2021 Florida Legislature

The measure would prevent contractors from soliciting homeowners to file roof-damage claims through a “prohibited advertisement,” which could include such things as emails, door hangers, flyers and pamphlets.

The lawsuit claims the new law will force her to abandon “the sports that mean so much to her” because she will not be able to participate on high-school girls’ athletic teams.

A federal judge late Wednesday issued an injunction against a recently-enacted state law that would’ve imposed stiff penalties on social media companies that de-platform political candidates.

The bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis means colleges and universities are protected from class-action lawsuits from those seeking to recoup money for students after the shift to all-virtual instruction.

Even though the legislative session was not especially productive in terms of the number of bills passed, Gov. Ron DeSantis has not yet acted on more than a third of all 275 bills passed.

The bill means there will be no new toll road linking Collier and Polk counties. It does, however, require that the Florida Department of Transportation draw up plans to extend U.S. 19 from the Suncoast Parkway to Interstate 10 in Madison County.

The law ends the practice of confining students with disabilities to a room by themselves. Another bill signed Monday allows for higher payments to parents of infants born with a brain injury.

Environmentalists say a new law stops local governments from fully transitioning to clean energy. It voids local rules that limit what fuels utilities can use.

The law will allow emergency vehicles to transport police canines injured in the line of duty for treatment.

The federal lawsuit challenges Florida's new election laws.

DeSantis said it allows students "to reflect and to be able to pray as they see fit.”

"I mean, this is happening not just in Florida, but it's Florida, Georgia, Texas, other states," Crist said. "And so that's why you have the federal government. You have to come in and stop these Jim Crow laws that they're passing to discriminate."