Legislation
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Florida Legislature Critical Bills
The Florida Legislature is now in session. The Republican Supermajority is pushing through bills at an alarming speed that are contrary to what Democrats believe in. Let’s reach out to our elected officials to voice our opinion, even if the bill has passed the House, the Senate or been signed by the Governor. Email addresses and phone numbers are below to make it easy. Let our Marion County...
Social Security & Senior Bills In Congress This Week
There are at least five bills in Congress waiting to be debated to shore up our earned benefits. Rep. John Larson, Social Security 2100 Act: A Sacred Trust - This bill provides caregiver credits toward Social Security wages to ensure caregivers are not penalized in retirement for taking time out of the workforce to care for children or other dependents. Extends Social Security dependent...
SB 150 Allowing Concealed Carry moves to the FL Senate
Legislation that would allow people to carry concealed weapons in Florida without a permit would moved one step closer to becoming law. Last week, the House passed HB 543 on a party-line vote. SB 150, the Senate’s version has completed all of its committee stops and will be voted on this week. While we oppose this bill because of the impact it is likely to have on people of color in the state of...
Public Education is Under Attack
Last Thursday, March 23rd, the Florida Senate passed a bill that would expand school choice and potentially divert billions from public education. HB 1, would allow nearly any student in the state to use taxpayer funds to pay private school tuition. While the wealthy benefit with help to pay for an education at a private or charter school, it should not happen at the expense of public schools...
House Bill 991 Threatens First Amendment Rights
Florida Republicans are attempting to pass HR 991, officially titled "Defamation, False Light and Unauthorized Publication of Name or Likeness", which would make it easier to sue journalists for defamation by reducing the requirement to prove actual malice. This requirement has protected journalists and their First Amendment rights since the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark 1964 decision in New...
HB 999 Threatens Florida Education
UPDATE: HB 999 has now moved into the Senate and the companion bill is SB 266, which threatens to ban funding for DEI curriculum and places hiring decisions in the hands of corrupt politicians. ALL Florida public universities will no longer offer courses or majors related to women & gender studies or critical race theory. Additionally, politicians will maintain the power to drive out ANY...
House Bill 543 – PERMITLESS CARRY
It's finally a reality. Florida's legislature has now presented HB543: Concealed Carry of Weapons and Firearms Without a License. Introduced by Republicans, this bill authorizes a person to carry a concealed weapon or firearm if he or she is licensed to do so or meets specified requirements; requires person who is carrying concealed weapon or concealed firearm without license to carry...
HB 1 School Choice
We’ve been waiting for some “big” controversial legislation in the new 2023 FL State Legislature to drop and we now have one. We have a new Republican-sponsored HB 1 this year and it is titled School Choice. This bill is the “big kahuna”—the expanded school voucher program that has been promised for years by the anti-public school forces in Florida. It will essentially decimate funding for...