2023 Florida Legislature

Rep. Dottie Joseph (D-North Miami) said if lawmakers can’t agree on what what defines an adult show, she doesn’t see how police officers charged with enforcing the proposed law will be able to decide."They're just trying to do their best to do their job so they're going to show up and be like, well, it's a drag show so we're just going to have no kids allowed. They're not going to get into this legal analysis," Joseph said.

Democratic Senator Shevrin Jones says the bills won’t make LGBTQ kids go away.“LGBTQ people will exist. Your children will have to learn how to coexist with those same individuals. Period. So you can legislate this type of stuff all you want, it’s not going anywhere," Jones said.

The Florida House has passed a bill that would allow people to carry concealed guns without a permit, but it wouldn't allow them to openly carry firearms.

The Live Local Act joins a growing list of GOP-backed bills that have gotten to DeSantis in record time.

House and Senate committees this week considered proposals that would allow the death penalty for anyone who sexually batters a child under the age of 12.

Senators voted mostly along party lines to approve the bill prevents credit card companies from using a code that could help track firearm and ammunition sales.

Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz said the proposed rule is aimed at providing greater clarity for teachers.“This rule basically says that we’re sticking to the standards and when you’re talking about K-12 instruction all the way through 12th grade, these standards don’t incorporate gender ideology or any of these theories in math, social studies, reading or anything else," Diaz said.

The Florida Senate on Thursday gave final approval to a far-reaching bill aimed at helping shield businesses and insurance companies from lawsuits, with supporters saying it will rein in “billboard lawyers” and opponents saying it will harm consumers.

Florida is the latest state to expand its school voucher program to all students, regardless of their family income and whether they’re in private school or homeschool.

More than a hundred students from across Florida were at the State Capitol on Wednesday to advocate for clean energy legislation.