What does it mean to be woke and what does DeSantis mean by the Stop Woke Act? Two parts of the Stop Woke Act have been at least temporarily stopped. The judge opened his 139-page order with a quote from George Orwell’s novel “1984” and called the law “positively dystopian.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/11/17/judge-nixes-higher-education-portions-floridas-stop-woke-act/ Are you worried about …
Florida Legislation
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The 2022 Florida legislative session is over
The House and Senate passed approximately 300 bills out of the 3,685 bills introduced in both houses. The staff has started to send the bills to the Governor for his signature. Examples of controversial bills already signed by the Governor as of March 20th: SB 520–Makes it easier for the Governor to get his chosen …
HB 1557-dubbed the “don’t say gay” bill
If you agree, please write your state representative and say: Dearest Representative,Thank you if you plan to vote no on HB 1557, the bill dubbed the don’t say gay bill. I can’t help but wonder if the goal of the bill is to harm the neighborhood and magnet schools since this bill doesn’t apply to …
SB 1834/ HB 1557
SB 1834 (2022) passed the senate Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 Only Berman, Jones, and Polksy voted no. Discussion of SB 1834 starts around the 40 minute mark, You can find the link to the video at this link: https://www.flsenate.gov/Committees/Show/ED/ and look for the February 8th meeting. Next it goes to the appropriation committee. IF …
HB 5- 2022
Please email it today if you agree. The committee meets January 19th. To: <Will.Robinson@myfloridahouse.gov>, <john.snyder@myfloridahouse.gov>, <carlos.smith@myfloridahouse.gov>, <alex.andrade@myfloridahouse.gov>, <kristen.arrington@myfloridahouse.gov>, <david.borrero@myfloridahouse.gov>, <Anna.Eskamani@myfloridahouse.gov>, <JuanF.Barquin@myfloridahouse.gov>, <sam.garrison@myfloridahouse.gov>, <michael.gottlieb@myfloridahouse.gov>, <randy.maggard@myfloridahouse.gov>, <stan.mcclain@myfloridahouse.gov>, <michele.rayner@myfloridahouse.gov>, <alex.rizo@myfloridahouse.gov>, <Bob.Rommel@myfloridahouse.gov>, <Tyler.Sirois@myfloridahouse.gov>, <kelly.skidmore@myfloridahouse.gov>, <kaylee.tuck@myfloridahouse.gov> Dear members of the Florida House Professions & Public Health Subcommittee,HB 5 is on your agenda for tomorrow 1/19/2021 at 1:00 p.m. Let’s be clear: Abortion is health …
SB 148
This is a June 2021 statement but it directly addresses SB 148 which was just introduced by Diaz and is being heard in the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday—January 18, 2022 Please write the Senators on the committee and ask them to vote NO!Excerpts from link:We, the undersigned associations and organizations, state our firm opposition …
Ask DeSantis to veto HB 241?
From News Service Florida DOCTORS SEEK VETO OF ‘BILL OF RIGHTS’May 18, 2021 by NSF StaffSome of the state’s largest physician associations are asking Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto a bill (HB 241) that would put into law a “parents’ bill of rights.” The bill would enumerate rights of parents related to health care and …
SB 90 is awaiting the signature of Governor DeSantis
Excerpt from ACLU website:SB 90 will:*Force voters to submit vote-by-mail requests more often than is currently required, a completely unnecessary administrative hurdle.*Make it a crime for voters to ask a trusted friend or caregiver to pick up or drop off a vote-by-mail ballot, limiting voting access for elderly, working, and mobility-impaired Floridians who cannot retrieve …
2021 bills that have cleared the state Senate and House as of 4/30/2021 and information about SB 772 which wasn’t even heard in the committees to which it was assigned
The state legislature was able to pass all these horrible bills (see below) by April 30th but couldn’t bother to pass a bill (SB 772) that simply required the charter and voucher funded private schools to teach a course on tolerance, a course which is required by Florida Statute 1003.42 (2)(g) to be taught by …