April 15, 2021 Have Privacy Advocates Found A New Path Forward in Red States? WRITTEN BY: Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. Alfred Saikali Today, the Florida House of Representatives Commerce Committee voted unanimously to allow HB 969, which would be the most aggressive privacy law in the country, to move forward for a full House […]
Scott Powers – April 14, 2021 ‘We need to set some basic levels of expectations of privacy.’ Businesses feel the financial burden for protecting consumers’ data. Meanwhile consumer advocates argue customers would be shocked to know what information businesses have on them. That was the crux Wednesday of public discussion and debate over Republican Rep. Fiona […]
CY PRES BILL ADVANCES IN HOUSE; ITS FATE IS UNCERTAIN IN THE UPPER CHAMBER Apr 13, 2021 By Gary Blankenship Senior Editor Rep. Anna Eskamani A bill to adopt a civil cy pres doctrine in Florida statutes has passed its second House committee after a spirited debate over its necessity. The House Public Integrity […]
Renzo Downey – April 6, 2021 Changes made Tuesday lost the bill support from Democrats. A less onerous version of legislation protecting internet users’ data privacy is on its way to the Senate floor. The measure (SB 1734), carried by Fleming Island Republican Sen. Jennifer Bradley, would give consumers the right to control how their personal […]
The Florida Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., is pictured. | Phil Sears/AP Photo Who is lobbying to change Florida’s privacy laws? That’s private By MATT DIXON – 04/01/2021 06:46 PM EDT TALLAHASSEE — A mysterious group is the driving lobbying force behind sweeping legislation that would beef up Florida’s data privacy laws. It has hired a Tallahassee-based […]
Fla. Gov. Signs Sweeping COVID-19 Liability Protection Law By Nathan Hale Law360 (March 29, 2021, 10:15 PM EDT) — Florida on Monday became the most populous state to date to enact legislation shielding businesses and health care providers from COVID-19 injury and death lawsuits, with the law drawing mostly praise from the state’s legal community […]
Kelly Hayes – March 23, 2021 The proposal would give consumers the right to control how their personal data is shared and sold. A bill to enhance protection for internet users’ data cleared its second House panel Tuesday morning, accompanied by a bevy of amendments. The legislation (HB 969), filed by Sarasota Republican Rep. Fiona McFarland, […]
House Panel Approves ‘PIP’ Repeal, But Differences Remain Rep. Erin Grall, who has sponsored the repeal effort for five years, said drivers with just PIP policies aren’t adequately covered under the system’s $10,000 coverage, which was set in 1979. By Jim Turner | March 11, 2021 at 02:08 PM Rep. Erin Grall. Courtesy of […]
March 11, 2021 Florida Privacy Legislation Moves Forward HB 969, a comprehensive privacy law that would immediately become the most onerous in the United States, sailed through the Florida House of Representatives’ Regulatory Reform Subcommittee yesterday. Before diving deeper into the House subcommittee hearing, it should be noted that the Florida Senate is now […]
Renzo Downey – March 10, 2021 Gov. Ron DeSantis is backing the Big Tech accountability bill that is drawing comparisons to California. Over opposition from business and legal groups, a House panel gave its unanimous approval to a bill to protect internet users’ data privacy. That measure (HB 969), filed by Sarasota Republican Rep. Fiona […]