Ron DeSantis is calling for a special legislative session to align state policies with President-elect Donald Trump's promised crackdown on illegal immigration, but the move has drawn resistance from Republican leaders in the state legislature. Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez ...
As the Florida legislative session heads into its final two weeks, we have seen fewer culture war battles this year. Bills to do an outright ban on abortion and protect confederate monuments and make it illegal to use a person’s preferred pronouns all w
In this episode of our “Florida Capital Conversations” podcast series, policy advisors Kimberly Case, Tori Deal, Jon Steverson and Beth Vecchioli join together to discuss the 2024 regular legislative session in Florida.
Florida Wraps Up Legislative Session.Reports on the final stages of the legislative body's session in Florida highlighted by deliberations on the state budget.SigoShellyEBSCO_bspBond Buyer
March 7, 2024 A Florida pilot program to fortify coastal-area condominiums is on its way to the governor but other property insurance bills may have hit a snag after last-minute changes – with just two days left in the legislative session. The state … ...
Accordingly, the 2023 legislative session focused on addressing some of those glitches and making further clarifications as the legislature saw fit. The following is a summary of how each of the 3 above-referenced have now been updated: Milestone Inspections Milestone inspections are required for ...
Florida lawmakers failed to pass an expansive privacy law before the legislative session adjourned last Friday. As with the 2019, 2020, and 2021 versions of the Washington Privacy Act, the Florida bill stalled because of disagreement over the proper enforcement mechanism. On April 21, the Florid...
MemorandumTo:FAME Board of DirectorsFrom:Bob Cerra, Legislative LobbyistDate:May 13, 2010Re:Final 2010 Session Report___The 2010 Legislative Session saw the first growth in general revenue in over three years;however, the revenue growth was outpaced by expenditure requirements creating a $3 billio...
Legislative actions have contributed momentum and substantial resources, including the Florida Wildlife Corridor Act and SB 1638 (Brodeur 2021; Hutson 2024). However, maintaining and expanding this collaborative approach will ensure future success. Innovative geospatial tools like CLCP FEGN viewers (CLCP...
DeSantis said his pick for chief financial officer will come after the legislative session, which ends May 2. | Lynne Sladky/AP THE DESANTIS TIMELINE —The governor said during a press conference Monday that he wouldn’t make a selection for lieutenant governor anytime soon, and added his ...