2021 Florida Legislature

While June 19 isn't recognized as a national holiday, it is a designated paid holiday for state employees in six states.

Despite impassioned pleas from LGBT advocates, a Florida House panel on Wednesday approved a controversial proposal that would ban transgender girls and women from competing in women’s high-school and college sports.

The systemic draining of local control is about politics — and it's about money.

Legislation filed in Tallahassee aims to reduce greenhouse gases in Florida 55% by 2030, 90% by 2045, and 100% by 2050.

The bill, approved by the House Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee, would allow practitioners to purchase personal protective equipment from the state during declared emergencies.

Senate President Wilton Simpson says since the scholarships are funded through state money, the state has a right to examine where those dollars are going and what they’re being used on.

The bills would set new rules on gun laws, emergency orders and clean energy.

Democratic Florida legislators say they are receiving emails from their constituents opposing a suite of bills that would give the state control of climate change initiatives over local governments.

The bill's sponsor says it's to increase transparency on what's being taught in the classroom.

The proposal was met by passionate objections from some Democrats on the panel, including former Hillsborough County School Board member Susan Valdes, D-Tampa.

House and Senate insurance panels this week approved bills that would require health insurers to provide a link to a website so customers can submit complaints about their ability to obtain care.

COVID liability bills aimed at protecting businesses and health care providers from lawsuits are heading to the Senate floor after being merged together in an effort to increase their chances of passing.