2021 Florida Legislature

From protecting voters' personal information to making Election Day a state holiday, there are dozens of election law changes on the table.

Moskowitz told a state Senate panel that residents and employees at all assisted living facilities and nursing homes have been offered the COVID vaccine. Doing so by the end of the month was a goal of the governor.

Cambridge Christian School is involved in a federal lawsuit after being denied use of a public address system before a 2016 high school football title game.

It would require new state employees to enroll in a 401(k)-style plan instead of a pension plan.

Among the measures are a full legalization of marijuana, along with a proposal that would prevent employees from being penalized if they test positive but have a prescription.

Florida lawmakers return to Tallahassee in March facing at least a $2 billion budget shortfall. And that’s despite an infusion of more than $6 billion in federal money aimed at helping the state weather the coronavirus pandemic.

It's a stark contrast to what normally takes place during the initial round of committee hearings.

Florida lawmakers have divided the question of COVID-19 liability protections into several different proposals, and the first bills protecting against fraud and the other for businesses, recently rolled out.

Appropriations Chairman Jay Trumbull says possible assistance from the federal government won't make up for the shortfall.

It would address the more than 200,000 jobs that have been lost in the state.

House Speaker Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, is calling for up to five years in jail for first-time offenders.

Neither chamber's measure contains lawsuit protections for health care providers, but Sen. Jeff Brandes, who sponsored the Senate version, says they will addressed in separate legislation.