Florida families urge Governor DeSantis to sign ‘Free Kill’ repeal into law
First Coast News
[{'start': '0.240', 'end': '4.400', 'text': 'A big step forward today for families'}, {'start': '2.560', 'end': '6.080', 'text': 'who have been fighting for years to get'}, {'start': '4.400', 'end': '8.400', 'text': "Florida's so-called free kill law"}, {'start': '6.080', 'end': '10.080', 'text': 'repealed. Late this afternoon, the state'}, {'start': '8.400', 'end': '11.840', 'text': 'senate passed a bill that would fully'}, {'start': '10.080', 'end': '14.200', 'text': "repeal this law. And it's already passed"}, {'start': '11.840', 'end': '16.720', 'text': "the House. So now there's just one more"}, {'start': '14.200', 'end': '18.400', 'text': 'hurdle. Inside the Senate chambers,'}, {'start': '16.720', 'end': '20.800', 'text': 'families whose loved ones died in'}, {'start': '18.400', 'end': '22.720', 'text': 'Florida hospitals watched anxiously as'}, {'start': '20.800', 'end': '24.560', 'text': 'senators made history. This is a'}, {'start': '22.720', 'end': '26.320', 'text': '35-year-old law. It needs to be'}, {'start': '24.560', 'end': '28.240', 'text': "repealed. It's unjust. It shouldn't be"}, {'start': '26.320', 'end': '30.320', 'text': 'on the books. the legislature for the'}, {'start': '28.240', 'end': '33.520', 'text': 'first time passing a bill to repeal the'}, {'start': '30.320', 'end': '36.239', 'text': 'so-called free kill law.'}, {'start': '33.520', 'end': '37.760', 'text': 'Much to our surprise, the bill came up.'}, {'start': '36.239', 'end': '40.480', 'text': 'He said there were no amendments on the'}, {'start': '37.760', 'end': '42.800', 'text': 'desk. He read the bill as a clean repeal'}, {'start': '40.480', 'end': '44.399', 'text': 'and it almost unanimously passed the'}, {'start': '42.800', 'end': '48.079', 'text': 'Senate floor. And I would say our'}, {'start': '44.399', 'end': '50.000', 'text': 'reaction is shock. Shock because all'}, {'start': '48.079', 'end': '52.320', 'text': 'previous efforts to get the law repealed'}, {'start': '50.000', 'end': '54.239', 'text': "have failed. It's a law Cindy Jenkins"}, {'start': '52.320', 'end': '56.719', 'text': "didn't know about until her 25-year-old"}, {'start': '54.239', 'end': '58.239', 'text': 'daughter Taylor died. If you lose your'}, {'start': '56.719', 'end': '60.320', 'text': 'loved one to medical negligence in a'}, {'start': '58.239', 'end': '62.640', 'text': 'Florida hospital and they are 25 or'}, {'start': '60.320', 'end': '64.960', 'text': "older, unmarried, and don't have"}, {'start': '62.640', 'end': '67.119', 'text': 'children under 25, you have no recourse.'}, {'start': '64.960', 'end': '69.680', 'text': 'Your right to the civil justice system'}, {'start': '67.119', 'end': '71.280', 'text': 'is blocked. Like Jenkins, Sabrina Davis'}, {'start': '69.680', 'end': '72.799', 'text': 'has made countless trips to the state'}, {'start': '71.280', 'end': '74.240', 'text': 'capital since her father died in a'}, {'start': '72.799', 'end': '78.080', 'text': 'Florida hospital due to medical'}, {'start': '74.240', 'end': '81.439', 'text': 'negligence. Today was history. Today we'}, {'start': '78.080', 'end': '83.759', 'text': "made history. I feel like we're one step"}, {'start': '81.439', 'end': '86.640', 'text': 'closer to restoring the freedom that my'}, {'start': '83.759', 'end': '87.759', 'text': 'dad fought for. thankful. Um, but we'}, {'start': '86.640', 'end': '89.600', 'text': "don't want to have a premature"}, {'start': '87.759', 'end': '91.759', 'text': "celebration because we're not done. Uh,"}, {'start': '89.600', 'end': '93.840', 'text': 'we want to see this um, successfully get'}, {'start': '91.759', 'end': '96.000', 'text': "signed off on and I think then we'll"}, {'start': '93.840', 'end': '98.000', 'text': 'really be able to celebrate. The bill'}, {'start': '96.000', 'end': '99.520', 'text': "now heads to Governor Ron DeSantis'"}, {'start': '98.000', 'end': '101.759', 'text': "desk. You know, I don't know what the"}, {'start': '99.520', 'end': '103.439', 'text': 'governor will do. We are known as the'}, {'start': '101.759', 'end': '105.520', 'text': 'free state of Florida. I hope he does'}, {'start': '103.439', 'end': '109.759', 'text': 'the right thing. Everybody that wants to'}, {'start': '105.520', 'end': '112.720', 'text': 'see this 35year-old unjust law truly'}, {'start': '109.759', 'end': '115.200', 'text': 'finally repealed, they need to contact'}, {'start': '112.720', 'end': '117.439', 'text': 'the governor and let him know. These'}, {'start': '115.200', 'end': '119.600', 'text': "families know repealing this law won't"}, {'start': '117.439', 'end': '121.439', 'text': 'bring justice for their own loved ones,'}, {'start': '119.600', 'end': '124.000', 'text': "but they're determined that no other"}, {'start': '121.439', 'end': '126.159', 'text': 'family will be left without a voice.'}, {'start': '124.000', 'end': '127.759', 'text': 'This will not change anything for us. We'}, {'start': '126.159', 'end': '130.239', 'text': 'will always be blocked out of the'}, {'start': '127.759', 'end': '134.160', 'text': 'judicial system. We did this in honor of'}, {'start': '130.239', 'end': '135.920', 'text': 'our loved ones and so that everybody'}, {'start': '134.160', 'end': '137.920', 'text': 'from July 1st on, if we can get this'}, {'start': '135.920', 'end': '139.760', 'text': 'signed into law, will never meet the'}, {'start': '137.920', 'end': '142.000', 'text': 'state.'}, {'start': '139.760', 'end': '144.160', 'text': 'Now, depending on when this bill gets to'}, {'start': '142.000', 'end': '147.040', 'text': "the governor's desk, he will either have"}, {'start': '144.160', 'end': '148.640', 'text': 'seven or 14 days to sign it, to veto it,'}, {'start': '147.040', 'end': '150.560', 'text': 'or to do nothing and then have it become'}, {'start': '148.640', 'end': '152.800', 'text': 'law without his signature. If it does'}, {'start': '150.560', 'end': '154.959', 'text': 'become law, it will take effect July'}, {'start': '152.800', 'end': '154.959', 'text': '1st.'}]