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Narrative Analysis - Report

Key Focus

The law, which DeSantis signed last week, goes into effect on July 1 and establishes multiple restrictions for city and county governments, including the ability to set heat exposure requirements not already required under state or federal law ...

What other state ended local heat protection ordinances.. Texas halted the ability of city and county governments to mandate protections for outside workers last year with House Bill 2127.. . Republican Gov ...

No momentum supporting factor found

Challenge supporting factors

(workers,county,governments)

(workers,county,city)

(county,city)

(workers,governments)

(county,federal)

(county,governments,city)

(county,governments,federal)

(workers,city)

(county,governments,texas)

(workers,county,texas)

(workers,texas)

(county,governments,house_bill)

(workers,county,house_bill)

(workers,county,federal)

(workers,federal)

Work-in-progress supporting factors

(florida,heat-related)

(workers,sierra_club_florida)

(workers,proposal)

(workers,private-sector)

(florida,university)

(florida,private-sector)

(florida,federal)

(political,subdivisions)

(political,subdivision)

(political,federal)

Time Period	Challenge	Momentum	WIP
Report	81.82	0.00	18.19

High Level Abstraction (HLA) combined

High Level Abstraction (HLA)	Report
(1) (workers,county,governments)	100.00
(2) (workers,county,city)	82.75
(3) (workers,texas)	64.79
(4) (workers,federal)	58.45
(5) (workers,desantis)	53.17
(6) (county,city)	49.65
(7) (workers,governments)	47.89
(8) (florida,heat-related)	47.54
(9) (county,federal)	46.48
(10) (county,governments,city)	46.13
(11) (county,governments,federal)	43.66
(12) (workers,city)	42.96
(13) (political,subdivisions)	39.79
(14) (county,governments,texas)	39.08
(15) (workers,county,texas)	37.68
(16) (county,governments,house_bill)	36.62
(17) (workers,county,house_bill)	34.15
(18) (county,desantis)	32.75
(19) (workers,county,federal)	30.99
(20) (workers,county,desantis)	28.87
(21) (workers,guadarrama)	27.46
(22) (workers,florida)	27.11
(23) (political,subdivision)	26.41
(24) (workers,workforce)	26.06
(25) (workers,sierra_club_florida)	25.70
(26) (workers,proposal)	25.35
(27) (workers,private-sector)	25.00
(28) (florida,university)	24.65
(29) (florida,private-sector)	24.30
(30) (florida,federal)	23.24
(31) (county,governments,subdivisions)	21.83
(32) (political,federal)	20.77
(33) (county,subdivisions)	20.42
(34) (county,governments,wage)	17.61
(35) (county,wage)	16.90
(36) (political,wage)	16.55
(37) (county,governments,subdivision)	15.49
(38) (county,subdivision)	13.73
(39) (political,employer)	9.86
(40) (political,workers)	9.51
(41) (political,sierra_club_florida)	9.15
(42) (political,luigi)	8.80
(43) (political,house)	8.45
(44) (political,guadarrama)	8.10
(45) (political,governments)	7.75
(46) (political,environment)	7.39
(47) (county,governments,political)	6.69
(48) (county,political)	4.23
(49) (county,governments,employment_regulations_bill)	3.87
(50) (county,governments,employment)	3.52
(51) (county,florida)	3.17
(52) (county,texas)	1.06
(53) (county,proposal)	0.35

Supporting narratives:

Please refer to knowledge diagram for a complete set of supporting narratives.

challenge - Back to HLA

The law, which DeSantis signed last week, goes into effect on July 1 and establishes multiple restrictions for city and county governments, including the ability to set heat exposure requirements not already required under state or federal law ...
High Level Abstractions:

(workers,governments)
(workers,city)
(workers,county,desantis)
(workers,county,city)
(workers,county,governments)
(county,city)
(county,governments,city)
(county,desantis)
Inferred entity relationships (14)
(county,governments,subdivision) [inferred]
(county,governments,texas) [inferred]
(desantis,workers) [inferred]
(city,county,workers) [inferred]
(county,desantis) [inferred]
(governments,workers) [inferred]
(county,desantis,workers) [inferred]
(county,governments,wage) [inferred]
(county,governments,political) [inferred]
(county,governments,workers) [inferred]
(county,governments,subdivisions) [inferred]
(city,county) [inferred]
(city,county,governments) [inferred]
(county,governments,house_bill) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

