Comment on Abortion ‘statement’ fight goes to Florida Supreme Court

TALLAHASSEE — A political committee leading efforts to pass a constitutional amendment on abortion rights has asked the Florida Supreme Court to invalidate a revised “financial impact statement” that would appear on the November ballot with the initiative. The Floridians Protecting Freedom committee on Wednesday filed a petition contending that House Speaker Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, and Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, did not have the authority to direct a panel to revise the statement after a circuit judge rejected an earlier version. Financial impact statements provide estimated effects of proposed constitutional amendments on government revenues and the state budget.