2021 Florida Legislature

The health care industry experiences one of the highest rates of injuries caused by workplace violence, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Florida would join other states in providing similar protections.

House Speaker Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, spoke Tuesday to the House to help open the 2021 legislative session. Here are his remarks, as prepared for delivery.

Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, spoke Tuesday to the Senate to help open the 2021 legislative session. Here are his remarks, as prepared for delivery.

A pair of new legislative proposals would place a 10 percent THC cap on smokable marijuana and limit THC levels to 16 percent in other medical-marijuana products, excluding edibles.

Florida lawmakers are facing a $2 billion budget shortfall. To fill that gap, Senate President Wilton Simpson says “everything is on the table.”

People with disabilities face significant hurdles as COVID-19 protocols have made it harder for them to attend meetings of the Florida House and Senate.

Scores of bills related to government transparency have been filed in the state legislature. At least a few have are progressing through committees ahead of regular session.

The bills are aimed at protecting nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other health care providers from litigation about deaths or injuries from COVID-19.

Senate President Wilton Simpson says it would lessen environmental and financial impacts while bringing the route closer to Tallahassee.

The state budget, health care, education and a controversial proposal to change Florida's vote-by-mail process are among the issues facing lawmakers in the session starting March 2.

The havoc of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has strained health-care providers across the state, might not be enough to spare hospitals and nursing homes from Medicaid spending cuts in the coming year.