Florida Lawmakers

House Democratic Rep. Angela "Angie" Nixon (D-Jacksonville) didn't appear thrilled after Florida Congressman Byron Donalds asserted that he would keep "Florida Great" after President Donald Trump endorsed his potential run for governor. "No thanks. Florida isn’t great right now. Folks are suffering. You’ll only make it worse for hard working Floridians. Please just go away," […]

House Republican Juan Porras (R-Miami) praised President Donald Trump on Thursday for endorsing Florida Congressman Byron Donalds for governor. Pretty common for an endorsement, right? Except Juan Porras also jabbed at Florida's current governor in the process. "@ByronDonalds is a proven conservative fighter who will put Florida first. With President Trump’s endorsement, it sends a […]

Florida Reps. Berny Jacques (R-Seminole) and Chase Tramont (R-Port Orange) filed a bill Thursday that would safeguard the integrity of the state's electoral system while ensuring the opportunity for eligible voters to participate. “Florida’s elections are for Floridians—period. This bill defends our sovereignty by ensuring that only citizens have a voice in our state’s future. […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday reappointed Moms for Liberty co-founder Tina Descovich to the state ethics commission months after Republican leaders refused to confirm her to the post, citing fears of unethical lobbying. This is the third time DeSantis has appointed Descovich, a former Brevard County School Board member, to the commission in charge of […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday vetoed the TRUMP Act, a divisive illegal immigration bill, officially slamming the door on the month-long tumult within the Florida Republican party. The 84-page bill, passed during the second special session of the year, was quietly rejected by DeSantis around 6 p.m. Thursday in what appears to be the final […]

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Thursday filed a class-action lawsuit against the retail corporation Target for defrauding investors and "sexualizing children" in one of his first acts as the state's chief prosecutor. Uthmeier, sworn into the post on Monday, claimed that Target purposely misled investors by failing to disclose that its 2023 Pride campaign, […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis has promised to kill a new bill banning private citizens from serving court documents, a move the bill sponsor insists is "not the win" the governor thinks it is. DeSantis referred to the bill by Republican Sen. Randy Fine, a top Trump ally and leading DeSantis critic in the Florida Legislature, which […]

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has introduced the Restore Merit to Government Service Act of 2025, a bill designed to end DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) hiring practices, and a restore merit-based system for selecting government employees. The legislation attempts to codify President Donald Trump's (R) Executive Order relating to this very issue. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), […]

A Florida lawmaker filed legislation that would order a study on eliminating property taxes in the state. Sen. Jonathan Martin (R-Fort Myers) championed SB 852 on Tuesday. Under SB 852, the Office of Economic and Demographic Research “shall conduct a study to establish a framework to eliminate property taxes." The bill further calls to “replace […]

Gov. Ron DeSantis implored Floridians to stop and think before they listen to what Sen. Randy Fine has to say about his new appointee to the University of West Florida, an embattled professor Fine called a "bigot." DeSantis responded to the growing backlash facing Scott Yenor, a former Boise State University professor appointed by DeSantis […]

A bill was filed in the Florida Senate that would prohibit elected or appointed officials from using their power to influence or intimidate a broadcaster to air or refrain from airing certain political advertisements. Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith (D-Orlando) filed the bill on Wednesday. Under SB 852, an elected official may not use their position […]

Florida lawmakers filed bills on Wednesday that would add protections for minors on social media platforms against online predators. Sen. Blaise Ingoglia filed SB 866 in the Senate while Rep. Michelle Salzman filed HB 743 in the House. According to a release, both lawmakers seek to "disable end-to-end encryption and other data encryption features on […]

Florida Democrats filed a bill Tuesday aimed at repealing the state's controversial six-week abortion ban and restoring abortion policies to their pre-2022 status before the Supreme Court squashed federal protections. The measure was introduced in direct response to a majority of Floridians voting in November to reject the state's six-week ban, House Bill 741 sponsor […]

A recently filed Florida bill would seek to reform Florida's minimum wage system, which includes ways for alternative means of compensation. The bill was originally filed by Ryan Chamberlain (R-Ocala) in the House. An identical bill was filed the next day by Sen. Jonathan Martin (R-Fort Myers) in the Senate. “The minimum wage in Florida […]

Florida college students could carry their concealed guns onto campuses and into dorms if a new bill filed Tuesday passes, prompted by a rise in antisemitism across American universities. Sponsored by Sen. Randy Fine, the sole Jewish Republican in the state Legislature, SB 814 would allow for the possession of firearms at every property owned […]

With a Republican supermajority in the state legislature, Senate Democratic Leader Jason Pizzo (D-Sunny Isles) has filed a legislative measure that would require companies to use E-Verify, regardless of their size, to confirm potential hires are eligible to be legally employed. "Florida Republicans have insisted that we are in an immigration crisis. We are. However, […]

Promises made and promises kept. State Senator Randy Fine (R) has followed through with his commitment to file legislation that would extend concealed carry rights to college and university campuses. Sen. Fine’s bill, SB 814, was filed to help students and faculty protect themselves from the increase in “Muslim terror advocates,” particularly after the Hamas […]

A Florida bill filed on Friday would require a warning label to be displayed on the packaging of food and drinks that contain synthetic dyes. The bill was filed by Sen. Tom Wright (R-Port Orange). Under SB 764, food and drink products for human consumption that contain synthetic dyes colors as Blue 1, Blue 2, […]