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Clay Yarborough (born February 6, 1981) is an American politician who has served in the Florida Senate from the 4th district since 2022. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Florida House of Representatives from the 12th district from 2016 to 2022 and on the Jacksonville City Council from the 1st district from 2007 to 2015. [1] [2]
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 Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida House of Representatives being the lower house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida , adopted in 1968, defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted. [ 2 ]
The bill, however, died in the Florida House of Representatives. [19] In 2022, Baxley introduced a controversial bill into the Senate. The bill is known informally as the "Don't Say Gay" bill, which prohibits classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten through grade 3.
The Senate approved the House-passed short-term government funding bill in a just-after-midnight vote by a vote of 85-11. The legislation will extend government funding until March 14.
Despite having 62 cosponsors in the Senate, the bill still needs to be brought up for a vote by the chamber's leadership, and soon. The bill "dies December 31, at the end of the second session of ...
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 ...
A Republican in Florida's state Legislature has filed a bill that, if enacted, would eliminate the Florida Democratic Party. “The Ultimate Cancel Act,” filed on Tuesday by state Sen. Blaise ...