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Florida declines to appeal decision striking down ‘docs versus Glocks’ law

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After six years, health care providers scored a major victory Monday when Florida officials declined to appeal a federal ruling striking down the so-called “docs versus Glocks” law. In 2011, Florida lawmakers passed a bill which prevents doctors from asking patients about guns. Since then, a federal court invalidated several parts of the law. The National Rifle Association supported “docs versus Glocks,” which put several restrictions on doctors and other health care professionals. According to Lobby Tools, the bill in…

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Florida lawmakers consider one more public budget meeting

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Florida legislators are considering another public meeting on the state’s budget language before finalizing the agreement Tuesday. Lobby Tools is reporting Monday that Senate budget chief Jack Latvala and Carlos Trujillo, his House counterpart, said that the joint appropriations committee would not meet again, so it’s not clear who will be involved in the meeting, or when it will take place. “The full approps committee is not meeting again,” Trujillo told reporters. “So, the issues that bump go to the…

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Senate committee postpones anticorruption bill

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A Florida Senate committee Tuesday postponed a bill that seeks to lower the burden of proof in public corruption cases and expand the law’s reach to more state-related groups such as contractors. As reported by Lobby Tools, bill SB 582 came under harsh criticism from lawmakers on the Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee, who felt the measure was too broad The foundation of proposed legislation came from several recommendations of a 2010 grand jury report requested by former Gov. Charlie Crist,…

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