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A new year also means new laws in Florida. The Florida Legislature passed the laws earlier this year and they take effect Jan. 1, 2024: ... The bill requires that the Florida Supreme Court create ...
The Republican-controlled Senate voted 28-11, along party lines, to pass Senate Bill 1492, which would prohibit local governments from determining workplace heat standards that go beyond those ...
The Heartbeat Protection Act (SB 300) is a Florida state law passed in 2023 that criminalizes abortion after 6 weeks' gestation [1]. The law went into effect May 1, 2024 after passing in 2023. Under Florida’s current abortion ban, it is nearly impossible for most women to access an abortion.
The Senate on Monday passed a bipartisan bill that would extend security protections to immediate family members of Supreme Court justices.
The Florida Legislature is authorized by the Florida Constitution to create and amend the laws of the state of Florida, subject to the governor's power to veto legislation. To do so, legislators propose legislation in the forms of bills drafted by a nonpartisan, professional staff.
A constitutional amendment to make the Chief Justice position on the Florida Supreme Court an elected position by other members of the Court [62] Passed [63] 20,068 (63.33%) 11,621 (36.67%) Amendment 3 A constitutional amendment to grant some non-citizens the right to own property in Florida [62] Passed [63] 18,574 (57.61%) 13,668 (42.39%)
The state's previous 15-week ban passed in 2022 after the state's Supreme Court overruled a 34-year-old decision that said a privacy provision in the state constitution protected a woman’s right ...
Following a constitutional amendment passed by referendum in November 2018, mandatory retirement for Florida Supreme Court justices occurs upon reaching age 75. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] The Florida Constitution states, "No justice or judge shall serve after attaining the age of seventy-five years except upon temporary assignment."