2024 Florida Legislature

The legislation now awaits a vote from the House floor.

The kids are NOT okay. It’s an issue that’s dominated conversations in the Florida legislature this year as lawmakers seek a myriad of ways to address growing mental health concerns around children. One idea they’ve had is to allow chaplains—people of religious faith—to come into schools to provide mentorship and counseling.

The measure would clear the way for the release of grand jury testimony about the late sex offender.

The House and Senate gave the final nod to ban kids from apps like Tik Tok and Snapchat

The legislation gained more support from school safety organizations and politicians

It’s part pep-rally, part advocacy, and an opportunity to get face time with key decision makers

An effort to make it easier to sue journalists and bloggers is now heading to the House floor. The bill is a multi-year effort aimed at setting up a challenge to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in New York Times v. Sullivan—a key precedent that undergirds First Amendment freedom of speech and freedom of the press rights.

If passed, the law will take effect January 1, 2025

A bipartisan bill going through the legislature would establish the Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program.

The proposal comes from state lawmakers who say kids and teens are too often experiencing sudden cardiac arrest.