During this past Florida Legislative session, one proposed bill raised the ire of environmentalists across the country – that was Hillsborough state Senator Jim Norman's idea to make it a first-degree misdemeanor (originally it was a felony) to prevent animal-rights activists from sneaking onto farms and gathering footage for videos of farming practices.
The bill was approved in the Senate, but never taken up in the House.
This article appears in May 12-18, 2011.