Navigation Senate committee approves anti-riot bill
A procedural maneuver and a near party-line vote is sending a bill aimed at cracking down on violent rioters — and which critics say could be used against legitimate peaceful protesters — to the full Florida Senate floor.
HB 1 has already passed the House and on April 9 it cleared the Senate Appropriations Committee 11-9 and now goes to the full Senate.
Like debates in the lower chamber, the Senate discussion produced some strong language.
