Florida lawmakers tee up property insurance changes
The Senate voted 30-9 on Tuesday to pass the proposal (SB 2-D), while the House is expected to vote on it Wednesday.
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The Senate voted 30-9 on Tuesday to pass the proposal (SB 2-D), while the House is expected to vote on it Wednesday.
CBS4's Jim DeFede and Joe Gorchow have been on the developments out of Tallahassee all day.
CBS4's Joe Gorchow is in Tallahassee with the latest.
CBS4's Jim DeFede broke the story.
The overall redistricting plan is expected to increase the number of GOP members in the state legislature.
As Florida lawmakers meet in a special session this week to grapple with property insurance issues like rising rates and cancelations, another topic has made it to the agenda.
A special session on property insurance is being held in Tallahassee
CBS4's Joe Gorchow is in Tallahassee covering the debate and the possible legislation to come from it.
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a plan on the first day of a special legislative session.
The $100 million program will help people such as teachers, health-care workers and police officers buy homes.
Lawmakers will hold a special session in hopes of tackling the state's troubled property insurance system.
A February trial has been scheduled in a legal battle over a new state law that restricts teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida schools.
Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state, rather than any local government, would take control of a taxing district that benefits Walt Disney Co. when the district is dissolved next year.
The bill will allow law-enforcement officers to charge people with second-degree misdemeanors if they do not peaceably disperse after being warned about protesting.
A bipartisan group of elected officials are calling for a review of the current U.S. policy and relations with Cuba in a push for freedom on the island.
