House, Senate to override Crist leadership fund veto tomorrow
by Dara Kam | March 23rd, 2011Senate President Mike Haridopolos made a last-minute change to tomorrow’s floor session, adding a 4 p.m. session to the Senate calendar Wednesday afternoon.
The Senate will override at least one of Gov. Charlie Crist’s vetoes during the late afternoon session – HB 1207, legislation that would revive so-called leadership funds, strengthening the hand of House and Senate leaders from both parties in raising campaign cash. Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, sponsored the legislation. The House is expected to override the veto earlier in the day.
Both chambers could also override Crist’s veto of HB 7103, a measure that allows owners of properties with an agricultural exemption to retain the tax break regardless of the sales price.
The House is expected to veto them earlier in the day.
March 23rd, 2011 at 3:01 pm
Dara,
I would recommend that you should know the facts before you write about a bill. HB7103 was not controversial. It does not contain the provision that alowed owners of agricultural properties to retain a tax break because of sales price. That provision was in HB 981. No one even testified against HB 7103 in any committee nor did it recieve a negative vote in any committee or on the floor of either chamber of the legislature. Please get your facts right!
March 23rd, 2011 at 7:29 pm
The Florida Legislature is a disgrace. I can’t believe these crooks aren’t in jail yet.
March 24th, 2011 at 11:40 am
What do you mean it was not at all controversial? If Crist vetoed it,then there was a good reason. One thing mentioned was that it took away environmental protections. That would be controversial to some of us that live in Florida who dont want to drink chemicals in our water downstream. No one is speaking IN FAVOR of some of the controversial bills that are in the House and Senate right now, that does not mean that they wont pass them anyways and that they are not at all controversial. The impression that voters and citizens of Florida dont care because they cannot get to Tallahassee to be given a few minutes, (if they are lucky), to speak in front of a committee on a bill is utterly ridiculous. This is just politics as usual as far as I am concerned, going back and over-riding Crist’s vetos. They should not be allowed to it this way. The legislature should have to reintroduce the bill and have committee hearings and vote on it again. It is very clear to me from watching hearings on The Florida Channel and online, the legislators have no respect for the voters in Florida and they show arrogance, ignorance and tell outright lies. It is a disgrace to the state.
March 27th, 2011 at 7:17 pm
Please stop the greed in this world.
Stop voting Republican! Morals over money, people. Morals over money.