Itâs Gov. Ron DeSantisâ baby, and he has already signed it into law. HB 1 had set the stage for this yearâs legislative theme: Strip power from local governments, and trample Floridiansâ constitutional rights underfoot. Civil-rights attorneys from a nonprofit called the Lawyers Matter Task Force, and additional plaintiffs, have already filed a lawsuit challenging the governorâs new law, concocted to have a chilling effect on those who take to the streets to protest for rights denied â long an American tradition that Floridaâs governor suddenly wants to curtail. This lawsuit is one of the best things to come out of a mean-spirited legislative session that resulted in few things to cheer.