The following bills have been signed by Governor DeSantis: FIREFIGHTERS Sixteen years after initial introduction of a version of this bill, legislation passed which requires employers to provide cancer insurance to firefighters and death benefits to the surviving families. SERVICE ANIMALS This bill strengthens penalties for people who willfully injure or kill dogs or horses that work Read more about Bills Signed by the Governor[…]
GUN DEFECT A Brazilian gun manufacturer has agreed to a $38 million class action settlement. A Florida judge has given preliminary approval to the settlement. The class action claimed the guns had a defect which may cause them to discharge in the event the gun was dropped. GROW YOUR OWN The First District Court of Read more about Legal Udates[…]
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[…]
Here is a sampling of some legislation that has been filed for this Session. LAWMAKER SPENDING REQUESTS Under House rules, members are required to submit funding requests in the form of an appropriations bill. To date, more than $3.6 billion in requests have been made. EDUCATION Education issues, as usual, are receiving lots of attention. Read more about Legislative Issues[…]
WATER WAR The U.S. Supreme Court has given Florida a victory in the decades-long legal fight with Georgia over the diversion of water from the Apalachicola River. The special master appointed by the Court ruled in Georgia’s favor based primarily on the fact that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were not a party to the Read more about Legal Updates[…]