As the Florida legislative session heads into its final two weeks, we have seen fewer culture war battles this year. Bills to do an outright ban on abortion and protect confederate monuments and make it illegal to use a person’s preferred pronouns all went nowhere. CBS News Miami's Jim ...
In this episode of our “Florida Capital Conversations” podcast series, policy advisors Kimberly Case, Tori Deal, Jon Steverson and Beth Vecchioli join together to discuss the 2024 regular legislative session in Florida.
Florida's 2025 legislative session will begin with 26 new lawmakers in the 120-member state House and nine new Florida senators out of 40. Dec 2, 2024 Bay Area man accused of threatening member of Congress, Florida lawmaker A Bay Area man was arrested Wednesday after being charged by federa...
In the 2024 legislative session, House Bill 989 was passed into law. It requires each financial institution to file an attestation with the Florida Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) by July 1 of each year affirming that it does not discriminate in Florida. If a customer files...
The bill calls for fantasy contests to be regulated as of July 1, 2024. The 2024 Florida legislative session begins Jan. 9. ShareTweetShare Jill R. Dorson Jill has covered everything from steeplechase to the NFL and then some during a more than 30-year career in sports journalism. The ...
Florida Wraps Up Legislative Session.Reports on the final stages of the legislative body's session in Florida highlighted by deliberations on the state budget.SigoShellyEBSCO_bspBond Buyer
March 7, 2024 A Florida pilot program to fortify coastal-area condominiums is on its way to the governor but other property insurance bills may have hit a snag after last-minute changes – with just two days left in the legislative session. The state … ...
DeSantis has called for a special session, but legislative leaders in the state have pushed back. ByAndrew Atterbury|January 14, 2025 02:18 PM DeSantis orders special session on immigration, with Trump inauguration looming Hours later, GOP legislative leaders said DeSantis’ move was “premature...
Advertisement Florida’s legislative committees are also meeting this month as the fiscal year expires and may want to have a successor in place before the next full legislative session begins in early 2024. (Grant noted that he was prepared to stay on through a Sept. 30 deadline for implemen...
Florida’s change largely flew under the radar during the 2024 legislative session, as it was included in a major education package that limited local book challenges and overhauled the state commission in charge of hearing teacher disciplinary cases. But it did catch the attention of the Florida...