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Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to add controls on so-called middlemen in prescription transactions. Independent pharmacy owners have complained that PBMs have taken control of the financial market in the business.
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"Enough is enough, said Rep. Mike Caruso. The Delray Beach Republican filed the bill last week. He said that legislators need to act.
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The proposal was approved by a House subcommittee along almost-straight party lines.
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Secretary of State Cord Byrd outlined $3.15 million for the Office of Election Crimes and Security, which was created last year and is staffed by five people.
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Justices formally agreed to take up the case and issued a schedule that indicated it will be at least until late April before briefs are filed. Lawmakers have indicated they would wait until after a ruling before deciding on additional legislation.
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One legislator compared customers paying surcharges while not being able to vote for municipal offices as “taxation without representation.”
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Florida House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell also criticized the DeSantis administration's decision to block an advanced placement high school course in African American studies.
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It comes as an appeals court prepares to hear arguments in a battle between the Florida High School Athletic Association Cambridge Christian School in Tampa.
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Florida House Speaker Paul Renner's plan would move the state closer to what's called "vouchers for all." The path toward universal school choice has been laid out during the past 25 years.
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The organization, which was formed in 2007 to address the area's mass transit needs, voted itself out of existence Friday.
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It would set up education savings accounts that, among other things, could be sued toward private-school tuition. Home-schooled students would also be eligible.
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A House panel wants to eliminate a restriction on schools and employees causing “compensation to be directed” to student-athletes and lessen disparities in packages allowed by other states.