FLORIDA, January 27 - Tallahassee — The Florida Senate today passed Senate Bill 620, Local Business Protection Act, and Senate Bill 280, Local Ordinances, both by Senator Travis Hutson (R-St. Augustine). The Local Business Protection Act creates a process …
FLORIDA, January 26 - Tallahassee — Working to provide food security for those attending post-secondary institutions, State Senator Annette Taddeo and Representative Susan Valdés filed SB 1916/HB 1407. This bill will designate certain qualified campuses as …
FLORIDA, January 26 - TALLAHASSEE – This week, Senator Linda Stewart (D – Orlando) unanimously passed SB 898, known as “Miya’s Law” through its first committee of reference. The bill would improve tenant safety in apartment buildings through required …
FLORIDA, January 26 - Tallahassee — Senator Annette Taddeo today commented on Governor Ron DeSantis’ nominee for Surgeon General, Dr. Joseph Lapado. As Surgeon General Dr. Lapado would be directly responsible for addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic raging in …
FLORIDA, January 25 - Tallahassee — On Wednesday, January 26 at 12pm, Senator Annette Taddeo (D-Miami), Representative Geraldine Thompson (D-Orlando) and Representative Joy Goff-Marcil (D-Maitland) joined by voting rights advocates, will hold a press …
FLORIDA, January 25 - Tallahassee — Florida Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book introduced and advanced legislation in the Florida Senate Criminal Justice Committee today that aims to curb the growing endemic of "cyber trafficking", a practice …
FLORIDA, January 21 - Tallahassee — As Florida recovers from the pandemic, health care remains unaffordable for working but low-income Floridians. Nearly 800,000 uninsured Floridians are in the “coverage gap” meaning they earn too much to qualify for …
FLORIDA, January 18 - TALLAHASSEE – Today, Senator Linda Stewart (D – Orlando) unanimously passed “The Required Instruction in the History of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders” (AAPI) through its first committee of reference. This bill will require a …
FLORIDA, January 18 - Tallahassee — The Senate Committee on Children, Families and Elder Affairs, chaired by Senator Ileana Garcia (R-Miami), today passed Senate Proposed Bill 7034, Child Welfare. Building on reforms passed during the 2021 Legislative …
FLORIDA, January 16 - Miami — On Monday, January 17th, Senator Annette Taddeo will be honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by marching in the 45th Annual Liberty City MLK Day Parade and then volunteering at the Feeding South Florida MLK …
FLORIDA, January 14 - Tallahassee, FL — Amid a growing concern for the health and safety of children in public schools across the country, State Senator Gary Farmer (D-Broward) and State Representative Angie Nixon (D-Duval) have filed SB 1648 / HB 1245, …
FLORIDA, January 13 - Tallahassee, FL –SB 868, sponsored by Senator Linda Stewart (D-Orlando), passed this week, favorably by unanimous vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill moves to its next committee of reference, Criminal Justice, and will …
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FLORIDA, January 11 - Tallahassee — Today, at the start of the 2022 Legislative Session, Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book and House Democratic Leader Evan Jenne announced their collective priorities to improve the lives of Floridians through common …
FLORIDA, January 11 - Following recognition of his family, dignitaries and special guests, President Simpson offered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery: It’s great to see all the Senate children and grandchildren here today. Every child is …
FLORIDA, January 11 - Tallahassee — “Decisions about women's health care choices should be between them and THEIR doctors. House Bill 5 is a direct infringement on reproductive access. We must defend a woman’s freedom to make her own health care …
FLORIDA, January 7 - Tallahassee — Senator Taddeo (D-Miami) and Representative Christopher Benjamin (D-Miami Gardens) have filed Senate Bill 1714 and House Bill 1113, which protects the jobs of employees who take unpaid sick leave to quarantine after …
FLORIDA, January 7 - Tallahassee — The Florida Senate and Florida House of Representatives will convene for the Opening Day of the 2022 Regular Session of the Florida Legislature on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, in the Florida Capitol at 400 S. Monroe St. …
FLORIDA, January 6 - Tallahassee — As the nation marks the one year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capital by mobs of angry Trump supporters, state Senator Bobby Powell (D-West Palm Beach) on Thursday warned that the threat to our democracy …
FLORIDA, January 5 - Tallahassee — For the second year in a row, Senator Annette Taddeo (D-Miami) and Representative Emily Slosberg (D-Boca Raton) file legislation making it illegal to tether an unattended domestic cat or dog. This legislation is named …
