Good Bills
HB 3 by Rep. Plakon, SB 428 by Sen. Oelrich
These bills prohibit storefront casinos that use loopholes in Florida’s sweepstakes laws to run mini casinos in shopping centers in our neighborhoods.
For more information on this bill, click here for the House version and here for the Senate version.
SB 80 by Sen. Joyner
This bill would try to combat the human trafficking trade within the massage parlor industry by requiring work authorization documents for each employee.
For more information on this bill, click here.
HB 317 by Rep. Van Zant SB 98 by Sen. Siplin
These bills would give school boards the authority to authorize student led invocations at voluntary assemblies in secondary schools.
For more information on this bill, click here for the House version and here for the Senate version.
HB 137 by Reps. Ahern and Trujillo SB 234 by Sen. Fasano
These bills clarify that a person can be charged with manslaughter if they kill an unborn child while injuring a mother, even if the offender did not know the woman was pregnant.
For more information on this bill, click here for the House version and here for the Senate version.
B 277 by Rep. Burgin SB 290 by Sen. Flores
These bills prohibit abortions in the third trimester or after a unborn child is viable (able to live outside the womb) except to preserve the life of the mother or prevent irreversible impairment of a major function of the mother. It also provides rights for infants born alive after an abortion. It requires 3 hours of continuing education on ethics annually for an physician performing abortions.
For more information on this bill, click here for the House version and here for the Senate version.
HB 839 by Rep. Davis
Prohibits abortions after the 20th week except to preserve the life of the mother or to prevent irreversible impairment of a major bodily function of the mother. This prohibition is based on evidence that after the 20th week of pregnancy, the unborn child may be capable of feeling pain.
For more information on this bill, click here.
