2025 florida legislature

The law will fill in the gaps in learning opportunities by offering an extra year of Early Steps and a specialized summer program.

Lawmakers aren’t expected to approve a "rural renaissance" plan, which included a measure to help attract health care providers to the state's more sparsely populated areas.

The measure, a priority of Senate President Ben Albritton, is intended to improve early intervention, school readiness, educational opportunities and workforce training.

One law allows the Florida Farm Bureau to offer largely unregulated coverage to members. Another gives law enforcement discretion when arresting a person with a “significant” medical condition.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says the proposal to repeal a 1990 law will cause insurance premiums to “skyrocket” by allowing people to expand economic damage claims to include noneconomic damages.

The measure authorizes physicians to perform the treatments for orthopedics, wound care or pain management with strict requirements to ensure safety and ethics.

In announcing his plan for the legislation, Gov. Ron DeSantis described the addition of fluoride to public water as "forced medication" and "taking away a choice."

Republican lawmakers say the new law is an attempt to prevent fraud. Florida Decides Healthcare claims it violates the First Amendment and due process rights

The measure, which passed the House, is intended to detect the synthetic opioid where time-sensitive care is often the difference between life and death.

One measure would address the strain on Florida's child welfare workforce and another addresses the increasing prevalence of autism in children.