What other state ended local heat protection ordinances.. Texas halted the ability of city and county governments to mandate protections for outside workers last year with House Bill 2127.. . Republican Gov ...
High Level Abstractions:

(workers,county,governments)
Inferred entity relationships (7)
(county,governments,subdivision) [inferred]
(county,governments,texas) [inferred]
(county,governments,wage) [inferred]
(county,governments,political) [inferred]
(governments,workers) [inferred]
(county,governments,subdivisions) [inferred]
(county,governments,house_bill) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

What other state ended local heat protection ordinances.. Texas halted the ability of city and county governments to mandate protections for outside workers last year with House Bill 2127. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(workers,county,city)
(workers,county,texas)
(county,governments,texas)
(workers,texas)
Inferred entity relationships (10)
(county,governments,subdivision) [inferred]
(texas,workers) [inferred]
(county,governments,wage) [inferred]
(county,governments,political) [inferred]
(county,texas) [inferred]
(county,governments,workers) [inferred]
(county,governments,subdivisions) [inferred]
(city,county) [inferred]
(city,county,governments) [inferred]
(county,governments,house_bill) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

Texas halted the ability of city and county governments to mandate protections for outside workers last year with House Bill 2127.. . Republican Gov. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(workers,county,house_bill)
(county,governments,house_bill)
Inferred entity relationships (6)
(county,governments,subdivision) [inferred]
(county,governments,texas) [inferred]
(county,governments,wage) [inferred]
(county,governments,political) [inferred]
(county,governments,workers) [inferred]
(county,governments,subdivisions) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

The law, which DeSantis signed last week, goes into effect on July 1 and establishes multiple restrictions for city and county governments, including the ability to set heat exposure requirements not already required under state or federal law. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(workers,federal)
(county,federal)
(workers,county,federal)
(county,governments,federal)
Inferred entity relationships (4)
(county,federal,governments) [inferred]
(county,federal,workers) [inferred]
(federal,workers) [inferred]
(county,federal) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

Luigi Guadarrama, political director of the Sierra Club Florida, said in a statement that the new law is the latest example of DeSantis failing the state's environment, economy and workers.. . "Instead of addressing the skyrocketing crisis of protecting our workforce, the governor chose to abandon millions of hard-working Floridians and leave our state more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change," Guadarrama said ...
High Level Abstractions:

(workers,desantis)
(workers,workforce)

challenge - Back to HLA

House Bill 433, referred to as the Employment Regulations Bill, says it seeks to "prohibit political subdivisions (city and county governments) from maintaining a minimum wage other than a state or federal minimum wage; prohibit political subdivisions from controlling, affecting, or awarding preferences based on the wages or employment benefits of entities doing business with the political subdivision; revise and provide applicability." ...
High Level Abstractions:

(county,subdivision)
(county,governments,subdivision)
(political,federal)
(county,governments,subdivisions)
(county,governments,employment)
(county,federal)
(county,subdivisions)
(political,subdivisions)
(county,governments,wage)
(political,subdivision)
(county,governments,federal)
(county,governments,political)
(county,governments,employment_regulations_bill)
(county,wage)
(political,wage)
(political,governments)
(county,political)
Inferred entity relationships (11)
(county,governments,subdivision) [inferred]
(county,governments,wage) [inferred]
(county,governments,political) [inferred]
(governments,political) [inferred]
(county,governments,texas) [inferred]
(county,federal,governments) [inferred]
(county,governments,workers) [inferred]
(county,federal,workers) [inferred]
(county,governments,subdivisions) [inferred]
(county,federal) [inferred]
(county,governments,house_bill) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

"I think they were pursuing something that was going to cause a lot of problems down there.". . Luigi Guadarrama, political director of the Sierra Club Florida, said in a statement that the new law is the latest example of DeSantis failing the state's environment, economy and workers ...
High Level Abstractions:

(political,sierra_club_florida)
(political,luigi)
(political,guadarrama)

challenge - Back to HLA

What is HB 433.. House Bill 433, referred to as the Employment Regulations Bill, says it seeks to "prohibit political subdivisions (city and county governments) from maintaining a minimum wage other than a state or federal minimum wage; prohibit political subdivisions from controlling, affecting, or awarding preferences based on the wages or employment benefits of entities doing business with the political subdivision; revise and provide applicability." ...
High Level Abstractions:

