They include laws on abortion, affordable housing, the death penalty, immigration and LGBTQ+ issues.
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The bill adds time limits to the length of ethics investigations, requires sworn affidavits to launch complaints, and bans second-hand knowledge from being used in investigations.
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The provision ramps up a previous measure that only applied to violent offenders.
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The 2023 festival took place under the threat of legislation deemed unfriendly to Florida's LGBTQ-Plus community.
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The bill died on the last day of the 2024 legislative session
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A new law that could lead to imposing the death penalty on people who rape children under age 12 will take effect Sunday, along with other laws passed during the 2023 legislative session.
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Thousands of kids are injured in golf cart accidents each year in the U.S. In Florida, teens can drive carts with minimal oversight. But that's about to change.
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In a case filed in federal court on Monday, groups argue the law puts Florida immigrants in harm’s way.
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A lawyer representing Chinese citizens in Florida has told a federal judge that a new law banning them and some other foreign nationals from purchasing property in large swaths of the state violates federal housing discrimination laws.
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Thousands of transgender adults are grappling with Florida’s new health landscape after a state board issued new rules for care at the end of June.
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A bill proposing full insurance coverage of skin cancer screenings died in the Florida Senate, despite melanoma cases and deaths rising.
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The state is pushing back against a challenge to a new law that restricts people from China and six other countries from owning property in Florida, disputing arguments that it is unconstitutional and discriminates based on “race and national origin.”
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It will also set up a process for ex-spouses who make alimony payments to seek modifications to alimony agreements when they want to retire.