SB 78 has its third and final committee stop this morning at 9am in the Senate Rules Committee. This bill increases government bureaucracy and makes life more difficult for frontline workers like educators, police and firefighters.
The first two committee stops for SB 78 are most notable for their predictability. Educators, police, firefighters and other public workers spoke up against the bill in large numbers—without a single public worker advocating for the bill.
Instead, the only people who have spoken in favor of the bill are groups representing private businesses, which it should be pointed out are not the subject of the bill. SB 78 only impacts public employees.
Also notable has been the relative silence of republicans on SB 78. Though every committee vote has been along party lines, very few republicans have been vocal in expressing their support for the bill and some have openly expressed their concern with SB 78.
In contrast, democrats on the committees have been vocal. In particular, they have mentioned the "thousands" of emails and calls they have received from public workers asking them to oppose SB 78.
Will today be any different? Are any surprises in store when the Rules Committee meets at 9am?
We’ll keep you updated in this thread.
Also, you can follow the meeting live, or watch later on demand here: thefloridachannel.org
We’ll keep you updated in this thread.
Also, you can follow the meeting live, or watch later on demand here: thefloridachannel.org
Well, there was quite a surprise indeed. Chair Passidomo announces that SB 78 was not received by the committee and therefore will not be heard today.
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