Florida Phoenix

The measure (SB 280) has been a controversial one for years in Tallahassee.

The card is meant to give law enforcement another tool to help verify and immediately make an arrest when there’s a violation of a restraining order.

The bill passed unanimously in the committee, and now moves to the Fiscal Policy Committee before hitting the Senate floor.

Most recently, a federal judge in Texas struck down an age verification law in Texas while another dismissed a suit in Utah.

The deal promises to return $2.5 billion to the state during the first five years.