2022 Florida Legislature

The proposal would redirect $200 million from 12 school districts — including Hillsborough and Sarasota — to districts that did not require students to wear masks.

The bill, which would extend protection for hospitals, nursing homes and other providers through June 1, 2023, now heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis for signing.

The amended version of the bill reduces -- but does not eliminate -- the care that residents must get from certified nursing assistants. Those nursing hours would drop from 2½ to 2 hours a day.

During the Health & Human Services Committee meeting, Chair Colleen Burton said close to 100 people signed up to testify and she wanted to be sure all speakers would be heard on the measure.

Sen. Lauren Book has spent much of her adult life fighting against sexual abuse and working to protect survivors. She says the abortion measure moving through the Legislature is harmful.

The Judiciary Committee postponed consideration of a bill that would have allowed parents of adult children to win pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice lawsuits.

A Florida lawmaker wants to cut $200 million from school districts that enforced student mask mandates.

The House Finance & Facilities Subcommittee approved a bill that supporters say would provide more flexibility to facilities in meeting the changing needs of residents.

A Republican-controlled panel votes 5-4 along party lines after Democrats questioned Dr. Joseph Ladapo for nearly two hours over his views on COVID. The nomination next moves to a full Senate vote.

Perhaps the most controversial part of the proposal, which was approved by the House Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, centers on how dental services would be provided to Medicaid beneficiaries.