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State Legislature

SENATE DISTRICT 15 SPECIAL ELECTION

Race to fill late Sen. Geraldine Thompson’s seat is on!

RaShon Young filed Friday for House District 40 race.

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COMMEMORATION

Road renaming for Sen. Thompson one step closer to approval

Bracy Davis: Roadway designation “ensures future generations will recognize her work in preserving history and advancing the cause of justice.”

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2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION

Bankson “tag flipping” bill heads to House floor vote

Obscuring license plates would become second-degree misdemeanor.

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2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION

Bipartisan bill to add fentanyl to standard hospital toxicology screening headed for House floor vote

Legislation would mandate emergency rooms test for and confirm fentanyl in suspected drug overdose cases.

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2025 STATE LEGISLATURE

House transportation bill that promotes workforce development, advanced technologies, targets FDOT program for disadvantaged small businesses

Republicans say bill would still consider women- and minority-owned businesses; Democrats say otherwise.

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2025 STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION

Several Bankson bills continue to advance through House committees

Legislation includes establishing an Office of Faith and Community.

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VOTING RIGHTS

Civil rights organizations rally at Capitol to demand passage of Florida Voting Rights Act

NAACP Legal Defense Fund: “Our country is stronger when everyone has an equal opportunity to vote.”

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2025 STATE LEGISLATURE

Bankson bill cracking down on xylazine advances to House Judiciary Committee

Used to cut other street drugs, overdose deaths associated with this vet tranquilizer are on the rise.

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2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION

Truenow Senate bills on inmate education, brownfields regulation, manufacturing advance

Bills 472, 736 and 600 pass initial committee readings with unanimous bipartisan support.

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