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The new law will ease decades-old regulations on the hours that 16- and 17-year-old Floridians can work.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has until April 5 to act on the bills to keep kids off some social media sites and to loosen child work regulations.

After vetoing an earlier version, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday made clear he will sign HB 3 to keep kids off social media platforms.

Florida lawmakers approved a watered-down bill targeting vaping products geared toward children.

A tech-industry group Thursday quickly urged Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto a bill that seeks to prevent children off social media platforms.

The Florida House on Wednesday gave final approval to a revised bill that seeks to keep children off social media platforms.

“Federal courts have halted enforcement of similar laws in Ohio and Arkansas,” FIRE said in a prepared statement.

Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed an earlier bill, now Florida lawmakers will take up a revised plan that would try to keep children off social-media.

A Florida Senate procedural move will let lawmakers next week consider a revised proposal aimed at keeping children off social media.

House Speaker Paul Renner said that he and Gov. Ron DeSantis are trying to work out differences on a bill to keep kids off some social media platforms.

The Florida bill would require platforms to use age verification before accounts are created, with the verifications also affecting adults.

The Florida Senate is ready to pass a high-profile bill that seeks to prevent children under age 16 from creating social media accounts.