Recent News About Florida Legislature
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A bill is advancing in the Florida legislature that would allow businesses to sue local governments for damages if their profits or revenues drop 15% as a result of a local government regulation
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Business groups remained upbeat as Florida lawmakers passed a series of bills to counter COVID-19 mandates in the state during a special session this week called by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Florida state Sen. Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg) has introduced legislation to extend COVID-19 legal liability protections for health care providers through the end of 2023.
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Florida property insurers won a pair of recent appeals court decisions that found the companies didn’t have to pay policy benefits to third-party contractors, offering some good news for an industry that suffered $1.5 billion in losses last year.
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The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit against a newly enacted law imposing a $3,000 cap on individual contributions in support of ballot initiatives, arguing that it violates free speech rights.
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Two consumer data privacy bills died in the Florida legislature during the final days of the 2021 session in what amounted to a win for business groups concerned about the bills’ potential litigation and financial burdens.
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Florida lawmakers are racing to find common ground between competing data privacy bills as the legislative session draws to a close and businesses raise red flags about what they see as financial burdens and litigation issues in the bills.
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Attorneys representing 26 Florida cities are reviewing a state appeals court ruling that rejected their arguments challenging a 2011 Florida law’s provision of civil penalties for officials who approve certain firearms restrictions.
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Florida is considering legislation that would penalize protesters who break the law while exercising their right to demonstrate, Flagler Live reported.
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The Florida Attorney General’s Office released the 2019 Report on Hate Crimes in Florida.
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A court referee’s recent conclusion that Florida plaintiffs’ attorney Scot Strems should be suspended for two years sends a forceful warning to other lawyers pursuing lawsuits-for-profit strategies, according to the Florida-based Consumer Protection Coalition.
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Rank-and-file folks seem to think small businesses are protected from liability amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the owner of a popular eatery in Orlando said during a recent Florida Record interview.
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The Florida Health Care Association has asked Gov. Ron DeSantis to protect nursing homes and health care professionals from legal repercussions when it comes to treating patients with the COVID-19 virus.
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The Florida Senate unanimously voted in favor of a bill that bans the sale and export of shark fins and tails throughout the state.
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Calls for Gov. Ron DeSantis to appoint an African-American judge to the state Supreme Court have intensified in recent weeks as the deadline nears for him to fill two vacant judicial seats.
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Attorney General Ashley Moody , while participating in a Teach a Girl to Lead program in Bay County, announced the appointment of Anne Corcoran to the Florida Commission on the Status of Women.
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The Florida Chamber of Commerce is taking a stand against biometric privacy legislation returning in the next session of the Florida Legislature.
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Florida activists are stepping up efforts to revise what they say is a discriminatory wrongful death law, but the president of the Florida Justice Reform Institute sees potential pitfalls if the effort succeeds.
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TALLAHASSEE -- Legislation in the Florida Legislature that would bar state and local governments from suing over public records requests probably will - yet again - have strong support in the House but the real battle will be in the Senate, according to the the president of a free speech advocacy group.
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TALLAHASSEE — As Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis accelerates his efforts toward additional assignment of benefits (AOB) reform, the Personal Insurance Federation of Florida (PIFF) says it is on board with a renewed effort to overhaul the law relating to auto glass claims.
