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The Reedy Creek Improvement Act, otherwise known as House Bill No. 486, [1] was a law introduced and passed in the U.S. state of Florida in 1967 establishing the area surrounding the Walt Disney World Resort (the Reedy Creek Improvement District) as its own county governmental authority, which granted it the same authority and responsibilities as a county government.
The program was created by an act of the Florida Legislature and is overseen by the Florida Commission on the Status of Women (FCSW), a nonpartisan board created in 1991 to study and "make recommendations to the Governor, Cabinet and Legislature on issues affecting women". The FCSW also manages the Florida Achievement Award for those who have ...
May Mann Jennings (born May Austin Elizabeth Mann; April 25, 1872 – April 24, 1963) was an American activist who was the first lady of Florida from 1901 to 1905. [1] As one of Florida's most powerful and influential women, she was a leader of organizations, both civic and philanthropic, and founder of the League of Women Voters of Florida.
The law: This law allows Florida residents to reserve a campsite at one of the state’s 175 parks one month before nonresidents. This means residents who can show proof that they live in the ...
The bill’s house sponsor is Rep. Lawrence McClure, R-Plant City, who last year was the sponsor of a bill that would allow the Florida Department of Transportation to study the use of ...
Florida Republicans on Monday advanced two key initiatives of Gov. Ron DeSantis as he prepares for an expected presidential run — banning gender affirming care for minors and eliminating ...
The Florida Legislature again considered women's suffrage in 1915. [26] The Pensacola Equal Suffrage League worked to get 1,500 signatures in favor of the women's suffrage amendment in the state legislature. [27] Other suffrage groups campaigned, raised money and participated in parades throughout the state in 1915. [28] The bill did not pass. [26]
The state also passes a statute that proclaimed women who had abortions could be given a prison sentence of three months to a year. It was one of the few states at the time to have laws punishing women for getting abortions. [8] Florida: Married women are given the right to own (but not control) property in their own name. [4] 1846