Yesterday, committees in both the House and Senate passed bills prohibiting counties and municipalities from accepting certain community identification cards or documents as a form of identification.
The House Judiciary Committee voted to advance House Bill 757 (HB 757), which would make it easier for public officials to bring defamation lawsuits for damages against their critics.
The House Judiciary Committee voted to advance House Bill 651 (HB 651), which would allow civil lawsuits for damages against health care practitioners providing abortion care.
On Tuesday, the Florida Senate Appropriations Committee on Education voted to advance Senate Bill 1044 (SB 1044), which would allow school districts and charter schools to adopt “a policy to authorize volunteer school chaplains.
The preliminary injunction order states Florida Statute § 903.286(1) violates the Eighth Amendment and punishes charities for helping Floridians escape wealth-based detention.
The Senate Fiscal Policy Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 476 (SB 476), which would allow civil lawsuits for damages against health care practitioners providing abortion care.