They include laws on abortion, affordable housing, the death penalty, immigration and LGBTQ+ issues.
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More than 200 laws, including a record $116.5 billion budget, will be in effect as of Saturday. Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed nearly 300 bills passed this year. -
The law expands subsidized insurance coverage for families of four with incomes up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level, or about $90,000 annually. -
The law allows qualified CNAs to administer “routine” medications to residents, freeing up registered nurses to provide other needed care. -
Florida becomes the 17th state requiring motorists to move over for a broken-down vehicle on the roadside, even when first responders aren’t present. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed more than $34 million for Sarasota County projects and plans in the state budget; $20 million of that was meant for a new nursing/STEM facility at the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus. -
It included $20 million for an Academic STEM Nursing Facility at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee Campus, and $16 million for an expansion to Polk State College. -
The vetoes included $100 million for Conservation And Rural Land Protection easements. "Agriculture was harmed today," Republican Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson said. -
A judge says a House panel “has shown a legitimate interest" in obtaining the state American Academy of Pediatrics' documents on the development of care standards for minors diagnosed with gender dysphoria. -
Rural areas are preparing for a much needed makeover to their infrastructure thanks to a new law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday. -
Hernando County residents will decide in 2024 whether the county’s superintendent of schools should be elected or appointed, under a bill signed Friday by Gov. Ron DeSantis. -
DeSantis announced the signing of House Bill 1209 to aid fiscally constrained communities through the Rural Infrastructure Fund (RIF). -
Of the $117 billion budget passed this year by the Florida Legislature, 218 items worth $598.7 million qualified as Budget Turkeys, according to Florida TaxWatch.
