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On Wednesday, February 1, 2023, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his recommendations for the 2023-24 fiscal year budget. His $114.8 billion spending plan, an increase of $3.8 billion over the...more
On November 22, 2022, 160 Florida lawmakers, many elected to the legislature for the first time, gathered in Tallahassee to be sworn in. During this constitutionally required “organization session,” the two chambers also...more
On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a call for a special session of the legislature and announced the dates for the upcoming special session. Lawmakers will reconvene in Tallahassee May 23-27, to address...more
The 2022 Florida legislative session adjourned sine die March 14, 2022. Originally expected to adjourn on March 11, legislators were forced to extend the session to vote on the budget.
The final 2022-23 state budget...more
The 2022 Florida legislative session officially kicked off Jan. 11. However, committees have been hearing bills and drafting preliminary budgets for months. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his recommended budget in December....more
Lawmakers gathered in Tallahassee on Nov. 15, 2021, for a special session at the request of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to address his concerns over vaccination mandates, mask requirements and parental rights in schools. Over a...more
This afternoon, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that he is calling the legislature to a special session starting Nov. 15 and concluding no later than Nov. 19. This is a scheduled committee week when legislators will...more
In a press conference in Daytona Beach this morning, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he will exercise his constitutional authority to call a special session regarding employee vaccine mandates, mandatory masking of...more
The 2021 regular legislative session ended Friday, April 30th. Lawmakers took up and passed a wide range of bills during this 60-day session. Two weeks later, legislators reconvened for a special session on gaming, ending...more
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Legislature has the final say Last Friday, April 23rd, Governor Ron DeSantis announced a long-awaited gaming compact between the Seminole Tribe and the State of Florida. The last compact was signed in 2010, but hasn’t been...more
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 21-81, which preempts government agencies and municipalities from issuing any type of standardized documentation of vaccine status—including so-called “vaccine passports”—...more
Governor’s Budget Released Last week, Governor Ron DeSantis released his “Florida Leads” budget proposal for 2021-22. Despite the pandemic and an estimated deficit of more than $2.6 billion, the Governor is recommending a...more
On Nov. 17, the Florida legislature held its constitutionally-required organizational session to officially elect each chamber’s leader and minority leader, as well as swear-in newly elected members. Presiding over the House...more
A lot has happened in the last couple of months. Legislative session ended. Districts moved quickly — and, for the most part, successfully — to distance learning. Florida announced priorities for federal CARES Act funding....more