U.S. Senate Bill to Overturn Key West’s Cruise Ban Is Getting Narrower

A Florida state legislator’s attempt to nullify Key West’s referendum on cruise ships moved a step closer to passage on Wednesday. Sen. Jim Boyd argued that a local government may not restrict or regulate commerce in the seaports of Florida. “All such matters are expressly preempted to the state,” Boyd’s bill said. The Florida senate transportation committee voted to pass the Bill, but two more Senate committees and two state House committees must approve it before it goes to a final vote.

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