Letters to the editor
As lawmakers gear up for the 2021 legislative session in March, we ve reported on many of the bills being proposed. Among the possible new laws to be considered is Sen. Joe Gruters (R-Sarasota) SB 334, which would ban smoking in public parks and on beaches; Sen. Dennis Baxley s (R-Ocala) SB 282, which would require principals to direct first-period teachers to set aside one to two minutes for quiet reflection ; Sen. Manny Diaz Jr. s (R-Hialeah) proposed constitutional amendment, SJR 340, that would require a two-thirds vote from both the House and Senate before a single-payer system could be enacted; and Rep. Emily Slosberg s (D-Boca Raton) HB 91 seeking to require motorists to go fully hands-free while using mobile devices. Here s some of the, er, lively commentary.