Governor Rick Scott has quietly signed into law a bill allowing random drug testing of state workers.

The governor's office announced the signing after normal working hours this evening.

It was only a question of when Scott would sign the bill, not if he would sign it.

The Republican Governor already has tried to enforce random drug testing through an executive order.

He suspended it, though, due to a court challenge.

The new law also is certain to generate a lawsuit.

Scott has argued state employees should be subject to the same scrutiny as workers in the private sector.