(political,house)

challenge - Back to HLA

Florida is projected to experience more days of extreme heat this summer (when temperatures are at least 95 degrees), compared to averages over the last 30 years, according to the Florida Climate Center at Florida State University.. . What other state ended local heat protection ordinances.. Texas halted the ability of city and county governments to mandate protections for outside workers last year with House Bill 2127. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(county,city)
(county,texas)
Inferred entity relationships (3)
(city,county,workers) [inferred]
(city,county,governments) [inferred]
(county,texas,workers) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

However, the bill's text heavily supports OSHA's guidelines regarding the subject.. . Florida is under federal OSHA jurisdiction, which covers most private-sector workers within the state. State and local government workers are not covered by federal OSHA. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(workers,federal)
(workers,private-sector)

WIP - Back to HLA

Florida joins Texas in banning local heat protections for outdoor workers. . Samantha Neely and Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY NETWORK ...
High Level Abstractions:

(workers,texas)

WIP - Back to HLA

Luigi Guadarrama, political director of the Sierra Club Florida, said in a statement that the new law is the latest example of DeSantis failing the state's environment, economy and workers. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(workers,guadarrama)
(workers,sierra_club_florida)
(political,workers)
(political,environment)

WIP - Back to HLA

However, the bill's text heavily supports OSHA's guidelines regarding the subject.. . Florida is under federal OSHA jurisdiction, which covers most private-sector workers within the state ...
High Level Abstractions:

(workers,florida)

WIP - Back to HLA

Florida joins Texas in banning local heat protections for outdoor workers. . Samantha Neely and Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY NETWORK. . The law, which DeSantis signed last week, goes into effect on July 1 and establishes multiple restrictions for city and county governments, including the ability to set heat exposure requirements not already required under state or federal law ...
High Level Abstractions:

(workers,desantis)

WIP - Back to HLA

In Miami-Dade County, this legislation would kill the county's proposal to require 10-minute breaks in the shade every two hours for any outdoor construction or farm workers ...
High Level Abstractions:

(workers,proposal)

WIP - Back to HLA

. From 2010 to 2020, the University of Florida recorded 215 heat-related deaths occurred in Florida, with the number of yearly deaths varying between 10 and 28 ...
High Level Abstractions:

(florida,university)
(florida,heat-related)

WIP - Back to HLA

However, the bill's text heavily supports OSHA's guidelines regarding the subject.. . Florida is under federal OSHA jurisdiction, which covers most private-sector workers within the state. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(florida,private-sector)
(florida,federal)

WIP - Back to HLA

"Whereas local governments have started to adopt their own workplace heat exposure requirements, some of which apply only to specific industries, which ignore the individual responsibility of an employee to follow relevant guidelines and to protect himself or herself from heat-related illnesses, and rely on fines and penalties assessed on employers to fund the enforcement of such requirements," according to the bill. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(florida,heat-related)

WIP - Back to HLA

. Regarding heat exposure protections, the bill's summary details it will prohibit political subdivisions from:. . Requiring an employer, including an employer contracting with the political subdivision, to meet or provide heat exposure requirements not otherwise required under state or federal law ...
High Level Abstractions:

(political,subdivisions)
(political,subdivision)

WIP - Back to HLA

Requiring an employer, including an employer contracting with the political subdivision, to meet or provide heat exposure requirements not otherwise required under state or federal law. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(political,federal)

WIP - Back to HLA

Regarding heat exposure protections, the bill's summary details it will prohibit political subdivisions from:. . Requiring an employer, including an employer contracting with the political subdivision, to meet or provide heat exposure requirements not otherwise required under state or federal law ...
High Level Abstractions:

(political,employer)

WIP - Back to HLA

Overall, the legislation would make any local heat protection measures "void and prohibited," within all 67 Florida counties.. . In Miami-Dade County, this legislation would kill the county's proposal to require 10-minute breaks in the shade every two hours for any outdoor construction or farm workers ...
High Level Abstractions:

(county,proposal)
(county,florida)

WIP - Back to HLA

After negotiating for years, county commissioners had the item on their agenda up until the law was signed.. . In a Friday press conference, DeSantis addressed the bill, saying "there was a lot of concern out of one county, Miami-Dade. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(county,desantis)
Inferred entity relationships (1)
(county,desantis,workers) [inferred]

Semantics Relevance

Florida joins Texas in banning local heat protections for outdoor workers