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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 ]
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 ...
Dennis K. Baxley (born August 22, 1952) is a state legislator in Florida who served in the Florida Senate from 2016 to 2024. A Republican, he represents the 12th district including Sumter County and parts of Lake County and Marion County in Central Florida.
"The Senate finally corrects a 50-year mistake," proclaimed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, after senators approved the legislation at 12:15 a.m. Saturday.
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 ...
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 ...
Unlike many other states, Florida’s ban does not clearly exempt pregnant people themselves from criminal prosecution. [8] The bill passed the Florida Legislature on April 13, 2023. Governor Ron DeSantis signed it into law on the same day in a meeting behind closed-doors with a few selected guests. [9] [10] [11]