2021 Florida Legislature

The proposal would require majority votes of local governing bodies to extend emergency orders after 10 days and give the governor or the Legislature the power to invalidate the actions.

The Senate Education Committee unanimously approved the measure, which includes two proposals by Democrats related to testing and letting parents choose to retain students in their current grade levels.

A Senate committee will take up a bill that would protect Florida universities from lawsuits over decisions to close campuses because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The governor says COVID-19 'passports' would create “huge” privacy issues. He made his comments after reports that the Biden administration was considering them.

If enacted, businesses, governments and health care providers will be protected from COVID-19 lawsuits if they make a good effort to follow guidelines to prevent the spread of the disease.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said the proposed fund would eliminate the need to seek general revenue to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and future emergencies.

Similar to the Senate proposal, the House health care plan recommends reducing Medicaid payments for inpatient and outpatient hospital care by $288 million.

The increased funds would go toward building a new campus.

The House and Senate are considering proposals that would maintain status quo on flavored vaping products and regulate vaping products separately from tobacco products.

The austere proposal would whack funding for hospitals and reduce spending on services meant to keep people with intellectual and developmental disabilities out of institutions.