Complex sentence: Due to a lack of penalties associated with violating the preemption statute, it was almost universally ignored by city and county authorities until, on December 7,2010, Representative Matt Gaetz introduced a bill to the Florida Legislature adding penalties for violating the existing preemption statute.
Split into simpler sentences: Due to a lack of penalties associated with violating the preemption statute, it was almost universally ignored by city and county authorities. On December 7,2010, Representative Matt Gaetz introduced a bill to the Florida Legislature adding penalties for violating the existing preemption statute.