Another law signed by former Gov. Charlie Crist but that failed to be implemented is headed toward repeal.
The Senate voted 35-5 Thursday to send House Bill 4001 to Gov. Rick Scott.
The House backed the bill last week.
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With Mitt Romney leading in the polls but Rick Santorum still around in the chase for the Republican presidential nomination, the two leading candidates to take on President Barack Obama exchanged fire on Thursday.
Gov. Rick Scott, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty continued Thursday to put pressure on legislators to advance legislation that would revamp the supposedly low-cost personal injury protection auto insurance known as no-fault insurance.
And the message continues to lean on senators to accept the proposal that has been advanced by the House.
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While most talk about quarterbacks these days is where Peyton Manning will end up (and please note that, according to CBS Sportsline, the three teams in Florida are in the chase -- and as a Jaguars fan, I would take Peyton over Blaine Gabbert), another star NFL QB made news on Thursday for a different reason.
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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is headed for a rematch with Rick Santorum in Missouri, locking down Republican support in the Show Me State.
Waiting for the Senate to advance a number of bills, the House has delayed the start of its floor session until 4 p.m.
"Because we have so few returning messages to take up, and in the hopes that we will receive additional returning messages from the Senate this afternoon, House session will begin today at 4 p.m.," wrote House Rules and Calendar Committee Chairman Rep. Gary Aubuchon, R-Cape Coral.
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House Education Committee Chairman Rep. Bill Proctor, R-St. Augustine, praised the Florida Senate for passing the State Universities of Academic and Research Excellence and National Pre-eminence Act that is designed to make the state university system more globally competitive.
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The Florida Senate said goodbye to Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, with a bipartisan tribute to his conservative beliefs that included the unveiling of his official portrait, which will be hung in the Senate gallery.
With his wife, Stephanie, and children Alexis, Hayden and Reagan at his side, Haridopolos said after 12 years in the state Legislature, the last two as Senate president, he will miss being in the arena.
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U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, who is looking for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in November, tore into that Democrat incumbent on Thursday, trying to link him to President Barack Obama. Mack also urged Nelson to back the Keystone XL Pipeline project.
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Gov. Rick Scott, who has stated opposition to increasing university tuition, has a bill headed to his desk that would allow Florida State University and the University of Florida to ask for more than the 15 percent cap now in place.
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