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Updated, Feb. 21, 2018: This legislation likely will not become law during the 2018 session, as a Senate committee rejected the Senate version of the…
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Measures that would help clear the way for people with concealed-weapons licenses to carry guns at churches and other religious institutions are ready to go to the House and Senate floors.
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Florida schools still use a student's Social Security Number to identify them, despite the risks associated with identity theft.
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The bill will head to Gov. Rick Scott’s desk where it’s expected to be signed into law. If signed, the law will take immediate effect.
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A far-reaching bill approved today by the Florida Senate would guarantee wider rights for public-school employees, students and their parents on public prayer and expression of their religious beliefs.
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Senate Bill 128 passed 23-15 on Wednesday. The bill would update Florida's Stand Your Ground law to shift the burden of proof from the defendant to the prosecutor. However, it is not favored by everyone. Lucy McBath, mother of Jordan Davis, whose 2012 killing was centered around self-defense, spoke out against the bill.
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A measure that would reduce the penalty for people who briefly display a firearm in public and make it a non-criminal offense was been filed in the House on Friday. The proposal would change what is currently a second-degree misdemeanor charge into a $25 noncriminal violation that can be paid to a county clerk of the court.
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The Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee approved a proposal in a 4-3 vote Tuesday that would give judges discretion in deciding whether to award attorney fees in public-records lawsuits.
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Legislation seeks to protect vulnerable road users
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Senate President Joe Negron, R-Stuart, this week sent the bill (SB 140) to three committees.