TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Rick Scott is getting a bill that would prohibit Floridians from being required to purchase health insurance.

The Republican-controlled Senate on Monday voted 30-7 for the measure previously approved by the House.

It would put Florida in direct conflict with the federal health care overhaul that will require most people eventually to have insurance coverage.

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