![]() Ron DeSantis was in Tallahassee Tuesday to open Florida’s 2023 legislative session - but his sights were set on a much larger stage. ‘WE ARE THE MODEL’ - DeSantis delivers annual state of state - with an eye to 2024, by POLITICO’s Matt Dixon: Gov. “This issue bridges the partisan divide, and we will not go down as easily as they believe.” “If it’s a war they want, it’s a war they will get,” Book wrote in a statement. Reaction - Florida Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book (D-Plantation), who worked with Passidomo last year on the exemptions, said on Tuesday that incest victims are already fleeing the state for treatment and the 6-week bill will only make things worse for them. Lawmakers in the House and Senate filed similar legislation to make abortions illegal two weeks after a pregnant person’s first missed period, tightening the 15-week ban they approved last year. ‘WHERE WE’VE LANDED’ - Florida Republicans seek ban on abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy, by POLITICO’s Arek Sarkissian: Florida’s Republican-led legislature on Tuesday filed bills that would ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy but offer exemptions for victims of rape and incest if they can provide official proof of the crime. Have a tip, story, suggestion, birthday, anniversary, new job, or any other nugget for Playbook? Get in touch: Ron DeSantis is scheduled to sign copies of his new book at a Brandon bookstore. Start the clock - Only 59 more days to go. A little while later, Renner also blasted the proposed legislation. ![]() DeSantis, in remarks to reporters after the State of the State speech, made it clear that he had nothing to do with the bill and he didn’t support it. Jason Brodeur that would have required bloggers who write about state elected officials to register with the government and report who paid them. “We defied the experts, we buck the elites, we ignored the chatter, we did it our way, the Florida way,” DeSantis told legislators.īlogging bill is finished - There was a bit of frenzied press attention over the past week about a bill filed by central Florida Republican Sen. He focused on Florida’s standing and his record over the past four years as well as some - but not all - of his legislative proposals for the 2023 session. No surprises - DeSantis, who has been hopping around the state and the nation to promote his new book, did not really roll out any additional proposals in his State of the State speech. Passidomo said that as long as Florida sheriffs are opposed to open carry then she is opposed. But both Renner and Passidomo made it clear that’s not happening. DeSantis also said he would support open carry. Open carry is a no-go - Gun rights advocates have been calling for legislators to let people to carry guns in public as part of a pending bill that scraps permitting requirements for those with a concealed weapon. (This would seem to suggest an amendment could be coming at some point in time.) The proposal would not take effect until the Florida Supreme Court rules on a pending legal challenge to last year’s law or voters approve a new constitutional amendment that makes it clear the right to privacy now included in the state constitution does not include abortion rights. The proposed bills include a highly unusual clause or a “trigger” provision, as House Speaker Paul Renner put it. Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, who late last year floated the idea of a ban after 12 weeks, said she is backing this latest proposal because it includes an exception for victims of rape and incest. Ron DeSantis - got behind a newly proposed ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, a substantial restriction beyond the 15-week ban enacted just a year ago. New restrictions - Florida Republicans - including Gov. ![]() ![]() Here are the main takeaways from opening day: Florida lawmakers off and running on Day 1ĭay 1 of the Florida legislative session can usually be a lot of pomp and circumstance and little else. ![]()
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