Governor Rick Scott still has several high-profile bills awaiting his signature or his veto.
Only one of more than a dozen gun-control bills made it through the 2013 legislative session. House bill 1355 is aimed at keeping guns away from people with mental illnesses. The proposal has the backing of the National Rifle Association and passed almost unanimously by both the House and Senate. But it still hasn’t made it to the Governor’s desk, and Scott has gotten thousands of emails from people around the state urging him to veto the bill.
Meanwhile, a ban on smoking devices called bongs, and a bill speeding up the state’s foreclosure process are still waiting on action by the Governor. Scott has less than two weeks to sign or veto those proposals. They can also become law without his signature.
