Lawmakers criticized for shady legislation
From Sunshine Review
March 13, 2009
[edit] Lawmakers criticized for shady legislation
"Legislators call them shell bills, blank slates to be filled in later in the legislative session.
But the First Amendment Foundation calls them "silent stinkers" -- phantom pieces of legislation that can spring, full-grown, into Florida lawbooks with unpredictable impact. And there are more of them this year than ever before.
"An organization with a tracking system can constantly monitor any changes in these bills but, for the average citizen, it's virtually impossible to know what's going on," said Barbara Petersen, president of the FAF. "Going just by the sheer number of bills filed, I'm a little concerned this year.""
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