All 22 citizen-led ballot initiatives failed to qualify for Florida's 2026 election under new law HB 1205, sparking legal challenges.

Florida House members advanced a proposed amendment to the state constitution to phase out some property taxes on homesteaded property. A joint resolution by Republican state Rep. Monique Miller would safeguard property tax dollars for school districts and law enforcement.

A proposed amendment protecting religious expression sparked heated debate in its final committee stop in the House.

Senate Democratic Leader Lori Berman of Boynton Beach voted against it, noting that state law already covers religious freedom on school campuses in Florida. She said she thought the measure would exclude minority faiths and wondered why an amendment to the state constitution was necessary.

A Florida bill revises school voucher fund restrictions, and it could affect Islamic private schools, advocates say.

As of Sept. 30, 2025, Florida's minimum wage is $14 an hour for non-tipped employees and $10.98 for tipped employees. That's nearly twice the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, which has remained at that level since 2009 despite inflation and dramatic increases in the cost of living.