In this episode: There comes a point during every session of the Florida Legislature where it looks like it’s all fallen apart, everybody is mad at each other, and nothing will ever get done. It doesn’t usually come on Day 1, though. Plus: A bill to let giant landowners dodge local rezoning votes starts moving the Senate, and General Motors lobbies to legalize credit card fees on car loans.

Show notes

The bills discussed in today’s show:

Senate Bill 354 — Blue Ribbon Projects

Passed the Senate Community Affairs Committee by 7-1 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 479 — Land and Water Management

Passed the House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee by an 11-5 vote (vote sheet)

Senate Bill 838 — Electronic Payments of Retail Installment Contracts

Passed the Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee by a 10-0 vote (vote sheet)

House Bill 289 — Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child

Senate Bill 1734 — Civil Remedies Pertaining to Abortions

House Bill 167 — Former Phosphate Mine Land

Stories referenced in today’s show:

House speaker calls DeSantis’ hand-shake snub ‘petulant’

A dream for developers, a nightmare for women: Florida lawmakers start a new session

A New York investment firm with vast land holdings across north Florida wants state lawmakers to greenlight giant developments

Florida may send bounty hunters after women and doctors

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