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In April 2023, both houses of the Florida state legislature passed a bill codifying the ban on gender affirming care for minors, and allowing the state to modify or nullify parental custody agreements from other states if the child involved is allowed access to or is “threatened with” being allowed access to gender affirming care. [134]
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC) Other executive branch agencies and departments nominally under the authority of the Cabinet include: [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV)
Following a decline in the 1930s, the organization was reorganized in 1939 first as the Florida Non-Partisan League of Women Voters, subsequently renamed the League of Women Voters of Florida. [2] Its first project was a study of state government with a particular focus on the state's Constitution . [ 5 ]
Last month, a federal appeals court ruling enjoined The Fearless Fund from awarding grants to Black women entrepreneurs in the latest of a long string of attacks against diversity, equity, and ...
Reports [10] evaluate state agencies and programs and analyze specific policy issues. Reports cover a variety of state agencies and issues, or analyze the impact of a potential program or policy. The Government Program Summaries (GPS) [11] is an online encyclopedia of more than 200 major Florida state government programs. It provides a basic ...
The first openly bisexual judge in the United States is Mike Jacobs, a state court judge in DeKalb County, Georgia, who came out publicly in 2018. [152] State judge of compensation claims: Rand Hoch, Flagler, Seminole and Volusia counties, Florida – appointed 1992 [153]
Two women at the Capital Pride Parade, Washington, DC (2014) Public opinion of same-sex marriage in the United States has changed significantly since the late 1980s; [4] by the early 2020s, an overwhelming majority of Americans approved of the legality of these marriages. [4] Younger people are more likely to express support. [23] [16]
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 ...