Visiting the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce, Gov. Charlie Crist touted his plans to sign a bill to help reduce taxes, improvements to education and virtues of "green energy" on Thursday evening.

But he wasn't quite so forthcoming on another topic, and it wasn't whether he'd run for U.S. Senate. The Legislature passed a bill to restore caps on attorneys fees and a ban on hourly rates after a 2008 Supreme Court ruling upended the restrictions. The business industry lobbied heavily for HB 903, and trial lawyers opposed it.

"We’d really like to see you support House bill 903," Bob Clifford, president of the Clearwater chamber, told Crist, who was accompanied by his wife, Carole.

"I better write it down then - what's it do?" Crist asked.

"Workers compensation."

"Oh yeah, yeah, yeah," Crist said, noting he met with Florida Chamber president Mark Wilson about it.

At the end, he was pressed again by another chamber official.

"Got it. Got it. I understand: 360, workers compensation. Got it in my notes," Crist said, again making no promise.