In this episode, FSA provides a Week 6 legislative recap. HB 3 passes the full House and sheriffs' office employees were recognized as Law Enforcement Officer of the Day in consecutive days in the House, and one of them was Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook! We also sit down with one of FSA’s lobbyists, Jennifer Green of Liberty Partners, to find out where all the big policy issues are with less than three weeks to go in the 2022 session. 

In this episode, FSA provides a Week 5 legislative recap that includes an overview of a bill that would prohibit a person from protesting in front of someone’s residence.  Listen to Orange County Sheriff John Mina testify in support of this bill in committee. We also sit down with Erin Rock of The Southern Group to talk about the state budget. This year’s budget will surpass $100 billion, and we review what will be in the House and Senate budgets.

In this episode, FSA provides a Week 4 legislative recap.  We hear from Walton County Sheriff Mike Adkinson and Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil on their work in supporting HB 3, a great public safety bill that will improve the recruitment, retention and training for law enforcement officers.  We conclude the episode with comments from House Speaker Chris Sprowls on the importance of protecting crime victims.

In this episode, FSA shares the remarks U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio provided to sheriffs at their winter conference in Jacksonville. First elected to the Senate in 2010, Senator Rubio has set an important objective for himself while in office: to help bring the American Dream back into reach of those who feel it is slipping away. Senator Rubio talks about his support for the sheriffs’ public safety mission as well as sharing his insights into the steps necessary to improve the lives of all Floridians.

In this episode, FSA provides a Week 3 legislative recap. We discuss the status of several FSA priority bills and then sit down with Rep. Chuck Brannan, Chair of House Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee.  We discuss his previous work as a law enforcement officer as well as what it’s like to lead this important public safety committee in the Florida House of Representatives.

In this episode, FSA provides a Week 2 legislative recap. We discuss our successful Sheriffs Day at the Capitol as well as the introduction of HB 3, a great public safety bill FSA is supporting that will improve the recruitment, retention and training for law enforcement officers.  We conclude the episode with a status update from the new Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections, Ricky Dixon, on the improvements he is making to our state correctional system.

In this episode, FSA provides a Week 1 legislative recap. We discuss the status of several of FSA’s priority bills, the governor's State of the State address and we also speak with FSA lobbyists Ryan Matthews and Angela Drzewiecki of GrayRobinson.

In this episode, FSA provides a preview of the 2022 legislative session. We discuss the sheriffs’ legislative priorities, highlight the various public safety bills that have been filed and also interview Jennifer Green and Tim Parson of Liberty Partners.  Jennifer and Tim are lobbyists for FSA, and they provide key insights on the upcoming legislative session.

In this episode, FSA speaks with Chris Sprowls, the current speaker of the Florida House of Representatives.  Speaker Sprowls was first elected to the Florida House in 2014 and has been a strong advocate for public safety. We discuss legislative successes from the 2021 regular session on environmental resiliency planning and improving early childhood reading as well as the recently instituted Florida Law Enforcement Officer of the Day recognition in the Florida House.

In this episode, FSA speaks with State Attorney Jack Campbell about Florida’s Prisoner Release Reoffender Law. Passed unanimously by the Florida Legislature in 1997, the law ensures violent repeat offenders serve 100 percent of their maximum prison sentence if they commit another forcible felony within three years upon their release from prison. We discuss how this law works to reduce violent crime and we also review the Florida Sheriffs Research Institute recently released report entitled, The Prisoner Release Reoffender: Sentencing Repeat Offenders of Violent and Serious Crime in Florida. The full report can be accessed here.