Florida

Florida: bills from both sides, with enacted laws, hearings, court cases and the legislators who sponsor the bills.

Bills

188 bills: 84 Anti-LGBTQ+, 104 Pro-LGBTQ+. 16 are enacted (15 Anti-LGBTQ+, 1 Pro-LGBTQ+). “Enacted” is the status this tracker records for the bill.

Bills by status
StatusBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Failed17269103
Enacted16151

Most recent bills

All 188 bills

Titles, summaries and tags are on each bill's page. The Bills list shows them for the bills of Florida: all, Anti-LGBTQ+ or Pro-LGBTQ+.

Bills by year

Introduced each year

Bills introduced each year in Florida, by sideColumns for each year from 2010 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.0102030402010: 10 Pro-LGBTQ+2011: 5 Pro-LGBTQ+2012: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2013: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2014: 3 Pro-LGBTQ+2015: 4 Pro-LGBTQ+2016: 4 Pro-LGBTQ+2017: 8 Pro-LGBTQ+2018: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 7 Pro-LGBTQ+2019: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 8 Pro-LGBTQ+2020: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 6 Pro-LGBTQ+2021: 5 Anti-LGBTQ+, 5 Pro-LGBTQ+2022: 6 Anti-LGBTQ+, 5 Pro-LGBTQ+2023: 20 Anti-LGBTQ+, 5 Pro-LGBTQ+2024: 22 Anti-LGBTQ+, 9 Pro-LGBTQ+2025: 12 Anti-LGBTQ+, 10 Pro-LGBTQ+2026: 16 Anti-LGBTQ+, 12 Pro-LGBTQ+201020122014201620182020202220242026Bills introduced each year in Florida, by sideColumns for each year from 2010 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.010203040201120142017202020232026

Enacted, by the year introduced

Enacted bills in Florida by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2010 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.02468102021: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+2022: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+2023: 8 Anti-LGBTQ+, 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2024: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+2026: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+201020122014201620182020202220242026Enacted bills in Florida by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2010 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.0246810201120142017202020232026
  • Anti-LGBTQ+
  • Pro-LGBTQ+

A bill is counted in the year of its session, and an enacted bill in the year it was introduced. A year with no bill in the data has no column.

Show the numbers
Bills introduced and enacted each year
YearIntroducedIntroduced, Anti-LGBTQ+Introduced, Pro-LGBTQ+EnactedEnacted, Anti-LGBTQ+Enacted, Pro-LGBTQ+
2026281612110
2025221210000
202431229220
202325205981
20221165220
20211055220
2020716000
2019918000
2018817000
2017808000
2016404000
2015404000
2014303000
2013202000
2012101000
2011505000
201010010000

Topics and tags

A bill can have more than one topic or tag, so the rows add up to more than the number of bills.

Topics

Bills by topic
TopicBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Identity documents15150
Bathrooms & facilities220
Sports participation550
Youth gender-affirming care1697
Medicaid & public funding for care110
Insurance coverage101
Prisons, jails & detention440
Schools & curriculum331716
DEI & bias training11110
Drag & public expression110
Book bans & censorship17170
Pronouns, names & outing330
Marriage, family & custody25223
Nondiscrimination protections591544
Hate crimes27027
Religious exemptions880
Military service101
Repealing or reversing LGBTQ-related law27027
Symbolic resolutions & recognition18162
Government process, funding & data303

