2023 Florida Legislature

Local governments will have fewer options when it comes to imposing regulations. Florida lawmakers have made it easier for businesses to sue municipalities over ordinances that have adverse impacts on their companies.

Under the bill most kids under 18 won’t be able to receive gender affirming care including puberty blockers or hormone therapy. Some kids who have already begun such treatment will be able to continue, but the bill instructs the state Board of Medicine to make rules about what that will look like.

Under the bill, DCF would be required to certify adult safe houses, inspect and re-certify them every year

The proposal only covers how such products can be marketed.

Over the objections of Democrats Florida’s Republican-led legislature is expanding the state’s parental rights laws to allow them greater say over school library books and classroom materials. The proposal also places more restrictions on how sex education is taught and discussed in state schools. The measure is an outgrowth of Florida's so-called "Don't Say Gay" law.

In a continuation of last year's "STOP WOKE" act, Florida lawmakers limit DEI programs in higher ed but stop short of eliminating in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants.

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

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.