The Senate on Thursday will take up a high-profile bill that would help shield businesses and health care providers from lawsuits related to COVID-19.
The proposal (SB 72), sponsored by Sen. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, was one of 14 bills included Monday on what is known as a special order calendar to go to the Senate floor.
Business groups and health care providers have lobbied heavily for liability protections since early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The House has passed a bill (HB 7) that would provide protections for non-health care businesses and is considering a separate bill (HB 7005) that would help shield health care providers.
The Senate originally had separate bills on the issues, but Brandes combined them last week.
