2023 legislative session

Last month, Florida joined 15 other states in banning sales taxes on diapers to make them more affordable for older adults and families with young children.

More than 200 laws, including a record $116.5 billion budget, will be in effect as of Saturday. Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed nearly 300 bills passed this year.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a series of bills aimed at cracking down on human trafficking in the state. Under one of the Senate Bill 7064, owners or operators of adult-entertainment businesses can face third-degree felonies if they fail to verify the ages and identities of workers.

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order against a new Biden administration policy that would lead to large numbers of migrants being released into the U.S.

Gov. Ron DeSantis approved a series of measures that aim to restrict land ownership in Florida by Chinese citizens, ban the use of Chinese-owned social media platforms and further keep colleges and universities from building relationships with foreign “countries of concerns."

The Florida Senate is passing a bill to repeal a law requiring a unanimous jury recommendation for the death penalty.

Amid a crackdown by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration on drag-show performances, a Senate panel on Tuesday gave initial approval to a bill that would allow the state to revoke licenses of businesses that admit children to “adult live” performances.

The House Education Quality Subcommittee voted 13-5 along party lines to support the measure, with sponsor Stan McClain, R-Ocala, pushing back against opponents who characterized it as enabling book bans.

After lawmakers passed a 15-week limit last year, the Florida House on Thursday started moving forward with a proposal that would prevent abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

House panel supports a bill would reverse part of a 2018 law that set the minimum age to buy a gun at 21 after the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

Advocates for open government are ringing alarms about plans by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration that could make it harder to learn what public officials are doing and to speak out against them.

A federal appeals court has upheld a 2018 Florida law establishing 21 as the minimum age you can be to purchase rifles and other long guns.