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 w
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.
Ron DeSantis is calling for a special legislative session to align state policies with President-elect Donald Trump's promised crackdown on illegal immigration, but the move has drawn resistance from Republican leaders in the state legislature. Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez ...
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 ...
Trump had publicly backed DeSantis shortly after he called a special session. “Thank you Ron, hopefully other governors will follow,” Trumppostedon Truth Social. Perez told NBC News that the Florida legislative leaders have spoken to the White House and agree with Trump’s immigration reform ...
FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addresses a joint session of a legislative session, Jan. 11, 2022, in Tallahassee, Fla. Florida Gov. DeSantis on Tuesday, April 19, asked the Legislature to repeal a law allowing Walt Disney World to operate a private government over its properties in the...
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 … ...
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
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’s change largely flew under the radar during the 2024 legislative session, as it was included in a major education package thatlimited local book challengesand overhauled the state commission in charge of hearing teacher disciplinary cases. But it did catch the attention of the Florida Lea...