Florida Legislature

This past February, Republican House Representative Rachel Saunders Plakon filed HB 1505. This bill, known as the Parental Rights Bill, seeks to amend parental rights regarding parental consent. The bill would also remove exceptions that...

The bill requires the Florida DEP to use a “balancing test” for proposed drilling permits within one mile of rivers and lakes.

The bill drew debate because it would expand the “Florida Patient’s Bill of Rights and Responsibilities."

The Florida Senate budget proposal (SB 2500) totals $117.36 billion. The House proposal (HB 5001) has a bottom line of $112.95 billion.

Forget the Gulf of Mexico. In Florida, it’s the Gulf of America.

But the House version of the Florida Museum of Black History bill has not moved through committees.

The bill would create a “categorical” budget fund for the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, a major voucher program.

The bill would require cities and counties to allow adding what are technically known as accessory dwelling units.

The measure would additional hurdles to the ballot initiative process and heighten penalties for wrongdoing.

The fluoride bill would also allow rules to prohibit plant-based products from being “mislabeled” as meat and poultry products in Florida.

The group pushing a recreational pot initiative would need to submit 880,062 valid signatures to get on Florida's November 2026 ballot.

The bill calls for the maximum speed on interstate highways and Florida’s Turnpike to be increased from 70 mph to 75 mph.