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The following is a list of events of the year 2023 in Florida.

## Incumbents

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### State government

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* Governor: Ron DeSantis (R)

## Events

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* January 23 – Donald Dillbeck becomes the first person executed in Florida since the execution of Gary Ray Bowles in 2019 and the 100th execution since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976.[1]
* April 13 – Governor Ron DeSantis signs a bill that shortened the restriction on abortion after 6 weeks of pregnancy. The bill has an exception to save the life of the woman and exceptions in the case of pregnancy caused by rape or incest until 15 weeks of pregnancy.[2]
* April 20 – Governor DeSantis signs a bill that ended jury unanimity for Death penalty cases.[3][4][5]
* April 28 – The Republican-led legislature passed a change to the Resign-to-run law that provided an exception to the resign-to-run law for any Florida official that runs in a presidential election.[6][7][8][9]
* May 7 – Governor DeSantis signs a bill to have the death penalty for child rapists, which has been speculated to serve as a future challenge to Kennedy v. Louisiana.[10][11][12][13]
* May 24
* Governor DeSantis signs a Resign-to-run law bill into law.[14]
* Governor DeSantis Announces his 2024 presidential campaign.

## See also

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* 2023 in the United States

## References

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1. ^ "Florida executes Donald Dillbeck for 1990 Tallahassee murder". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
2. ^ Sarkissian, Arek (April 13, 2023). "DeSantis signs Florida's 6-week abortion ban into law". Politico. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
3. ^ Fineout, Gary. "DeSantis signs bill to end unanimous death sentence requirement". POLITICO. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
4. ^ Kashiwagi, Sydney (April 20, 2023). "DeSantis signs bill eliminating unanimous jury decisions for death sentences". CNN. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
5. ^ Cohen, Miles. "Gov. DeSantis signs controversial death penalty legislation". ABC News. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
6. ^ Fineout, Gary (April 28, 2023). "Florida Legislature passes bill allowing DeSantis to run for president as governor". POLITICO. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
7. ^ "Florida clears way for DeSantis to seek presidency while governor". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
8. ^ Contorno, Steve (April 28, 2023). "Florida GOP lawmakers clear path for DeSantis to run for president without resigning | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
9. ^ Leonard, Kimberly. "Florida lawmakers just passed a bill for DeSantis to remain governor while running for president". Business Insider. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
10. ^ "DeSantis signs law allowing death penalty for child rape, defying US Supreme Court ruling". USA TODAY. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
11. ^ Ray, Siladitya. "DeSantis Signs New Death Penalty Bill—Setting Up Possible Supreme Court Clash". Forbes. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
12. ^ Maher, Kit (May 1, 2023). "DeSantis signs bill making child rapists eligible for death penalty at odds with US Supreme Court ruling | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
13. ^ Reyes, Yacob. "DeSantis signs new death penalty bill, vowing Supreme Court showdown". Axios. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
14. ^ A. O. L. Staff (May 24, 2023). "Ron DeSantis signs law clearing the path for his presidential run". www.aol.com. Retrieved May 24, 2023.

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Years in Florida

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