Capitol Update is a weekly review of state government. Topics this week include:

  • As the Parkland community remembers 17 of their own who were killed in a high school shooting last year, state leaders took action in the form of legislation and executive orders.
  • Some lawmakers say legislative action is necessary to implement a constitutional amendment that gives back former felons their right to vote.
  • While a Senate committee approved a bill to ban fracking in Florida, a house committee advanced a similar bill that allowed some exceptions.