2023 Florida Legislature

The bill is ready to go to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who during his annual State of the State address in March called for making PBM changes.

Florida lawmakers limit DEI programs in higher ed but stop short of eliminating in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law that he says will remove environmental, social and governance considerations from investment decisions and protect consumers’ ability to access financial services.

The bill exempts children under 18 who are victims of sex offenses and people with intellectual disabilities from being deposed.

There are about 16,000 empty positions in a state that already has one of the smallest government workforces in the country.

The bill exempts children under 18 who are victims of sex offenses and people with intellectual disabilities from being deposed

Said Senate President Kathleen Passidomo: “After all, the Legislature is term-limited out at eight years, and what’s good for us is good for pretty much anybody else.”

House Democratic Leader Driskell: GOP making it harder for people to vote

Voting rights groups say Florida’s voter registration form is flawed and it’s leading to people’s arrest. The Florida League of Women Voters and Florida chapter of the NAACP filed suit last week alleging the form violates the National Voter Registration Act.

Said Rep. Anna Eskamani, D-Orlando: "I am concerned that our approach is one that does not take in consideration health risks.”

State Rep. Christine Hunschofsky, the mayor of Parkland at the time of the shooting, pleaded with her colleagues to keep the age restriction in place.

In recent years, cities and counties, in Orange, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, have passed tenant “bill of rights” that go beyond a state law known as the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.