TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida lawmakers moved forward on Thursday with proposed legislation to increase regulations on condominium buildings and a ban on abortions after 15 weeks — without exceptions for rape or incest.
The Champlain Towers South tragedy in Surfside prompted the Florida House to move a proposed bill forward to tighten inspection requirements for condominiums.
The House Pandemics & Public Emergencies committee voted to approve PCB PPE 22-03, which Rep. Daniel Perez, the chairman of the committee, spearheaded.
“That is exactly what has led us here today, making sure that what happened on that day never happens again,” Perez said.
Sen. Jennifer Bradley, R-Fleming Island, sponsored SB 1702, a similar measure to make sure buildings are inspected every 10 years. The legislation also aims to regulate funding reserves, keep records open to inspection, and allow owners to vote to dissolve the association and sell.
Also on Thursday, the CS/HB 5 proposed bill that challenges Roe vs. Wade by banning abortion after a gestational age of 15 weeks moved forward to a vote on the Florida House floor.
During the Health & Human Services Committee hearing, opponents of the Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality bill couldn’t stop it from making it to the special order calendar on Feb. 15.
The SB 146, a similar bill in the Florida Senate, passed through the health policy committee and is under review by the appropriation committee.
Mississippi’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, a challenge to Roe v. Wade, is before the U.S. Supreme Court and the conservative majority will issue a decision on the case by the end of the court’s term in June.
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Torres contributed to this report from Miami.