Countdown Begins for Rick Scott to Sign Eric Brody Relief Bill

Legislators have formally sent the Eric Brody bill, SB 4, a priority of Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, to the governor.

Gov. Rick Scott has 15 days, until March 30, to sign the bill that would provide $10.75 million to Brody.

The bill requires an insurance company and the Broward County sheriffs office to pay for Brodys long-term care. Brody was paralyzed and has severe brain damage after being hit by a sheriffs cruiser in 1998.

The bill has died the past two years in the House.