Status: Highly Restrictive (all major categories)
| Category | Status | Law/Bill |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare Ban | 🔴 ENACTED | SB 254 / Ch. 2023-90 |
| Sports Ban | 🔴 ENACTED | SB 1028 (2021) |
| Bathroom Restrictions | 🔴 ENACTED | HB 1521 (2023) |
| Pronoun Restrictions | 🔴 ENACTED | HB 1069 (2023) |
| "Don't Say Gay" | 🔴 ENACTED | HB 1557 (2022) |
| Medicaid Exclusion | 🔴 ENACTED | |
| Drag Ban | 🔴 ENACTED | SB 1438 (2023) |
| Shield Law | 🔴 None |
Trans Youth Affected: ~15,000+ (estimated based on Williams Institute data)
Summary: Bans gender-affirming care for minors; grants Florida courts emergency jurisdiction over children from other states; prohibits public funds for gender-affirming care; requires immediate license suspension for providers who violate the law.
Senate Sponsor:
Senate Co-Introducers:
House Companion: HB 1421 (substituted by SB 254)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2023 | Senate | Filed | Bill History |
| Mar 6, 2023 | Senate | Referred to Health Policy; Fiscal Policy | |
| Mar 7, 2023 | Senate | Introduced | |
| Mar 13, 2023 | Senate | CS by Health Policy; 8 Yeas - 3 Nays | Vote PDF |
| Mar 23, 2023 | Senate | Favorable by Fiscal Policy; 13 Yeas - 6 Nays | Vote PDF |
| Apr 3, 2023 | Senate | 2nd reading, amendments adopted/failed | SJ 315-316 |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Senate | Passed 27-12 | Vote PDF |
| Apr 5, 2023 | House | Received from Senate | |
| Apr 13, 2023 | House | 1st reading, placed on Special Order Calendar | |
| Apr 18, 2023 | House | Substituted for HB 1421, 2nd reading, amendments failed | |
| Apr 19, 2023 | House | Passed 82-31 | Vote PDF |
| May 4, 2023 | Senate | Concurred in House amendments; 26-13 | Vote PDF |
| May 4, 2023 | House | Final passage; 83-28 | Vote PDF |
| May 16, 2023 | — | Signed by Officers and presented to Governor | |
| May 17, 2023 | — | Approved by Governor DeSantis | |
| May 18, 2023 | — | Chapter No. 2023-90 |
Senate Final Passage (April 4, 2023)
House Final Passage (April 19, 2023)
Senate Concurrence (May 4, 2023)
House Final (May 4, 2023)
Dekker v. Weida (now Dekker v. Marstiller)
Summary: Makes it a misdemeanor to enter a restroom designated for the opposite sex at certain government facilities; allows for removal and potential arrest.
Summary: Requires athletic teams at K-12 and universities to be designated by biological sex; restricts trans girls and women from competing on women's teams.
Summary: Prohibits classroom discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity in grades K-3; later expanded to all grades.
Summary: Prohibits school employees from using pronouns that do not correspond to a student's sex without written parental permission.
Summary: Restricts "adult live performances" where children may be present; used to target drag performances.
| Name | Party | Chamber | District | Key Bills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron DeSantis | R | Governor | — | Signed all major anti-trans bills; made it centerpiece of 2024 campaign |
| Clay Yarborough | R | Senate | 4 | SB 254 (healthcare ban) — Primary Sponsor |
| Keith Perry | R | Senate | 9 | SB 254 Co-Introducer |
| Doug Broxson | R | Senate | 1 | SB 254 Co-Introducer |
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2021 | Governor DeSantis signs SB 1028 (sports ban) on first day of Pride Month | FL Senate |
| Mar 28, 2022 | HB 1557 "Don't Say Gay" signed | FL Senate |
| May 17, 2023 | SB 254 (healthcare ban), HB 1521 (bathrooms) signed | FL Senate |
| 2023 | Multiple court challenges filed |
All legislative information sourced from official Florida Legislature records:
Last updated: March 31, 2026