/tags/2020-legislative-session 2020 legislative session en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Wed, 01 Jun 2022 13:11:10 GMT /news/2022-06-01/floridas-new-property-insurance-condo-safety-laws-may-not-give-homeowners-relief-or-calm-troubled-markets Gov. Ron DeSantis has approved new laws the state hopes will calm a chaotic property insurance market, and eventually lead to rate decreases for homeowners. But some lawmakers and industry analysts say they worry the packages don’t deliver relief fast enough and don’t go far enough for property owners to see a difference. Wed, 01 Jun 2022 13:11:10 GMT /news/2022-06-01/floridas-new-property-insurance-condo-safety-laws-may-not-give-homeowners-relief-or-calm-troubled-markets Sarah Mueller /news/2020-12-28/government-ethics-school-bus-safety-focus-of-news-laws Four new laws passed during the 2020 legislative session take place this week. Mon, 28 Dec 2020 16:17:11 GMT /news/2020-12-28/government-ethics-school-bus-safety-focus-of-news-laws Jim Turner - News Service of Florida /2020-11-17/florida-house-and-senate-minority-leaders-officially-take-their-places-for-the-upcoming-legislative Florida’s House and Senate Democrats have appointed new leaders for the upcoming state legislative session. Tue, 17 Nov 2020 11:41:03 GMT /2020-11-17/florida-house-and-senate-minority-leaders-officially-take-their-places-for-the-upcoming-legislative Regan McCarthy /2020-09-04/e-cigarette-shark-finning-bills-sent-to-gov-desantis-for-approval Many of the new bills pending DeSantis' signatures would go into effect Oct. 1 Fri, 04 Sep 2020 20:14:45 GMT /2020-09-04/e-cigarette-shark-finning-bills-sent-to-gov-desantis-for-approval /2020-09-01/clock-running-on-bills-remaining-from-2020-florida-legislative-session The 26 remaining measures, ranging from a revamp of the state’s specialty license-plate system to putting additional teeth into the fight against shark finning and trying to curb e-cigarette use by teens, have been sitting in the House and Senate since the legislative session ended on March 19. Tue, 01 Sep 2020 17:21:53 GMT /2020-09-01/clock-running-on-bills-remaining-from-2020-florida-legislative-session The News Service of Florida /2020-08-12/in-florida-state-house-democratic-primary-broward-incumbent-faces-competition-from-a-progressive-challenger The race is one of several House Democratic primaries that political observers say reflect a national trend of young progressives challenging incumbent Democrats. The incumbent's challenger started his political career in high school. Wed, 12 Aug 2020 21:05:44 GMT /2020-08-12/in-florida-state-house-democratic-primary-broward-incumbent-faces-competition-from-a-progressive-challenger Jessica Bakeman /news/2020-08-07/sales-tax-holiday-begins-today A three-day tax “holiday” for back-to-school shoppers will begin Friday. During the holiday, shoppers will be able to avoid paying sales taxes on clothes… Fri, 07 Aug 2020 10:40:57 GMT /news/2020-08-07/sales-tax-holiday-begins-today News Service of Florida /news/2020-03-11/alyssas-law-requiring-panic-alarms-in-schools-heads-to-governors-desk A bill named after a 14-year-old girl killed in the Parkland massacre that will require panic alarms in the state’s schools is heading to the governor’s… Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:49:49 GMT /news/2020-03-11/alyssas-law-requiring-panic-alarms-in-schools-heads-to-governors-desk Skyler Swisher / Sun Sentinel /2020-03-09/nursing-homes-could-get-payment-bump Florida nursing homes will see a $74.8 million increase in their Medicaid rates beginning July 1 under an agreement reached by legislative health-care... Mon, 09 Mar 2020 12:25:28 GMT /2020-03-09/nursing-homes-could-get-payment-bump News Service of Florida /2020-03-08/oliva-florida-senate-e-verify-plan-un-american House Speaker JosĂ© Oliva on Saturday blasted a plan that would give Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration the power to randomly audit private businesses to... Sun, 08 Mar 2020 13:00:12 GMT /2020-03-08/oliva-florida-senate-e-verify-plan-un-american News Service of Florida