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Capitol Watch: April 8, 2021 (Source: News Service of Florida) By News Service of Florida | April 8, 2021 at 6:44 AM EDT - Updated April 8 at 6:44 AM TALLAHASSEE (News Service of Florida) - Hereâs whatâs on tap in the Capitol today. HOUSE HOLDS FLOOR SESSION: The House is scheduled to hold a floor session and pass a proposed $97 billion budget (HB 5001) for the fiscal year that starts July 1. The House also is expected to approve a measure (SB 50) that would require out-of-state online retailers to collect and remit sales taxes when Floridians make purchases. (9 a.m., House chamber, the Capitol.) TELEHEALTH AT ISSUE: The Senate Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee will consider a bill (SB 700), filed by Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez, R-Doral, that would make a series of changes that could help expand the use of telehealth in Florida. (9 a.m., 412 Knott Building, the Capitol.) ....
UpdatedFri, Mar 5, 2021 at 11:25 am ET Replies(2) Local attorney Jennifer Hamey filed an ethics complaint against Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh for her role in a Lakewood Ranch pop-up clinic. (Shutterstock) MANATEE COUNTY, FL A complaint filed with the Florida Commission on Ethics targets Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh for her role in a pop-up vaccine clinic held Feb. 17-19 in Lakewood Ranch for residents of two of the county s wealthiest ZIP codes. Baugh, the representative of District 5, which includes Lakewood Ranch, selected the ZIP codes for the state-run event, and also created a VIP list of five people to receive the vaccine at the event and told the county s Public Safety Director, Jacob Sauer, to add their names to the list of those being vaccinated at the pop-up clinic. The list included Baugh and Lakewood Ranch president and CEO Rex Jensen, though Baugh didn t receive the vaccine. ....