2025 florida legislature

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.

The bill drew debate in the Senate Health and Human Services Appropriations Committee because it would expand what is known as the “Florida Patient’s Bill of Rights and Responsibilities.”

A Senate version advanced through another committee, although lawmakers on both sides of the aisle see problems in the measure.

Legislators are working to make Children's Medical Services more cost-efficient by transferring its operations to another agency. Critics think it could stymie care for kids.

The measure would roll back legal protections surrounding doctor-patient confidentiality and end behavioral risk-screening questionnaires used by medical professionals.