While Gov. Ron DeSantis said people shouldn’t “read too much into” the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to block a Texas law that bans almost all abortions, Republican legislative leaders indicated they will determine if Florida can enact similar restrictions.

Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, called the Texas law “a new approach,” with the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling “encouraging.”

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