Below are some highlighted bills that failed RELOCATING THE CAPITOL Representative Bill Hager’s (R-Boca Raton) bill to study the feasibility of moving the State Capitol to a more central location in Florida fell flat as it did not get a committee hearing all session. VACATION RENTALS Several bills related to vacation rentals were introduced but none passed Read more about Legislative Issues[…]
Governor Scott Appointments: Board of Dentistry Dr. Matthew Freedman, Naples, orthodontist with Main Street Children’s Dentistry and Orthodontics; and Dr. Nicholas White, Longwood, owner of Lake Mary Pediatric Dentistry. Board of Medicine Reappointed were Dr. Jorge Lopez, 60, Orlando, a physician with Florida Emergency Physicians of TeamHealth; and Dr. Merle Stringer, Panama City, a neurosurgeon Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Bills Signed by Governor Scott SCHOOL SAFETY Governor Scott wasted no time signing into law the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act. Among other things, the Act raises the minimum age to purchase all firearms to 21; bans the sale or possession of bump stocks; creates a three-day waiting period for the purchase Read more about Legislative Issues[…]
Florida Supreme Court Justice Charles T. Canady has been elected chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court. Canady will replace current Chief Justice Jorge Labarga on July 1st. He will remain chief justice until June 30, 2020. New York City Schools Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of Miami-Dade schools, is moving to York City to be the Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
Below are some highlighted bills that failed FRACKING Neither chamber passed a measure to ban fracking within Florida. The Senate bill passed two committees but stalled in Appropriations Committee, while the House held no hearing on the proposal. GUNS IN CHURCHES Church gun carry bills would have allowed concealed weapons permit holders to carry Read more about Legislative Issues[…]