2023 Florida Legislature

Voters could be asked to support abortion rights through viability in the 2024 election in Florida, but the Floridians Protecting Freedom coalition has to meet tough requirements to get the item on the ballot.

Transgender patients say their doctors have been holding off on prescribing treatments as they wait for new consent forms. Medical boards are proposing to allow them to continue for now.

The Joint Rules and Legislative Committee of the medical boards will meet Thursday in Tampa.

The legislation has been praised by health workers. The Florida Hospital Association says the law will lead to safer working conditions and better patient care.

The Health & Human Services Committee was directed to investigate the standards of care for gender dysphoria adopted by Florida chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and Florida Psychiatric Association.

Texas' Legislature has advanced a bill, and Missouri and Nebraska statehouses are poised for action as well, adding to the list of at least 17 states that already have laws in place.

Members of the LGBTQ community and their allies say the new laws could force families to move out of Florida and damage the state's reputation.

A bill includes issues such as barring businesses and government agencies from requiring people to take COVID-19 tests or wear masks to enter their facilities.

The law includes a requirement that hospitals that accept Medicaid ask patients about whether they are U.S. citizens or in the country legally.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is slated to review a bill that would give Black farmers an entry into Florida’s flourishing medical-marijuana industry.