Bills that Passed: TAX BREAKS A $180 million tax relief bill will soon be on the Governor’s desk. Provisions include: exemption of sales tax on feminine hygiene products and diapers; a three-day back-to-school tax holiday from August 4th to 6th; a disaster preparedness tax holiday from June 2nd to 4th; a tax exemption on health Read more about Bills that Passed[…]
Below is a selection of bills signed by the Governor as of today DEATH PENALTY This key issue was resolved early in the session with the Legislature passing a bill that requires unanimous jury recommendations before defendants can be sentenced to death. Clarification about Florida’s death penalty law had been needed since January 2016 Read more about Bills signed by Governor Scott[…]
While the majority of the 269 laws passed by the Florida Legislature and signed by Governor Scott this spring went into effect July 1st, 26 will go into effect Saturday, October 1st. They include: ELECTRONIC SKIMMERS • SB 912, which is part of a crackdown on illegal electronic skimmers that have been found on gas pumps Read more about New laws go into effect October 1st[…]
BILLS THAT FAILED THE 2016 LEGISLATIVE SESSION To date, Governor Rick Scott has signed sixty bills. We have outlined a few items of interest that failed this year. EDUCATION Many education priorities did not make it onto the train. These provisions included: adding 100 minutes per week of recess for elementary school children; a proposed constitutional amendment Read more about Legislative Issues[…]
BILLS THAT PASSED THE 2016 LEGISLATIVE SESSION To date, Governor Rick Scott has signed 206 bills. To see a list of these bills go here. We have outlined a few items of interest that passed this year. DEATH BENEFITS Payment of death benefits will be made to the surviving spouse or children of first responders killed Read more about Bills That Passed[…]