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.
With the 2024 Florida Legislative Session winding down, the legislature has days to approve reforms for how Condo and Homeowners' Associations operate. Mar 5, 2024 Florida House, Senate tee up homeless bills Bills seek to prevent homeless people from sleeping in public places ...
During the 2024 legislative session and even in previous years, Florida lawmakers drafted and passed several new laws that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2025. Beside the aforementioned changes, some of the most notable laws that went into effect on New Year's Day are aimed toward protecting fi...
February 20, 2024 A move to revamp the state-backed property insurer of last resort into Florida’s main wind carrier, a plan dubbed “Citizens 2.0,” appears to have died in the Legislature this year. But other insurance-related bills are still alive, and the governor’s … ...
Specifically, the new proposal calls for the Florida Legislature to fund a feasibility study to determine what is required to build the Sunshine Freedom Bank. This study would assess costs, federal and state regulatory requirements and processes, vendors that could assist the bank with ...
But before the veto, he worked out compromise language with Renner to alleviate the governor’s concerns and the Legislature sent DeSantis a second bill. Several states have considered similar legislation. In Arkansas, a federal judge blocked enforcement of a law in August that required p...
Gov. DeSantis signs the Compact.The compact that was approved by the Florida legislature body is signed by the Governor; the compact will provide Florida with a minimum of $2.5 billion in new revenue over five years. The Florida House approves the agreement.Just one day after the Senate appr...
Florida Legislature. 4 hours ago 10 issues to watch in Florida legislative sessionRead full article: 10 issues to watch in Florida legislative session A man walks to the Earle Cabell Federal Building in downtown Dallas, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero) 2 hours ago Federal workers...
The move backs DeSantis into a corner — and underscores he does not hold the political sway in the state that he did in the lead-up to his 2024 presidential campaign. DeSantisposted on Xthat he thought the legislature's proposal was "substantially weaker" on immigration than his own. He...
lieutenant governor and “create a new Florida Cabinet-level position to root out and do away with government waste — in effect, a DOGE leader for the Sunshine State,”reports Florida Today’s Dave Berman. If approved by the Legislature, it would be on the 2026 ballot as a constitutional ...