Preemption

And some of the ones that failed will likely be back next year.

The law has resulted in the resignation of many city officials - including a majority of commissioners in St. Pete Beach.

The current law already sets a high bar, but this proposal would put even more limits on local government.

More than 90% of those who participated in a 2021 state survey said it's necessary for local governments to regulate single-use plastic.

The three cities on Anna Maria Island could face consolidation or simply cease to exist after the 2025 legislation session. A state-led study is examining the best options for the 7-mile stretch of land.

The Florida Senate could quickly pass a proposal that would require local governments to suspend enforcement of ordinances while lawsuits play out.

The bill, dubbed by critics as the "the preemption bill to end all preemption bills" would have allowed businesses to sue cities and counties if their profits plummeted by more than 15 percent because of actions taken by municipalities.

Backers say it would eliminate the need for the state government to enact any more preemption bills. This bill could cost local governments more than $900 million annually.

From the coronavirus pandemic, standardized testing schools and the environment, here are some issues that the legislature will take up this year.

If communities wanted new buildings to have electricity power them and not natural gas, clean-energy advocate Susan Glickman says Senate Bill 1128 would preempt that choice.

The systemic draining of local control is about politics — and it's about money.

How much say should local governments have in passing regulations? That’s been a battle going back years in the legislature. Now, lawmakers are again...