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State Sen. Jeff Brandes of St. Petersburg is tearing up the legislative racetrack in filing new bills this year. Brandes, a Republican, has filed 37 bills for the current session, a tie with Sen. Darren Soto, a Democrat from Orlando.
But the leader of the pack is Republican Sen. Alan Hays of Umatilla, with 40 bills, the News Service of Florida reports. Although House members are restricted to filing just six bills, with certain exceptions, the sky's the limit for state senators.
Brandes has a variety of interests and issues, according to the bills he's filed in Tallahassee. Coffee Talk noticed Senate Bill 720, which would exempt some motor vehicle auctioneers from licensure, and eliminate registration requirements for people who do hair braiding, hair wrapping, or body wrapping, as long as they are not required to register by the Florida Cosmetology Act. Another bill appropriates $15,000 to create an innovative libraries task force.
In February, Brandes filed Senate Bill 846, which aims to preserve privacy rights in a digital world. The Fourth Amendment protects Floridians against unreasonable search of their papers and effects, the senator points out. “In today's increasingly paperless world we are seeking to clarify that cell phones and tablets are the modern version of papers and effects.” The bill would prohibit the search or seizure of contents of a portable electronic device without a search warrant, except in cases of national security, and other critical circumstances.
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