Florida Legislature

Hours after the Florida Senate announced it would delay the release of its budget to align its timing with the House, the House unveiled its spending plan.

Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia has written a bill introduced in the legislature that would increase penalties for undocumented workers.

Florida lawmakers next week will start the 2026 legislative session. With hundreds of bills filed for consideration during the session.

Republican attorneys general from 21 states are trying to help sway a federal appeals court to uphold a 2023 Florida law that led to books being removed from school libraries.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet on Wednesday approved more than $2 million in immigration enforcement money for local agencies seeking AI language translators, pepper spray, GPS trackers, handcuffs, bonuses, and more.

As part of the Florida House's "AI Week", lawmakers received a presentation about the infrastructure for AI data centers in Florida.

The bill proposal from Sen. Don Gaetz comes after the Florida Auditor General concluded the state Department of Education was riddled with pitfalls in how it manages vouchers, including a shortfall of $398 million dollars for the voucher program during the 2024-2025 school year.

The governor has tasked the legislature with putting more protections in place for puppies and dogs when it comes to different animal abuses.

E-Verify is a federal online platform allowing employers to check whether new hires are authorized to work in the United States.

Stephanie Sifrit is on a mission to persuade the Florida Legislature to require nursing homes and assisted-living facilities to allow residents to install video monitoring devices in their rooms.

Fleming Island Republican Representative Sam Garrison was officially named the speaker-designate of the Florida House during a ceremony at the state Capitol Thursday.

State Democratic legislators have filed matching bills to allow survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking to terminate their rental agreements without financial penalties.