Jim Turner - News Service of Florida

The Senate approved the bill on a 25-11 vote last week, after adding a provision outlining rules for expelling students at state universities who “promote” support for such groups.

The House and Senate are expected to take time off before returning to work out the differences in their proposed spending plans.

“There needs to be a way to pull the plug,” DeSantis said. “I don't think you can say ‘these machines are just going to be doing things and we're going to suffer harm. There's nothing anybody can do about it.’”

The Senate voted 35-2 on the measure (SB 482) that establishes a right for parents to control children’s interactions with AI chatbots.

The Senate approved its own tax proposal on Monday. That measure contains some similar provisions but also has key differences, which will have to be negotiated between the chambers.

The proposal requires preeminent state universities to reserve 95% of new fall undergraduate enrollments to students from Florida, an increase from the current 90% requirement for all universities.

James Aren Duckett, 68, is scheduled to be put to death on March 31, 2026.

The measure addresses key issues such as electricity and water use needed to maintain the data centers and generally requires public notice of when plans are filed for a data center in the region.

While the House is advancing DeSantis’ call for rules around data centers, his proposal for an “Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights” still hasn’t made an appearance.

By comparison, Hurricane Ian, which hit Southwest Florida as a deadly Category 4 storm in September 2022, left about $1.07 billion in damages to the agricultural industry.