THE POLICY LANDSCAPE
Rights, restrictions & the places between.
State
Florida
The current record for Florida in each policy area of the atlas.
| Policy area | Policy reported | Rating (Transitics) | Captured |
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| Birth certificates | Restriction reported Banned | Rating: Most Restrictive | Captured: |
| Driver’s licenses | Restriction reported Banned | Rating: Most Restrictive | Captured: |
| Nonbinary recognition | Restriction reported Bans Recognition | Rating: Most Restrictive | Captured: |
| Bathrooms & facilities | Restriction reported Bathroom Ban In Public & State-Funded Colleges, Public K-12 Schools, State-Funded Domestic Violence Shelters, & State & Local Government Buildings; Trans People Held Liable If Violated (Misdemeanor, Not Enforced) | Rating: Do Not Travel | Captured: |
| Youth gender-affirming care | Restriction reported Total Ban | Rating: Most Restrictive | Captured: |
| Medicaid coverage | Restriction reported Explicit Exclusion | Rating: Most Restrictive | Captured: |
| Sports participation | Restriction reported Total Ban | Rating: Most Restrictive | Captured: |
| Care in prisons | Restriction reported Denies Gender-Affirming Care | Rating: Most Restrictive | Captured: |
| Prison housing | Restriction reported Placement Determined Case-By-Case (De Facto Placement According To Biological Sex); Trans Inmates Segregated If Placed According to Gender Identity | Rating: Most Restrictive | Captured: |
| Legal sex definitions | Restriction reported No single code-wide definition; biology-based definitions of sex run through education, health, facilities and juvenile law | Captured: |
A record is what a source reported on the date it was captured, not a legal effective date. An unobserved record is not a finding that no restrictions exist.
Dated records
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Banned
Date explicitly reported in Transitics’ Since column. The description is the source’s captured wording; this entry does not establish prior policy or uninterrupted enforcement.
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Banned
Date explicitly reported in Transitics’ Since column. The description is the source’s captured wording; this entry does not establish prior policy or uninterrupted enforcement.
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Bathroom Ban In Public & State-Funded Colleges, Public K-12 Schools, State-Funded Domestic Violence Shelters, & State & Local Government Buildings; Trans People Held Liable If Violated (Misdemeanor, Not Enforced)
Date explicitly reported in Transitics’ Since column. The description is the source’s captured wording; this entry does not establish prior policy or uninterrupted enforcement.
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No single code-wide definition; biology-based definitions of sex run through education, health, facilities and juvenile law
Fla. Stat. §§ 1000.21(7) and 1000.071(1) (ch. 2023-105, HB 1069); § 456.001(8) (ch. 2023-90, SB 254); § 553.865(3)(l) (ch. 2023-106); § 985.03(46) (ch. 2024-133, HB 1425)
Legislation
The atlas tracks 56 bills for Florida. See the list.