Florida Senate

Sen. Lori Berman, D-Delray Beach, said her colleagues need to quickly review the suspension but added that she hopes they don't “rubber-stamp anything.”

It might fall to the Florida Senate to decide whether Governor Ron DeSantis’s recent suspension of Hillsborough County’s State Attorney remains permanent.

Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book, a Plantation Democrat elected in 2016, is trying to hold onto her seat after the makeup of Senate District 35 changed earlier this year. Barbara Sharief, a former Broward County commissioner who also served as the county’s mayor, is facing off against Book in an open primary.

Florida lawmakers began moving forward Monday with a plan to try to bolster the state’s troubled property-insurance market, but homeowners shouldn’t expect immediate relief from soaring premiums.

On Tuesday, Rosalind Osgood won a state Senate seat in Broward, while Jervonte ‘Tae’ Edmonds won a state House seat in Palm Beach County.

The legislation, dubbed by critics as the "Don’t Say Gay" bill, now heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has suggested he will sign it into law.

The Florida Senate approved a measure aimed at boosting immigration enforcement. It targets transportation companies that bring undocumented immigrants into the state and expands a 2019 law that sought to ban sanctuary cities.

Florida House and Senate Republicans could be ready to pass an elections plan that includes creating a new state office to investigate voting irregularities, boosting penalties for wrongdoing, and looking at changes in the vote-by-mail system.

Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed the Department of Environmental Protection Secretary without seeking the usual support from Florida Cabinet members. On Monday, a second Senate committee supported the governor's pick.

“I’ve been prolife my whole life,” Simpson said during a recent press conference. He called a measure to ban most abortions after 15 weeks a “very good bill,” but he said he also thinks it’s important to stop unwanted pregnancies from happening in the first place.

The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 13-6 to approve the bill, which is similar to a Mississippi law that is being reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Florida Hospital Association said the House budget is harsher on hospitals, but said both chambers are proposing to eliminate funds for facilities that treat large numbers of Medicaid patients.