If the birth certificate of a student athlete said they were male, and then they later changed that certificate to female, the bills says they couldn't use the amended document to play on female teams.

A Senate bill that would have disbanded TBARTA didn’t get through the Florida legislative session -- this time. Organization officials are pleased about that, and some non-recurring funding the legislature provided them.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the measure live on Fox News. It's the latest Republican-led effort to alter state voting rules following record-breaking turnout during the 2020 election.

Sen. Randolph Bracy of Orlando says a police reform bill on its way to Gov. DeSantis is a good first step.

While COVID-19 passports could be used to show people have been vaccinated, ban supporters say the plan strikes a “delicate balance” between protecting people and civil liberties.

Manatees are getting $8 million under the state budget lawmakers agreed to this week.

Florida could become the latest state to revamp its election laws following the 2020 presidential cycle. The legislation follows disproven claims of voter fraud in other states by former President Donald Trump.

Under the measure on its way to Gov. Ron DeSantis, female students’ eligibility for sports teams would be based on their “biological sex” on birth certificates issued “at or near the time of the student’s birth.”

Lawmakers also doubled to $100 million funding for Florida Forever, which preserves environmentally sensitive lands. They agreed to put $300 million from federal stimulus funding toward land conservation.

It would allow people who have concealed weapons permits carry in churches that share properties with schools.

Environmental advocates are asking for a veto on one of the bills, but are breathing easier after another preemption bill was gutted.

The proposal is a compromise between the Legislative Black Caucus and Republicans, and comes after high-profile deaths of Black Americans by law enforcement.