The Republican-controlled Senate voted 28-12 along party lines to pass the bill, a day after Rep. Webster Barnaby, R-Deltona, likened transgender men and women to "mutants," "demons" and "imps" during debate on a separate proposal that would restrict which bathrooms people can use. The l...
In Florida, a Senate "memorial" bill that urges Congress to repeal the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS-2) was temporarily passed in a Senate committee on March 13 in the face of defeat. S.M. 800, crafted by Sen. Greg Evers (R-Baker), was originally filed on January 31 and made...
The Florida state Senate haspassed a billthat would eliminate the option for nearly all new state employees to participate in a defined benefit (DB) plan, instead requiring them to join a defined contribution (DC) plan. The bill, which was sponsored by Republican Sen. Ray Rodrigues, would re...
MIAMI- The Florida Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to a measure designed to keep "identity politics" out of teacher preparation programs that lead to educators getting their professional certificates, readying the bill to go to Gov.Ron DeSantis. TheRepublican-controlled Senatevot...
Senate Bill (SB) 2006 specifies the new law prohibits "a business entity from requiring patrons or customers to provide documentation certifying vaccination against or recovery from COVID-19." Mr. Del Rio believes this may come down a legal issue between state and federal jurisdiction, but he ...
Florida Senate Approves Bill to Allow 401(k)-Type Plans for State Employees.Reports on the approval of a bill by the Florida Senate that would allow state-government workers to change from the state pension system into 401(k)-style savings accounts. Estimated number of employees under the ...
The Parental Rights in Education bill, dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill by LGBTQ activists, has now been passed by both the Florida Senate and House. The bill would limit what classrooms can teach about sexual orientation and gender identity. Under this legislation, these lessons "may not ...
Senate from 2015 to 2023. He later served as president of the University of Florida (2023–24).Education and career Sasse grew up in Fremont, near Omaha, Nebraska, where he excelled in high school. He went on to study at Harvard University (B.A., 1994), St. John’s College (M.A...
Florida Senate PresidentBEN ALBRITTON’s and state House SpeakerDANNY PEREZ’sdefiant actions on illegal immigrationMonday put an end to Gov.RON DESANTIS’era of calling all the shots in Tallahassee. But their actions also created a big winfor someone else at the upper echelons of Florida politi...
Florida Gov. Rick Scott addresses his election night party in Naples, Fla., after he apparently won the Florida Senate seat from incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., on November 6, 2018. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call Group | Getty Images ...