Florida State Sen. Jason Brodeur filed a bill on Tuesday that, if passed, would require bloggers to register with the Florida Office of Legislative Services before writing about elected state officials.
“If a blogger posts to a blog about an elected state officer and receives, or will receive, compensation for that post, the blogger must register with the appropriate office within 5 days after the first post by the blogger which mentions an elected state officer,” the bill reads.
Brodeur’s SB 1316, titled “Information Dissemination,” defines an “elected state officer” as the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, a Cabinet Officer, or any member of the Legislature. …