Here is a sampling of some legislation that has been filed for this Session. MARIJUANA ID CARDS Both chambers have introduced bills which would allow reciprocity for individuals who hold identification cards from other states to use medical marijuana in Florida. HEMP PROGRAM Three bills have been filed, including one by the Chair of the Read more about Legislative Issues[…]
PARI-MUTUEL CARD GAMES The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation will appeal an administrative law judge’s ruling that the Department illegally abolished rules governing card games at pari-mutuel facilities. The facilities argued that, without the rules, games are effectively shut down while the State insists the facilities are operating their games outside of existing Read more about Legal Updates[…]
SCHOLARSHIP AUDIT A routine audit at the Department of Education discovered that a small percentage of students receiving Personal Learning Scholarships, named Gardiner Scholarships this past session after Senate President Andy Gardiner, were later classified as ineligible to receive the scholarship money this school year because they re-enrolled in public school. Jacksonville-based Step Up for Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
AMENDMENT 1 It has been almost a year since Florida voters overwhelmingly passed the land and water preservation constitutional amendment. Environmental groups continue to seek court intervention to force their interpretation of the amendment. Recently, two of the environmental steering group committee members joined a suit seeking a Leon County judge’s order to compel Chief Read more about Issues of Interest[…]