2023 Florida Legislature

Shannon Callahan said the bill will create a traumatic and confusing entry into 5th grade for her transgender son who she said is proud, but private about his gender identity.

The American Historical Association recently issued a statement opposing Florida's HB 999, which they argue would give the state too much power over higher education.

The Senate version of the measure also no longer includes a ban on majors and minors in critical race theory, intersectionality and certain gender studies. Yet, that language remains in the House version of the bill.

Auto-glass shop owners say it could put them out of business and that insurers often don’t pay fairly for their work.

It would extend the prohibition on teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity through eighth grade.

Republican State Rep. Juan Carlos Porras, the bill's sponsor, says he hopes the bill would make the process of opening a portable kitchen more accessible for business owners.

Hundreds of transgender people and their supporters gathered at the Florida Capitol in opposition of the bill.

A Florida House committee has advanced a bill that would make it easier for journalists and their media outlets to be sued.

The Tyre Sampson Act takes a series of steps to protect riders. The teen fell from a ride that had been granted a permit to operate just two months earlier.

Gov. Ron DeSantis recently held a roundtable with his allies in education to talk about efforts to remove diversity, equity and inclusion programs from higher education.

Critics said the bill would disadvantage college students when they seek employment after graduation, could endanger accreditation of Florida courses and would stifle academic freedom on campuses.

The bill, among other things, would make it a felony for doctors or other health-care professionals to order puberty blockers, hormone treatment or surgery for transgender minors.