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As the dueling Florida House and Senate consumer data privacy protection bills make their way through various committees in the Florida legislature, April 14, 2021, was the Florida House’s turn for a vote. House Bill 969 passed Wednesday in the Florida House’s Commerce Committee, and moves on to the full Florida House for a floor vote.
HB 969 is similar to the California Consumer Privacy Act, and to its Florida Senate bill counterpart, Senate Bill 1734, with a critical difference. HB 969 creates a private right of action for consumers against any company that fails to comply with a consumer’s request that the company delete, correct or stop selling the consumer’s personal information, and provides for prevailing party attorneys’ fees to a plaintiff who successfully sues a company under the law. The Florida Senate defanged Senate Bill 1734 last week by removing the private right of action and other provisions tha
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Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) is once again at the center of a major political debate, with momentum building for an overhaul of the statute that many view as having served a critical role in the rise of big tech and social media. On March 25, the heads of the big tech trio Facebook, Google and Twitter testified before the House Commerce Committee, defending their Internet platforms against fierce attacks from lawmakers on both sides on the companies’ content moderation policies and practices. While the Democrats and Republicans may differ on the nature of the shortcomings of Section 230, there appears to be a growing consensus among lawmakers that Congress should take action to make big tech accountable for conduct taking place on their platforms.
Key West business owners lobby legislators over port bill
Key West organizers then assembled at the Governorâs Mansion, where they hoped to send a message to urge the governor to threaten a veto.
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In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Kim Stamps, left, photographs Michigan newlyweds Tyler Gillet, middle, and Ashley Gillet, right, by the Southernmost Point marker Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, in Key West, Fla. New measures in the Florida Legislature ban cruise ships in Key West with more than 1,300 passengers from docking at the city port and limit the total number of cruise visitors who can disembark each day to 1,500. A similar bill, HB 267, is barreling through the House. [ CAROL TEDESCO | AP ]
by John Haughey, The Center Square | April 15, 2021 09:00 AM Print this article
Charter captains, biologists, poets and local elected officials were among dozens of Key West residents who boarded a 3 a.m. flight to Tallahassee to get their 2 minutes to testify Wednesday against a bill that would preempt local governments from regulating ports.
But it didn’t matter and the 20 Key West residents who testified against the bill were dismissed by the bill’s sponsor, who implied they don’t represent the rank-and-file of Key West.
“You heard a lot of passionate testimony today from the side that could get up here, said Sen. Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton, “but the side that couldn’t get up here that’s down there struggling to make ends meet are who you didn’t hear from.”