/tags/florida-house Florida House en-US WLRN Tue, 25 Apr 2023 14:44:33 GMT /immigration/2023-04-25/house-moves-on-plan-to-check-the-immigration-status-of-workers The Republican-controlled House Commerce Committee voted 13-5 to approve the plan, as lawmakers entered the next-to-last week of the annual legislative session. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 14:44:33 GMT /immigration/2023-04-25/house-moves-on-plan-to-check-the-immigration-status-of-workers Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /government-politics/2023-04-25/florida-house-will-subpoena-trans-treatment-information The Republican-controlled House Health & Human Services Committee voted along party lines to allow Chairman Randy Fine, R-Brevard County, to subpoena records from the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Florida Psychiatric Society. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-04-25/florida-house-will-subpoena-trans-treatment-information Dara Kam | News Service Florida /education/2023-04-03/florida-house-passes-a-suite-of-education-bills-on-school-board-races-to-sex-education The 2023 Florida Legislative session continues to ramp up with the latest approval of four education bills in House, including those on partisan school board races and expanded sex ed ban Mon, 03 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMT /education/2023-04-03/florida-house-passes-a-suite-of-education-bills-on-school-board-races-to-sex-education Adrian Andrews /politics/2023-02-24/bill-to-shield-business-insurance-companies-from-lawsuits-is-backed-in-florida-house In a high-stakes debate, the Florida House on Friday began moving forward with a controversial plan designed to shield businesses and insurance companies from costly lawsuits. Fri, 24 Feb 2023 22:58:49 GMT /politics/2023-02-24/bill-to-shield-business-insurance-companies-from-lawsuits-is-backed-in-florida-house Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /state/2023-02-07/florida-house-moves-forward-with-proposal-on-migrant-flights The bill would address issues that led to a legal challenge after the September flights, including making clear that $1.565 million already spent by the DeSantis administration is “deemed approved.” Tue, 07 Feb 2023 15:08:22 GMT /state/2023-02-07/florida-house-moves-forward-with-proposal-on-migrant-flights Jim Turner /state/2023-01-25/florida-lawmakers-ask-should-state-regulators-have-more-oversight-of-local-utilities The idea of shifting oversight of municipality utilities onto state regulators in the Florida House has flared debate about municipal utilities serving customers in unincorporated areas. Wed, 25 Jan 2023 11:00:00 GMT /state/2023-01-25/florida-lawmakers-ask-should-state-regulators-have-more-oversight-of-local-utilities Jim Saunders /education/2023-01-20/florida-house-proposes-school-voucher-expansion-dems-call-it-attack-on-public-education Calling it a move toward “universal choice,” House Speaker Paul Renner on Thursday announced legislation (HB 1), a proposal that would make every student in Florida eligible for school vouchers — a move that Democrats blasted as a Republican attack on public education. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 18:00:00 GMT /education/2023-01-20/florida-house-proposes-school-voucher-expansion-dems-call-it-attack-on-public-education Ryan Dailey - News Service of Florida /news/2022-05-25/florida-house-democrats-tap-rep-fentrice-driskell-as-next-leader Florida House Democrats chose Rep. Fentrice Driskell, of Tampa, as the caucus’s next leader. She is the first Black woman to hold the position. Wed, 25 May 2022 14:40:00 GMT /news/2022-05-25/florida-house-democrats-tap-rep-fentrice-driskell-as-next-leader The Associated Press /news/2022-03-10/florida-house-passes-election-police-bill-sends-it-to-governor Florida lawmakers on Wednesday passed a voting law package that would create a police force dedicated to pursuing election crimes, a proposal pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Thu, 10 Mar 2022 11:48:02 GMT /news/2022-03-10/florida-house-passes-election-police-bill-sends-it-to-governor Anthony Izaguirre | the Associated Press /news/2022-03-09/broward-palm-beach-counties-have-new-state-lawmakers On Tuesday, Rosalind Osgood won a state Senate seat in Broward, while Jervonte ‘Tae’ Edmonds won a state House seat in Palm Beach County. Wed, 09 Mar 2022 14:42:13 GMT /news/2022-03-09/broward-palm-beach-counties-have-new-state-lawmakers Anthony Man | South Florida Sun Sentinel