TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Efforts to fix last year’s hurricane relief bill are moving forward in Tallahassee.
A Senate committee has advanced legislation lawmakers say will correct unintended consequences that paralyzed local governments last session.
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The issue traces back to Senate Bill 180, a top priority for State Senator Nick DiCeglie, R-Indian Rocks Beach. The original bill aimed to speed up recovery efforts, debris removal, permitting delays, and strengthen emergency plans, but soon after its passage, local governments started raising concerns about possible implications.
Several local governments even sued the state arguing that the broad language found in the bill froze local governments’ ability to adopt stronger land-use and development rules…