RIP: The high-profile bills that died in the 2023 Florida legislative session
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Republicans checked off policy accomplishments one after another this session – passing permitless carry, expanding the parental rights law and approving yet another measure targeting Disney – and set a trend for their party here while making national headlines.
But to borrow from a certain 1980s post-punk song, bills are like chickens, and “some of these chickens need to die.”
In fact, most bills filed every year never make it over the finish line. According to the Florida Senate’s website, lawmakers filed 1,651 general bills for the 2023 legislative session, of which 153 passed both chambers, or 9.3%. A general bill is defined as one “of general statewide inte...
