During every Florida Legislative Session, the ACLU of Florida works to accomplish positive reforms for civil liberties and civil rights and defend every Floridians' rights. Our legislative priorities this year cover a broad array of civil liberties issues including, criminal justice reform, LGBT rights, immigrant's rights, reproductive rights, religious liberty, and voting rights.
The bill criminalizes doctors for providing gender-affirming care to minors and allows a non-supportive parent to have the upper hand in child custody disputes in divorce proceedings if the other parent is...
Criminalizes doctors for providing necessary health care to transgender Floridians, restrict access to private health insurance, and ban changing an individual’s birth certificate to reflect their gender...
Weakens state laws that have long protected journalists against frivolous lawsuits.
Ends the requirement for unanimous juries in death penalty cases, and allows the imposition of death based on as few as 8 jurors.
Increases the share of vote required to pass a state constitutional amendment to 66.67%.
Requires sex ed programs to teach that sex is determined by reproductive function at birth and is binary and unchangeable and to use only materials approved by the state Department of Education.