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Jim RosicaOctober 26, 2015

A law that exempts photos, video or audio of a “killing of a person” from state public records law would become permanent under a bill filed Monday. The Senate’s Criminal Justice Committee introduced a proposed bill (SB 7022) to delete the part of the law providing for repeal of the public record exemption. The law says […]

James CallApril 13, 2015

On Monday, a Senate committee approved the bill regulating drones used to take photos without consent. If passed, violations would carry a $5,000 fine. Distribution of the picture would cost the drone operator $10,000. Even though the Federal Aviation Administration expects to issue guidelines governing drones, officially known as unmanned aerial vehicles, Florida is among more than a dozen […]

Associated PressApril 8, 2015

Florida prisons chief Julie Jones says she knows of no further Ku Klux Klan activity by Florida prison officials besides two guards and a former guard arrested last week last week for plotting to kill a black inmate. But Jones told the Senate Criminal Justice Committee Tuesday that detecting extremists can be difficult because corrections […]

James CallMarch 22, 2015

This week in Florida Politics we shall seek clarity. By week’s end we will know about the House and Senate’s competing budget proposals, how Sen. Rob Bradley intends to solve the Charlotte’s Web mystery, and whether service in the Confederate Army is Hall of Fame material. The highlight of a busy week comes Wednesday when both the Senate Appropriations and […]

Ryan RayFebruary 17, 2015

Following weeks of testimony, hostile op-eds and public recriminations about the sordid state of affairs in some Florida prisons, members of the Senate Criminal Justice committee unanimously approved a committee-sponsored bill aimed at beefing up intra-prison security and accountability, SB 7020, late on Tuesday afternoon. Committee chairman Sen. Greg Evers of Baker hailed the passage of the bill through […]

Ryan RayFebruary 17, 2015

Following weeks of testimony, hostile op-eds and public recriminations about the sordid state of affairs in some Florida prisons, members of the Senate Criminal Justice committee unanimously approved a committee-sponsored bill aimed at beefing up intra-prison security and accountability, SB 7020, late on Tuesday afternoon. Committee chairman Sen. Greg Evers of Baker hailed the passage of the bill through […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 13, 2015

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Next week, the Senate Criminal Justice Committee will consider a pair of controversial gun bills to address issues such as weapons on college campuses and the ability to carry concealed firearms without a permit during mandatory emergency evacuations. The bills, SB 176 from Baker Republican Sen. Greg Evers and SB 290 from Republican Sen. Jeff […]

Tag: Senate Criminal Justice Committee

Law shielding “killing'” photos could become permanent

Senate committee passes bill limiting drone surveillance

DOC chief not aware of further Klan activity by prison guards

The week ahead in the Legislature

Senate Criminal Justice Committee passes bill to reform embattled Corrections Dep’t

Senate Criminal Justice Committee passes bill to reform embattled Corrections Dep't

Senate panel to discuss 2 controversial gun rights bills