Florida Constitution

For the third year in a row, Florida legislators want to make it more difficult to amend the state Constitution. Two bills … both highly controversial … are gaining momentum as the session nears the midway point.

The Republican-controlled Legislature has taken a series of steps in recent years to make it harder to amend the Constitution.

The Florida Supreme Court made the unusual move of hearing more arguments in a challenge to a law aimed at implementing a constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana.

The Florida legislature has started sending Governor Ron DeSantis bills to sign -- a process delayed due to the coronavirus.DeSantis received seven bills…

The Florida Supreme Court began considering Wednesday whether a voter-approved constitutional amendment restoring the voting rights of felons who complete…

A proposed new “citizens amendment” could be on the ballot for Florida voters in 2020. It would replace two words in the state constitution with one word.…

Republican lawmakers slipped language into a bill in the final hours of Florida's legislative session Friday that could make it more difficult for…

The Florida Constitution Revision Commission is heading to the finish line, with a dozen ballot proposals up for final votes this week.The 37-member…

Florida law doesn't just ban local governments from regulating guns, it threatens to fine and remove from office any local officials who do so.

A ban on state support for religious groups would be removed from the Florida Constitution under a proposal approved Wednesday by a Constitution Revision…

Following the disruption of Hurricane Irma, a panel on Monday recommended that the Florida Constitution Revision Commission give residents more time to…

Florida Gov. Rick Scott wants to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot that would make it harder for state legislators to raise taxes or fees.The…