Florida House

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has become the newest member of the House

Health care CEO Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was elected to fill the seat of late Democratic Florida U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings on Tuesday, boosting the Democrats’ slim majority in the House. NBC 6’s Steve Litz reports

Jackie Nespral sat down with State Rep. Omari Hardy to discuss his congressional bid and how he plans to create his own legacy should he take the seat of the late Rep. Alcee Hastings.

The Florida House has advanced a measure that would require some student athletes to undergo testosterone or genetic testing and require examinations of their genitalia to determine their sex

The Speaker of the Florida House indicated the lower chamber will take the faster route on a measure giving senior care facilities more protection from lawsuits. NBC 6’s Phil Prazan reports

The Speaker of the Florida House indicated the lower chamber will take the faster route on a measure giving senior care facilities more protection from lawsuits. It could undercut more than 100 lawsuits already filed in South Florida against facilities for negligence or malpractice.  So far, votes to move the bill out of committees and out of the Senate have…

Florida now requires doctors to notify parents when a minor seeks an abortion, but the state doesn’t require parental consent. If the bill becomes law, parents and guardians would have to sign a notarized letter before an abortion could be performed on a minor.

Sandy D’Alemberte, who spent six years in the Florida House from Miami-Dade County, was returning to his Tallahassee home before collapsing at a rest area and was pronounced dead shortly after.

Lawmakers passed a new plastic surgery bill Wednesday afternoon that some doctors say can help save lives. The law comes after a series of deaths and more than 40 NBC 6 investigations

Texting while driving in Florida would become a primary traffic offense punishable by fines under legislation given final passage by the Florida House.

The Florida House passed a high-profile Republican bill Wednesday requiring local law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal immigration authorities and banning so-called “sanctuary city” policies that shield immigrants who are arrested.

The Florida House opened debate Tuesday on a hotly contested Republican bill requiring local law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal immigration authorities and banning so-called “sanctuary city” policies aimed at shielding immigrants who are arrested.

Texting while driving in Florida would become a primary traffic offense punishable by fines under legislation passed by the Florida House.

Legislation that would require consent from a parent or guardian before a girl under 18 could obtain an abortion passed the Florida House on Wednesday night after a lengthy debate and amid questions about its constitutionality.

Legislation to require all Florida public high schools to offer elective courses on the study of the Bible has been approved by a state House committee.

Both bills face an uphill climb as leaders of both Republican led chambers of the legislature have opposed making recreational use legal.