Recent News About Florida House of Representatives
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Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to sign legislation that bans children under 14 years old from social media platforms – and puts in place new online restrictions on 14- to 15-year-olds – may spark litigation over the new law, critics say.
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This year’s Florida legislative session ended on Friday with lawmakers declining to pass a bill that would have restricted lawsuits seeking economic damages or damages for personal injuries under the provisions of a state water-quality law.
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A newly introduced Florida bill would bar state and local agencies and nonprofit groups that receive state funds from recognizing an employee’s preferred gender pronouns if they differ from the individual’s biological sex.
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State justice system stakeholders in recent weeks have become more vocal in their criticism of a proposal to consolidate Florida’s system of circuit courts, which often serve as the entry point for civil litigation and criminal prosecutions.
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Rising litigation costs and insurance rates are two of the biggest reasons a commercial health care real estate investment firm is packing up and leaving the Florida senior living and nursing facility market.
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A bill is advancing in the Florida House of Representatives that would shorten the time period when homeowners can file lawsuits alleging construction defects – a move supporters say would cut down on costly litigation and promote housing affordability.
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Florida’s court system has reduced the backlog of trial court cases accumulated since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic by nearly 30% as the judiciary moves toward a “new normal,” the state’s chief justice said in an annual address this month.
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A bill driven by Florida State Rep. Alex Andrade's (R-Pensacola) frustration over the Skanska-Pensacola Bay Bridge disaster failed to advance in the state Senate despite its passage with just one "no" vote in the House.
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A budget bill passed last week by the Florida House of Representatives would strip $200 million from 12 school districts that defied Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on COVID-19 mask mandates in public schools.
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Florida health care providers would continue to receive legal liability protections against COVID-19-related lawsuits well into 2023 under legislation that just passed the state legislature.
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The Florida Supreme Court last week rebuffed Gov. Ron DeSantis on a redistricting question, declining to respond to a request for an advisory decision on whether the state constitution requires the retention of a Democrat-leaning congressional district.
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The Florida Coastal School of Law (FCSL) this week said it would appeal a recent U.S. Department of Education decision blocking the Jacksonville campus from participating in the federal student aid program.
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A Florida bill allowing unclaimed class-action settlement funds to go to legal aid groups and other nonprofits sailed through a House panel earlier this month but likely won’t be passed in the current legislative session.
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A consumer privacy bill that Gov. Ron DeSantis described as a check on “Big Tech” is undergoing changes to make its private litigation provisions less objectionable to business interests, according to the sponsor’s legislative assistant.
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A bill to protect Florida businesses, houses of worship, government agencies and health care providers from frivolous COVID-19-related lawsuits became the first measure of the 2021 legislative session to be sent to the governor.
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House and Senate bills to provide COVID-19 legal liability protections to Florida health-care providers and facilities contain a number of sticking points, but one attorney tracking the legislation expects lawmakers to iron out their differences soon.
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In a third attempt, a Florida legislator is seeking to repeal a state law requiring newspapers to publish legal notices and advertisements.
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A Florida lawmaker has introduced a bill that would restrict a practice that ramps up fees paid to attorneys who represent a property owner suing an insurer on a contingency-fee basis.
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MIAMI – Law firms in Southern Florida are emphasizing third-party litigation financing as a means to gain the financial resources their clients need to win cases, according to a recent Law.com report.
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Worker's comp judges receive pay increase to retain quality public servants
