Stay updated with breaking news from Representative Overdorf. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tronc/JKG2PP2ZVBAD7C63TFJ7KEK7CA.jpg)
A bill in the Florida Legislature would have allowed sex trafficking victims to sue hotels. But on Monday, the House Commerce Committee approved a new version that removed hotels from the provision, in a change that some victim advocates and legislators blamed on the state’s influential tourism industry.
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tronc/JKG2PP2ZVBAD7C63TFJ7KEK7CA.jpg)
A bill in the Florida Legislature would have allowed sex trafficking victims to sue hotels. But on Monday, the House Commerce Committee approved a new version that removed hotels from the provision, in a change that some victim advocates and legislators blamed on the state’s influential tourism industry.
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis issued a statement following the passage of House Bill 507 by Representative Toby Overdorf in the House Ways and Means Committee.
Representative Overdorf: Thank you for considering this testimony. The R Street Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization. Our mission is to engage in policy research and outreach to promote free markets and limited, effective government in many areas. Part of that work includes analyzing and supporting rational alcoholic beverage policies that respect individual freedom, free enterprise and the public well-being. Our team has been closely following efforts across the country to modernize the system around to-go and delivery alcohol. Since the coronavirus pand...