Protest bill expected to be heard in the Florida Senate
By FOX 35 News Staff
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Senate President Wilton Simpson said Thursday he will use a procedural maneuver to ensure that a controversial law-and-order proposal pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis starts moving in the Senate.
The House last week signed off on the measure (HB 1), which would, among other things, create a new crime of mob intimidation and stiffen penalties for injuring police officers during protests that become violent.
Midway through the 2021 legislative session, a Senate version (SB 484) has not been considered by a committee. The Senate Criminal Justice Committee was slated to give the measure an initial vetting, but Chairman Jason Pizzo, D-North Miami Beach, did not schedule it for a hearing.
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