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.
2024 Legislative Session: What changes can condo residents and homeowners expect? With the 2024 Florida Legislative Session winding down, the legislature has days to approve reforms for how Condo and Homeowners' Associations operate. Mar 5 Florida House, Senate tee up homeless bills ...
This week isa busy one for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, with the state Legislature convening for their 2023 session and DeSantis traveling to the early presidential nominating state of Iowa -- though he'splayed down chatter about a White House bid. During the two-month-long legi...
Florida: Legislative Bloc Pushes HIV/AIDS BillsMembers of the black and Hispanic caucuses in both the Florida House and Senate gathered on Thursday to promote legislation relating to HIV/AIDS. The ...
The bills were also endorsed by state House Speaker Chris Sprowls, a Republican, and Senate President Wilton Simpson said he was optimistic it could pass. Florida state Sen. Kelli Stargel, right, shares a laugh with her husband John Stargel during a legislative session, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022...
Several bills, including one to impose stricter penalties on boaters involved in crashes, have been proposed in the Florida House and Senate ahead of the 2025 start to the legislative session in March; here’s what you should know. The bill referencing the penalties was proposed by Sen. Ilean...
During the 2022 regular legislative session, a grand total of zero bills were passed into law concerning community associations. While this was initially thought to preclude any new laws from being adopted this year, an emergency legislative session was recently held for the primary purpose of addre...
Sen. Danny Burgess, a Zephyrhills Republican who previously served as executive director of the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs, filed the bill for the 2024 legislative session, which will begin in January. “This bill recognizes very simply that it’s not just the service member who ...
This most recent legislative session was tough, but it also saw some success with several extreme policies being stopped. From legislative attacking the LGBTQ+ community, to a new abortion ban, and efforts to censor freedom of speech — all are examples of bills that were prevented from passing...