Winners and losers emerging from the 2021 Legislative Session
They all can t be winners. Here is the definitive list of who s up and who took a fall.
The ending of a Session is never a surprise. It’s like harvest season. What you get at the end is the result of months, maybe even years of tilling, planting, watering, tending, and shepherding.
Against the odds and despite many challenges, the 2021 Legislative Session ended on time. The House Speaker and the Senate President were together for the iconic dropping of the hankie. There weren’t any strained smiles or forced compliments. They stood side by side, thanking each other as much as they talked about themselves.
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Lawmakers send election overhaul bill for governor s signature
Briona Arradondo reports
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida lawmakers approved a controversial elections bill that adds restrictions to the voting process and Governor Ron DeSantis said he intends to sign it into law.
Supporters say the bill tightens up security while opponents say it suppresses voting. Senate Bill 90 adds new voter ID requirements to register, to update your registration and to apply for a mail-in ballot. If you call our office and request a mail ballot, you’re going to have to give us your driver’s license or your Florida ID number or the last [four] of your social security number. There are 28,000 people in Pinellas County who don’t have any of those. What are they supposed to do? said Dustin Chase, the Pinellas County deputy supervisor of elections.
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End zone Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made it clear before a national audience late Thursday night that he is gearing up to celebrate yet another successful 60-day session of the Florida Legislature.
With the legislative session at an end, the controversial bill that would have made big changes to Florida’s popular Bright Futures scholarship program appears to have stalled and died on the vine.
Senate Bill 86, introduced by Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, drew intense debate in March. Early versions of the bill would have eliminated funding for students who pursued degrees unlikely to “lead directly to employment.” It would have also reduced funding for students who took Advanced Placement (AP) classes.
After some backlash, Baxley amended the bill to remove those two provisions. But the version of the bill that passed the Senate on April 8 still drew concern from parents, educators and students because it tied yearly funding for the program to the state budget instead of guaranteeing scholarships that covered 75% or 100% of a student’s fees and tuition at a Florida college.