As we have previously reported, the Constitutional Revision Commission (CRC) met over several months to hash out what constitutional proposals they would be placed on the November ballot. The Commission convenes once every 20 years to examine the Florida Constitution and propose changes for voter consideration. On May 9th, the committee filed its final report, Read more about Constitutional Revision Commission Update […]
A big shout out to the Florida Humanities Council for the party and thank you’s for our work this session! What a surprise and honor!
The 2018 Legislative Session ended at 4:16pm on Sunday, March 11th. Session was extended to allow for the required 72-hour review period of the budget. The budget conference committee did not conclude its work until the previous Thursday. This session, 3,250 bills were filed and 200 bills passed both chambers. In contrast, 3,132 bills were Read more about From the Capitol[…]
We are just beyond the halfway point of the 2018 Legislative Session. The appropriations bills and various policy bills have been moving through committees these past few weeks. Here is an update on some of the latest actions of legislation, the budget, the Constitutional Revision Commission and other items of interest. BUDGET The Senate and House Read more about From the Capitol[…]
The Florida Legislature completed five of the six weeks of scheduled interim committee meetings to prepare for the 2018 Legislative Session, which begins on January 9th. One week was cancelled due to Hurricane Irma. Legislators have been preparing for the session by filing their bills and appropriations requests. To date, members have requested close to Read more about From the Capitol[…]