Chip LaMarca

Selling wine in oversized bottles has been illegal in Florida since 1939, with a state statute limiting wine sales to containers a little less than 3 liters in quantity.

The development coordinator at the Sea Turtle Conservancy said existing ordinances ensure bars, restaurants, and hotels along the coast use turtle-friendly lighting during nesting season.

The Senate Rules Committee will also consider a less stringent version today.

Florida's Republican-controlled Legislature is back in session and eyeing new laws aimed at slowing climate change and sea level rise.