TALLAHASSEE- Pointing to children's mental health and online sexual predators, the Florida House on Wednesday passed a bill that seeks toprevent childrenunder age 16 from having social media accounts. The House voted 106-13 to approve the measure (HB 1), a priority of House Speaker Paul Renne...
Florida House members passed a bill that would prohibit doctors from performing abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, one of the most hotly debated issues of the 2022 legislative session. Next, a Senate committee will take up the bill. MORE:Florida House passes 15-week abortion limit bi...
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) - The Florida House has unanimously approved a bill that would require a law enforcement officer to intervene if another officer was using excessive force. It also calls for all officers to receive additional training to avoid the use of excessive force. The passage com...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida children under the age of 16 would be banned from popular social media platforms regardless of parent approval under a bill passed by the House on Wednesday, a measure that is the top priority for the chamber's speaker.
“Nothing in the amendment was about outing a student. Rather than battle misinformation related to the amendment, I decided to focus on the primary bill that empowers parents to be engaged in their children’s lives,” he said. The Florida House also on Thursdaypassed the “Stop WOKE Act,...
The article reports on a sweeping energy bill that would require all gasoline sold in Florida contain at least 10 percent ethanol and impose carbon cap-and-trade rules unanimously passed by the state House. The renewable fuel standard, which would mandate E-10 by the end of 2010, is ...
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky House overwhelmingly passed legislation Thursday to bolster disclosure requirements meant to reveal allegations of past misconduct when teachers seek jobs in other school districts.
(FOX 9) - The Minnesota House of Representatives passed a bill for a memorial highway in honor of Prince on the seventh anniversary of his death. In a unanimous vote on Friday, the House passed HF 717, which will name a stretch of Highway 5 in Chanhassen and Eden Prairie as ...
In astatementfrom White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Jan. 26, the Biden administration expressed its desire for Congress to address deepfake proliferation amid weak enforcement from social media platforms. “We know that lax enforcement disproportionately impacts women and also girls, sad...
The House passeda billthat would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app TikTok if its China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake, as lawmakers acted on concerns that the company’s current ownership structure isa national security threat. ...