Legislation would make it easier for Florida to collect online sales tax, and Republicans want the cash to go to the state’s unemployment compensation trust fund.
Floridaâs controversial âanti-riotâ bill goes to House floor
The panel approved the nearly 60-page measure along a party-line vote.
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A group of about 100 gathered in downtown Tampa to protest, peacefully, against racism and police brutality on Sunday, June 14, 2020 in Tampa. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ]
Updated Mar. 11
TALLAHASSEE â Following major changes, and rallying outcry from dozens of opponents for the third time in two months, House Republicans this week cleared the way for an âanti-riotâ bill to head to the Florida House.
It was the third time the proposal, House Bill 1, was heard by a House committee. But it was the first time Republicans approved any changes to the proposal, which was filed in January in a coordinated effort with Gov. Ron DeSantis, a big proponent of the bill.
With backing from Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Florida Senate committee on Wednesday approved a wide-ranging proposal to revamp vote-by-mail laws, including banning the use of drop boxes and taking aim at a practice known as “ballot harvesting.”