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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
School cell phone bill goes to DeSantis
The Legislature on Friday formally sent bills to Gov. Ron DeSantis that would prevent elementary and middle school students from using cell phones during the entire school day and create a new third-degree felony offense of animal cruelty for people who restrain dogs outside during natural disasters. The cell-phone change, which was included in a broader education bill (HB 1105), would expand on a current law that prevents students from using cell phones during instructional time. It would prohibit cell-phone use throughout the school day in elementary and middle schools. It also would create a pilot program in six counties that would prevent cell phone use in high schools throughout the school day. The animal cruelty proposal (SB 150) was crafted after a dog was found last year tied to a fence along Interstate 75 during Hurricane Milton. The bill was named 'Trooper's Law,' after a Florida Highway Patrol trooper discovered the dog surrounded by water. The dog was adopted after being taken to the Tallahassee Humane Society. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
CBS News
24-05-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Florida bills on student cellphone ban, dog abuse during hurricanes head to DeSantis' desk
Florida lawmakers on Friday formally sent a pair of bills to Gov. Ron DeSantis, including a proposal to restrict student cellphone use and another aimed at strengthening penalties for animal cruelty during natural disasters. One of the measures, part of a broader education bill (HB 1105), would prohibit elementary and middle school students from using cellphones during the entire school day — not just during instructional time, as current law mandates. The bill also authorizes a pilot program in six counties to enforce the same restriction at the high school level. "Trooper's Law" would create new felony for animal cruelty in disasters The second bill (SB 150) would create a third-degree felony offense for restraining a dog outdoors during a natural disaster. Lawmakers crafted the proposal after a dog was found last year tied to a fence along Interstate 75 during Hurricane Milton. The animal was discovered surrounded by floodwater by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper. Dubbed "Trooper's Law," the bill honors the trooper who rescued the dog. The dog was later taken in by the Tallahassee Humane Society and adopted. If signed into law, both measures would take effect later this year.
