Florida Senate

Republicans maintained supermajorities in both legislative chambers. Democrats failed to topple Republicans’ supermajority in the Florida House, an effort that would have required picking up a net of five seats.

There were several closely watched races across Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, Polk, Manatee and Sarasota counties.

If Ashley Brundage beats GOP incumbent Karen Pittman in the general election for District 65, she will become Florida's first transgender elected official. Here are the local House and Senate results.

Naples attorney John Passidomo was with his wife, Senate President Kathleen Passadomo, when he fell on a trail and sustained "massive trauma to his head." He was 72 when he died "peacefully" at a Utah hospital.

In a unanimous vote the Florida Senate’s Republican caucus has elected Ben Albritton as its President-designate for the 2024-2026 cycle. The move made it official for the 5th generation Florida citrus farmer from Hardee County.

Wauchula Republican Sen. Albritton said he expects to focus during the 2025 and 2026 legislative sessions on issues involving agriculture and the child-protective system.

The proposal and its House counterpart have drawn controversy for their efforts to crack down on undocumented immigrants.

The Florida Senate moved forward with a package that would provide $973 million in tax breaks next fiscal year.

It comes as a similar bill, HB 999, is primed to go before the full House.

The number of employees and residents were reduced as COVID spread. This week, Bob Asztalos with the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs tells a state Senate committee that wages are finally competitive and people are being rehired.

Florida Democrats will fight for affordable health care, affordable housing and lower property insurance rates, says state Rep. Fentrice Driskell.

The law bars instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in grades K-3. Senate President Kathleen Passidomo suggests extending the law to include additional grades.