UPDATE: on HB 833, HB 1085 and SB 1252-Where Do We Stand?
What we know for sure is…
- House Bill 833 is still pending in the House and contains the “24-hour notice”, while the companion Senate bill 714 was passed without the “24-hour notice” language.
- House Bill 1085 was passed in the House and contains the Red Lettering on the entire Driver’s license, while the companion Senate Bill 1252 has NOT yet been heard in the Senate. It was initially scheduled for Thursday April 27, then moved to Friday April 28, then today May 1….but it was still not heard as is retained on the special order calendar.
It is a fact that Senator Book withdrew her 3 amendments to SB 1252 last night Sunday April 30th, and that Senator DiCeglie’s amendment to remove all reference to the red lettering is still pending.
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1252/?Tab=Amendments
What we don’t not know is….
- Will the Senate approve DiCeglie’s amendment to remove all language associated to the red lettering before voting on SB 1252?
- Will there be any other amendments AND discussion before the Senate votes on SB 1252?
What you can still do NOW….
- Reach out to all 40 Senators. Ask them to vote YES on DiCeglie’s amendment to remove the Red Lettering language on SB 1252.
- STAY CALM. Should SB1252 pass with the red lettering, FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE is already preparing our next steps to litigate .
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The House closes tomorrow.
I’m sorry, my bad. The both chambers adjourn on Friday May 7th
No state law shall be in excess of federal law
Yeah, this has been in my mind lately. But how does this work? And are we supposed to count on lawmakers to keep other lawmakers in check? Why is it the public’s responsibility to be fighting back against the people they elected to represent them!? I long for the day that the average person once trusts journalists for information, and I hope that young journalists have the stamina to fight to uncover and share information to the public.
What about the 8th ammendment to stop vigilantism by public officials.. also 14th ammendment …
As long as the horrible SO fluorescent green car tags is removed, that’s a victory. The red letters on DL has already been ruled unconstitutional in 2 states. An injunction to stop the law will have to be filed immediately. It can be tide up in the courts for a while.
I sent a fresh round of individual emails to all Senators today. Keep the pressure on! We have to make it through four more days….
SB 1252 is the next-to-last item on the special order calendar for today. Previously, the bill history said “Retained on Special Order Calendar,” but today it adds “SJ 670” at the end. Anyone have any clue what that means?
https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/670 Maybe
Or “js when googled Florida house of rep” came back with joint resolution between house and senate.
But I’m just guessing here.
This is per the acronyms list on the senate web site. I wondered myself.
SJ – Senate journal
Journal
A requirement of section 4(c) of Article III of the State Constitution, the Journal is the official legal record of the proceedings of the Senate or the House of Representatives. Each legislative house publishes a journal for each day of session. The Journal records only the formal action in the legislature and committees. Its contents include titles of bills introduced and considered, a record of members’ votes on issues, as well as motions and other business before the legislature.