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The law will be part of the motor vehicle registration process. Sponsors say it will make officers mindful of possible medical conditions of someone in the vehicle who may not respond to commands as expected.
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DeSantis said the law will protect the state’s cattle industry against “an ideological agenda that wants to finger agriculture as the problem.”
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The bill focuses on single-use electronic cigarettes and will allow the state attorney general's office to set up a registry of products deemed off-limits, after an administrative process.
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The state currently bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. That will drop to six weeks, with exceptions.
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The state awarded USF $5 million in recurring funds to create the Florida Center for Behavioral Health Workforce. Millions of Floridians live in an area where mental health professionals are sparse.
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State officials say the legislation, signed last week by Gov. Ron DeSantis, can save thousands of lives. It covers lessons for families with kids 4 and younger who make "less than 200% of the federal poverty level."
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School districts and charter schools can now craft policies allowing chaplains to provide “support, services, and programs” as long as certain requirements are met.
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Miami-Dade wanted to enact rules, but the new state law prevents cities and counties from doing so. Employers say they want consistency in regulations. Worker advocates call it "outrageous" as summer approaches.
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The state's Coordinated Opioid Response network, established in 2022, will cover 17 more counties, including Lake, Orange, Polk and Seminole, for a total of 29.
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Lawmakers unanimously passed the skin-cancer screening bill after limiting it to state employees. The governor also signed a bill that designates April as “Hot Car Death Prevention Month.”