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Pursuant to Chapter 2017-149 Laws of Florida, the Florida Legislature adopted numerous changes to the Florida Building Code.  Included within …

By: Trey Mills In an effort to protect small businesses, Governor Scott vetoed the highly controversial Senate Bill 106 on …

By: Emily G. Pierce Frustrated with the Legislature’s failure to fund Visit Florida and Enterprise Florida, two projects which the …

By: Emily G. Pierce On Friday, June 2, 2017, Governor Rick Scott signed an $83 billion state budget into law.  …

This afternoon, the Land Use and Zoning (“LUZ”) Committee will vote on legislation commonly referred to as the Glitch Bill.  …

By William Michaelis On April 4, Senate Bill 996 was temporarily postponed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.  The bill provides …

By William Michaelis This year will see the Constitutional Revision Commission (the “CRC”) convene for the first time since 1997, …

By Richard Q. Lewis, III With the passage of the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act (§381.986, Florida Statutes) in 2014 and …

By William Michaelis As explained in earlier blog posts, per Section 252.363 of the Florida Statutes, the declaration of a …

By William Michaelis As of today, Amendment 2, legalizing medical marijuana, is officially in effect.  The Department of Health now …