Tags

The most-used tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Housing Nondiscrimination26026
Employment Nondiscrimination25025
Repeal Anti-LGBTQ Laws25025
Public Accommodations Nondiscrimination22022
Marriage Equality16016
End Legal Recognition14140
Hate Crime Classification14014
Education Nondiscrimination13013
End Trans Panic Defense13013
Discrimination in Education990
Gender Affirming Care707
DEI Ban: ADEIB660
Show the other 75 tags
The other tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
DEI Ban: Government660
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Minors660
Misgendering: Permitted660
Misgendering: Pronoun Ban660
Censorship: Online Obscenity550
Censorship: Pride Flag Ban440
Censorship: Pride Flag Ban: K12440
Don't Say Systemic Biases: Colleges440
Don't Say Trans: K12440
Prison Placement Ban440
Religious Exemptions: Medical440
Sports Ban: K12440
Censorship: Pride Flag Ban: Colleges330
Censorship: Pride Flag Ban: Public Properties330
Civil Unions303
Commissions, Task Forces, and Studies303
DEI Ban: Colleges330
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Liability Law330
Gender Affirming Care Ban: VCPA330
LGBTQ+ Education303
Misgendering: Pronoun Ban: K12330
Sports Ban: Colleges330
Sports Ban: SWSA330
Adoption Nondiscrimination202
Anti-LGBTQ Resolution220
Broad Discrimination220
Censorship: Book Ban: K12220
Child Custody Bill: DACPA220
DEI Ban: Medical220
Discrimination in Healthcare220
Domestic Partner Nondiscrimination202
Don't Say Gay: Elementary220
Don't Say Gay: No Promo Homo220
Don't Say Systemic Biases: Government220
Don't Say Systemic Biases: K12220
Don't Say Trans: Elementary220
Don't Say Trans: Government220
Don't Say Trans: No Promo Trans220
Forced Outing: Mental Emotional Well-Being220
Forced Outing: Schools220
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Detrans Coverage220
HIV and STI Care202
Healthcare Nondiscrimination202
LGBTQ "Grooming" Bill220
Legalizes Abduction of Trans Kids220
Misgendering: Forced220
Religious Exemptions220
Religious Exemptions: Misgendering220
Religious Exemptions: Trans DNE220
Repeal Anti-LGBTQ Laws: Marriage Ban202
Supportive Resolution202
Trans Bathroom Ban: Colleges220
Trans Bathroom Ban: K12220
Trans Bathroom Ban: Public Properties220
Anti-LGBTQ+ Law Enforcement Bill110
Birth Certificate or Identification Change Ban110
Broad Discrimination: Local Ordinances110
Censorship: Age Verification110
Censorship: Anti-Journalism110
Censorship: Drag Ban110
DEI Ban: EMDT110
Don't Say Gay: K12110
Don't Say Trans: Colleges110
Employment Discrimination110
End Legal Recognition: WBR110
Forced Outing: Medical110
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Public Funds110
Insurance Nondiscrimination101
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Curriculum101
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Menstrual Rights101
Military Nondiscrimination101
Opt-In LGBTQ Education110
Parental Notification Requirements110
Privacy: Defamation Bill110
Sports Ban: Secondary110

Hearings

Hearings listed for this jurisdiction, newest first. Each hearing's page links to the official video where there is one.

Hearings, newest first
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All 17 hearings

Legislators

The sponsors of the bills listed here, with the number of those bills each one sponsors.

Legislators, by the number of the listed bills they sponsor
NamePartyRoleDistrictBills sponsored
Lori BermanDSenatorSD-02620
Evan JenneDRepresentativeHD-09918
Carlos SmithDRepresentativeSD-01716
Janet CruzDSenatorSD-01814
Joseph GellerDRepresentativeHD-10014
Rachel PlakonRRepresentativeHD-03614
Anna EskamaniDRepresentativeHD-04212
Mark PaffordDRepresentativeHD-08612
Michelle Rehwinkel VasilindaDRepresentativeHD-00912
Dean BlackRRepresentativeHD-01511

All 304 legislators

Party as recorded: D Democratic, R Republican, I Independent; other codes are shown as recorded.

Court cases

Cases placed in this jurisdiction by where the court sits, newest first. Each case links to its own page, which has the caption.

Court cases, newest first
CaseCourtLevelYear
Case ne448e9520cM.D. Fla.District2025
Case c67082532N.D. Fla.District2024
Case c67413626M.D. Fla.District2023
Case n162619389dM.D. Fla.District2023
Case 3:22-cv-00083M.D. Fla.District2022
Case n69fe779b6cM.D. Fla.District2022
Case c63202309N.D. Fla.District2022
Case c7721893N.D. Fla.District2021
Case n108a85c49dN.D. Fla.District2020
Case c6260236M.D. Fla.District2019

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Bill data comes from LegiScan, licensed CC BY 4.0 and used here in modified form. Outcome coding, category tags and the summaries are the Trans Data Initiative team's, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 with credit.