th. Senate Bill 182 by Senator Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg) and Representative Ray Rodrigues (R-Fort Myers) eliminated the ban on smokable medical marijuana, among other items. The Governor threatened to drop Florida’s appeal of a court decision Read more about Legislative[…]
We are just beyond the halfway point of the 2019 Legislative Session. This year 3,442 bills were filed by both the House and the Senate. Under the leadership of Senate President Bill Galvano (R-Bradenton) and House Speaker Jose Oliva (R-Hialeah), the appropriations bills and various policy bills have been moving through committees these past few Read more about From the Capitol[…]