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Senate Bill 266 advanced in the Florida state senate's appropriations committee on April 13, 2023. The Florida Senate passed the bill on April 28, 2023, by a margin of 27-12. [19] The House version of the bill passed by a vote of 81-34 on May 3, 2023. [20] Governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill concurrently with Florida House Bill 931 on May 15 ...
Florida Senate Bill 254 (SB 254) is a law that prohibits gender-affirming care for anyone under the age of 18, places restrictions on adult patients accessing this care, and allows the state to take temporary custody of children who may be receiving gender-affirming care now or in the future. [1]
On February 24, 2022, the Florida House of Representatives passed the Parental Rights in Education Act with 69 in favor and 47 against. [15] Commonly referred to as the "Don't Say Gay" bill by its opponents, it prevents public schools from holding discussions on sexual orientation and gender identity, stating that lessons "may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is ...
Florida law does allow youth in vocational training programs to bypass the prohibition. In 2021, there were 16 fatal roofing job injuries in Florida, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
“We would be sitting on our hands,” said Jose Arrojo, the executive director of the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust.
Florida Republicans took a step closer Wednesday to a high-profile clash with the Biden administration over Covid-19 rules by passing legislation that would slap fines on employers with ...
Both chambers of the Florida state legislature passed the bill, with the state Senate passing it by a margin of 27–12 and the state House of Representatives by a margin of 77–35. In the senate, the bill was sponsored by Republican senator Clay Yarborough. DeSantis endorsed the bill and signed it into law in May 2023.
May 6—Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis this week signed strict voting legislation that will make it more difficult to vote by mail and restrict the use of ballot drop boxes. The GOP-led ...