The Senate Transportation Committee voted 6-3 to approve the bill which would also take drivers thought to be undocumented into federal immigration custody.

Florida Senate President Ben Albritton told fellow lawmakers he's been discharged from Shands Hospital in Gainesville and is back in Tallahassee.

Ben Albritton said he would take the next few days to recuperate and then would return to the 2026 legislative session.

Legislation also advances campus security measures following FSU shooting.

Florida lawmakers are moving to tighten public‑consumption rules as the state edges closer to a broader cannabis legalization fight.

The bill, sponsored by Sen. Keith Truenow, was scheduled to be heard by the Senate Committee on Rules, the final stop before reaching the Senate floor. Instead, Truenow requested that the bill be temporarily postponed, citing negotiations over the bill’s contents.