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Florida Senate Bill 254 (SB 254) is a law that prohibits gender-affirming care for anyone under the age of 18, places restrictions on adult patients accessing this care, and allows the state to take temporary custody of children who may be receiving gender-affirming care now or in the future. [ 1] In June 2024, a judge permanently blocked the ...
The coronavirus pandemic meant that the 2020 United States elections had seen high levels of mail-in voting, with up to 46% of voters saying they voted by mail. [1] In Florida, 4.8 million voters chose to vote by mail, with more Democrats voting absentee than Republicans for the first time in several election cycles.
Senate Bill 266 advanced in the Florida state senate's appropriations committee on April 13, 2023. The Florida Senate passed the bill on April 28, 2023, by a margin of 27-12. [19] The House version of the bill passed by a vote of 81-34 on May 3, 2023. [20] Governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill concurrently with Florida House Bill 931 on May 15 ...
READ MORE: Florida Senate passes bill targeting pronoun preferences in school, restricting teachers. With five seats up for grabs in 2024 – and one board member already on DeSantis’ target ...
March 6, 2024 at 12:21 PM. Giorgio Viera. Florida’s Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that would ban cities and counties from adopting requirements for mandatory water breaks and other workplace ...
Both chambers of the Florida state legislature passed the bill, with the state Senate passing it by a margin of 27–12 and the state House of Representatives by a margin of 77–35. In the senate, the bill was sponsored by Republican senator Clay Yarborough. DeSantis endorsed the bill and signed it into law in May 2023.
The Florida Legislature is the legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. It is organized as a bicameral body composed of an upper chamber, the Senate, and a lower chamber, the House of Representatives. Article III, Section 1 of the Florida Constitution, adopted in 1968, defines the role of the legislature and how it is to be constituted. [2]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for casualty losses incurred by reason of Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Nicole, and Hurricane Fiona. The Hurricane Tax Relief Act is pending United States legislation introduced in 2023. Introduced by Florida legislators Rick Scott in the Senate and Byron Donalds in the House ...