Capitol Watch for Friday, March 12
Florida lawmakers began a 60-day session March 2. (Source: News Service of Florida)
By ABC7 Staff | March 12, 2021 at 6:29 AM EST - Updated March 12 at 6:29 AM
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WWSB) - Florida Senate and House committees will be taking up the following bills on Friday, March 12:
FIREFIGHTER PROTECTIONS SOUGHT: The House Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee will take up a bill (HB 313), filed by Rep. Demi Busatta Cabrera, R-Coral Gables, and Rep. Joe Casello, D-Boynton Beach, that would extend what is known as the Firefighters’ Bill of Rights to help protect firefighters during informal inquiries into alleged misconduct. (9:30 a.m., 404 House Office Building, the Capitol.)