On May 15, 2013, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) Superintendent Morton addressed the Florida Boating Advisory Council on the ongoing marine zoning and regulatory review process in the FKNMS. [...]
Secretary of State Ken Detzner welcomed Floridians and visitors alike to the Emancipation Day Celebration at the Knott House Museum in Tallahassee on Monday, May 20, 2013. This annual event [...]
On behalf of long-time client Powerhouse, Inc., HGS lawyer David Powell is urging the Leon County Sales Tax Committee for major infrastructure investments on one of the last remaining areas [...]
The Florida Legislature passed Representative Ray’s Community Transportation Projects bill, CS/CS/CS/HB 319, which provides clarifications to the transportation concurrency provisions and sets minimum guidelines for nonconcurrency based transportation funding systems [...]
Representative Fitzhagen successfully carried legislation that revises provision in various consumer protection statutes overseen and implemented by the Attorney General. The bill includes legislation touching Medicaid Fraud, the Motor Vehicle [...]
Senator Detert’s texting bill, CS/CS/CS/SB 52, was passed by the Florida Legislature. The bill creates a ban on texting while driving, enforceable as a secondary offense. It, however, provides exceptions [...]
On the last day of session, the Florida Senate passed Representative Eagle’s timeshares condominium legislation, CS/HB 7025, which was unanimously passed by the House earlier. Among its many provisions, the [...]
The Florida Legislature passed a Senate Environmental Preservation Committee bill, CS/SB 1808, which embodies the agreement between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection [...]
The Florida Legislature passed Representative Pigman’s Water quality Credit Trading Bill, CS/CS/HB 713, which allows water quality credit trading programs to be established for individual impaired water bodies throughout Florida [...]
On the last day of session, the Florida Legislature passed a suite of regulatory reform measures under a bill sponsored by Representative Patronis, CS/CS/CS/HB 999. Among the many provisions in [...]
