Florida Politics

FL House GOP Prepares to Pass HB 1

Share

The GOP-led Florida House is starting off the 2021 session with a bang by introducing HB 1, and more than likely passing it to the FL Senate.

HB 1, a bill designed to impose harsher repercussions for civil disorder due to protesting has only been divisive since its drafting.

Democrats insist this bill is just a cheap shot to suppress Black Lives Matter and is only reactionary to the riots that occurred last Summer.

Republicans, on the other hand, insist this bill has no correlation to ideology affiliation.  The bill's contents were publicly released, ironically on the same day when Trump supporters stormed the Capitol Building on January 6th, 2021.

The events of that day have not shaken the GOP support for the bill, as Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has been confirming his signature upon arrival of the bill for several months.

Some high profile Florida Democrats such as Senator Shevrin Jones (D-35) have previously called the bill, "unnecessary" and "Insensitive."

You can bet Democrats like Jones, and pretty much all of them won't fold on this legislation.  Come July expect HB 1 to be considered the law of the land in Florida.

Jim McCool

Jim is a graduate of Florida State University where he studied Political Science, Religion and Criminology. He has been a reporter for the Floridian since January of 2021 and will start law school in 2024.

Recent Posts

TREND: Big Tobacco, Lawmakers Changing Course as Non-Traditional Nicotine Surges

Americans appear to be ditching cigarettes and switching to vape devices and tobacco-less nicotine pouches,…

10 hours ago

Last Squeeze🍊—5.1.2024—DeSantis Bashes Fake Beef Industry— Mayfield Lands Trump Endorsement— Much More...

Where's The Fake Beef? Not in Florida. Governor Ron DeSantis publicly signed a controversial bill…

10 hours ago

Lee Calls Pro-Palestine Protesters 'Criminals,' Details Investigations

The anti-Israel protests at Columbia University reached a fever pitch Tuesday as police cleared Hamilton…

10 hours ago

State Senator Debbie Mayfield Kicks Off State House Campaign With Trump Endorsement

BREVARD, FL—State Senator Debbie Mayfield kicked off her state House of Representative campaign Wednesday with…

10 hours ago

'Take Your Fake Lab-Grown Meat Elsewhere': DeSantis Wages War on Cultivated Meat With New Bill

HARDEE COUNTY, FL—Governor Ron DeSantis publicly signed a controversial bill Wednesday morning banning lab-grown meat,…

15 hours ago

Gaetz Kneecaps GOP Opponent 'DEI Dimmock's' Campaign

Thanks to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) is dead in Florida…

16 hours ago