TALLAHASSEE,Fla — Florida legislators announced Monday they will convene a 12-day special session starting Aug. 10 to comply with a court order to revise the state’s congressional districts and will take some extraordinary measures to make sure staffers draw an initial base map without consulting anyone but lawyers. The unusual process is a response to…
House Speaker Steve Crisafulli (R- Merritt Island) today issued the following statement regarding the Special Session on Congressional Redistricting. “Today, I have informed our members that we will be returning to Tallahassee from August 10 – August 21 for a special session on Congressional Redistricting. I look forward to working with our Senate partners to…
Below is a list of insurance-related Florida legislation passed by lawmakers in the 2015 regular session. All legislation has been approved by Governor Rick Scott and became effective as of July 1, 2015. HB1133 – Florida Agent Licensing Aligns college coursework with current Florida agent pre‑licensing requirements SB 1094: Peril of Flood Specifies requirements for…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla — Uncertainty continued to reign in Florida’s political world Friday, a day after the state Supreme Court declared Florida’s congressional map invalid and ordered up a remedy by Oct. 17. Legislative leaders remained silent about what’s next, saying they were absorbing the implications of the ruling that blew up the congressional map. But legal…
A bruising budget battle that divided Republicans in the Florida Legislature is over for now, but the truce is likely only to last a few months. Legislators passed a nearly $79 billion budget Friday with just days to spare. Legislators had until July 1 to pass a budget or state government would have been partially…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla – Senate President Andy Gardiner (R-Orlando) and House Speaker Steve Crisafulli (R-Merritt Island) issued the following statements on the passage of the 2015-16 General Appropriations Act. “Working together with President Gardiner and our Senate partners, we have passed a balanced budget that responsibly meets the needs of our state and provides $400 million in…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla- In compliance with Article III, Section 19(d) of the State Constitution and Joint Rule 2, the Conference Committee Reports on the General Appropriations Act — SB 2500-A and the Implementing Bill SB 2502-A are now accessible at FLSENATE.GOV and MYFLORIDAHOUSE read the full info here.GOV. For entire report: .pdf | The Florida House
TALLAHASSEE, Fla–Senate Bill 2500-A, Florida’s 2015-2016 balanced budget was transmitted electronically to lawmakers and posted online at 5:37 p.m. today, initiating the constitutionally required 72-hour cooling off period before a final vote, expected this Friday. Statements from Senate President Andy Gardiner (R-Orlando) and Senator Tom Lee (R-Brandon), Chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations are…
TALLAHASSEE,Fla — Florida legislators today begin the final week of their three-week special session that was required because they could not settle differences on health care and pass a budget in the regular session that ended April 30. This is the closest the Legislature has come to ending the fiscal year with no budget since…