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Gov. DeSantis enacts SB 7054 outlawing Central Bank Digital Currency statewide
Liberty Counsel founder: 'CBDC is even beyond a cashless society'
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Gov. DeSantis signs into law E-verify requirements for undocumented workers
Senate Bill 1718 requires businesses employing more than 25 workers to use E-verify to determine employment eligibility
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Bill that aims to end assignment-of-benefits litigation sent to Gov. DeSantis
Senate Bill 1002 is also known as the Windshield Repair Bill
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Florida Senate approves liability protection for suborbital space travel
Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin will likely benefit if SB 1318 becomes law
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Florida Senate passes bill allowing cities to recover attorney costs in lawsuits over local development plans
A bill that would allow prevailing parties to recover attorney fees and court costs in lawsuits challenging certain local government development plans cleared the state Senate this week despite concerns raised by environmental groups.
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Florida bill to stop lawyers from exploiting auto glass law passes state Senate
A Florida Senate on Wednesday approved a bill designed to reduce abusive auto-glass claims lawsuits and protect consumers from substandard repairs.
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Governor orders probe into whether Disney 'usurped' special district's powers
Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered Florida’s chief inspector general to investigate whether a now-defunct board controlled by the Walt Disney Co. broke any laws by transferring key regulatory powers over to Disney.
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Bill to restrict 'over-the-top' legal ads advances in Florida Legislature
A Florida Senate bill would place new restrictions on certain attorney advertisements that critics say can encourage consumers to discontinue their medications and cause lawyers to pocket higher contingency fees.
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Florida governor signs 'watershed' tort-reform bill into law
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a comprehensive bill aimed at rooting out excessive, abusive litigation in what the measure’s supporters said was “a watershed moment” in the history of tort reform.
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Florida Senate passes comprehensive tort reform bill
Gov. Ron DeSantis could sign the bill into law as soon as Friday
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Bill to bar banks, agencies from using ESG factors in investments advances in Florida Legislature
A Florida bill that would bar financial institutions from considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their investment decisions advanced to the floor of the state House of Representatives this week.
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Florida blogger-registration bill in limbo in the wake of criticism
A bill that would have required bloggers who write about the governor or state lawmakers to register with the state government or face fines of up to $2,500 “per report” is now in limbo, but the fact it was even introduced worries free speech advocates.
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Major lobbying battle looms over comprehensive tort reforms in Florida
A comprehensive tort reform bill passed the Florida Senate Banking and Insurance Committee this week in an 8-3 partisan vote as lobbyists for and against the measure braced for a battle royale.
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Auto-glass bill aims to put the brakes on excessive car insurance litigation
Supporters of an auto-glass lawsuit bill introduced last week say the reform would shatter current incentives that allow repair shops and attorneys to file excessive claims litigation, driving up the cost of auto insurance.
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Senate bill also addresses claims against senior living, nursing facilities
A second piece of legislation has been introduced in the Florida Legislature that would place limitations on litigation filed against senior living facilities.
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New Florida bill would limit lawsuits against senior-living providers
New constraints would be placed on litigation filed against senior living facilities, including a ban on expert witnesses testifying on a contingency fee basis, under provisions of a bill introduced this week in the Florida Legislature.
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'Most consequential' tort reform bill in decades introduced in Florida Legislature
A bill containing tort reforms that a trial attorney association says will threaten Floridians’ right to jury trials was introduced in the Florida Legislature last week with the backing of the governor and legislative leaders.
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Florida allocates $10 million to program to transport undocumented migrants within the U.S.
The Florida Legislature has passed and the governor signed a bill formalizing a controversial program to transport unauthorized migrants to other states under the authority of Florida’s Division of Emergency Management.
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Department of State report doesn't endorse new personal identifier rules for Florida mail-in ballots
A new Florida Department of State report stops short of calling on state lawmakers to require the placement of personal identifying information, such as driver's license numbers, on return envelopes of vote-by-mail ballots to enhance voting integrity.
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Bill would raise the stakes for Floridians who challenge local land-use plans
A bill introduced in the Florida Legislature last month would force citizens who file lawsuits opposing local government land-use amendments, including zoning for new housing projects, to pay the local government’s legal fees if the public agency prevails.