For several years, leaders in the Florida executive and legislative branches have sought regulatory and legislative changes to increase banking oversight at the state level. During the 2023 legislative session, House Bill 3...more
8/23/2024
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In this episode of our “Florida Capital Conversations” podcast series, policy advisors Kimberly Case, Tori Deal, Jon Steverson and Beth Vecchioli join together to discuss the 2024 regular legislative session in Florida. They...more
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on May 2, 2023, signed into law CS/CS/HB 3, which passed the Florida Legislature during the 2023 regular session and becomes effective on July 1, 2023. CS/CS/HB 3 – now codified at 2023-28, Laws of...more
7/3/2023
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called for a special session of the Florida Legislature to discuss the federal government's COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The legislature convened Nov. 15-17, 2021, and passed four bills that address...more
11/19/2021
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As highlighted in Holland & Knight's June 30 article, "Scope of Practice and Reproductive Health Changes Coming to Florida," the new pelvic exam law (SB 698) went into effect on July 1, 2020. The language requiring written...more
Many new laws passed by the Florida Legislature during the 2020 session go into effect on July 1. Two bills that are among those that will have an impact on medical practices are highlighted below. Senate Bill 607...more
Prior to the start of the 2013 Florida legislative session, President Gaetz and Speaker Weatherford outlined a joint agenda that included tackling ethics, elections, campaign finance, state pensions and higher education. The...more