Florida lawmakers wrapped up their regular legislative session in late March under a cloud of disappointment.
Ninety-eight people died in the middle of the night in what was, until last June, the unimaginable partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside. That lawmakers left Tallahassee, then, without passing comprehensive condominium and building reforms was unacceptable, as the Herald Editorial Board and many others declared.
Lawmakers last week finally announced an agreement between the House and Senate — a stalemate between both chambers had killed the bill earlier this year. In a matter of days, they passed the 88-page legislation unanimously.
