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Florida’s legislative 2021 session is now in the history books. Lawmakers started the week with just 77 bills headed for the Governor’s desk out of more than 3,000 filed. The number topped 260 when they adjourned at mid afternoon Friday, and the session was controversial right up to the final hankie drop. Florida lawmakers start their sessions with a prayer and legislation on its way to the Governor will require two minutes of silence at the beginning of the school day. Republicans in control give the session high marks. “I think we did some tough votes, but I think we did it in a way that showed respect for all 120 members in the chamber, so I give it an A,” said Representative Sam Garrison. ....
30 Apr 2021 Heritage Action praised the Florida legislature after it passed SB 90, an election integrity bill which Executive Director Jessica Anderson said will help ensure it is “easy to vote and hard to cheat” in the Sunshine State. The bill passed on Thursday and now makes its way to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) desk. He has indicated he will sign the measure, which enhances voter ID requirements and places restrictions on ballot drop boxes, ballot harvesting, and absentee voting. “Today is a historic day for the Sunshine State,” Anderson said a statement. “At a time when trust in our nation’s elections is dropping to historic lows, Florida lawmakers are taking decisive action to improve the transparency and security of the state’s elections.” ....
Will provide significant and ongoing funding The approval of the specialty state park license plate is huge and will provide significant and ongoing funding to enable us to protect and preserve the nation’s best state park system.” Julia Gill WoodwardTALLAHASSEE, FL, UNITED STATES, April 30, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ The Florida State Parks Foundation today applauded the Legislature’s decision to authorize a specialty license plate for Florida’s award-winning state parks. “Thanks to overwhelming bipartisan support in both the House and the Senate, the Florida State Park specialty license plate is one step away from being a reality”, said Foundation President Gil Ziffer. “It is extremely unusual for an enabling bill like this to go through in just one legislative session but that demonstrates how much support it had in both chambers,” he said. ....
Florida legislators go home, for now WCJB Staff To keep up with the latest local news subscribe to our TV20 newsletter TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CAPS NEWS/WCJB) - Florida’s legislative 2021 session is now in the history books. Lawmakers started the week with just 77 bills headed for the Governor’s desk out of more than 3,000 filed. The number topped 260 when they adjourned at mid afternoon Friday, and the session was controversial right up to the final hankie drop. Florida lawmakers start their sessions with a prayer and legislation on its way to the Governor will require two minutes of silence at the beginning of the school day. ....
A bill dramatically scaling back contributions to citizen initiative campaigns is on Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk and another measure imposing new restrictions in state vote-by-mail laws could soon be on its way. ....