The Florida Legislature ended the 2015 Session most unusually. Not since 1972 have the Senate and House of Representatives adjourned on different days. From the Latin ‘sine die’ or ‘without day,’ the chambers have adjourned a few hours apart in past years, but certainly not several days. On Tuesday, April 28th, House Speaker Steve Read more about From the Capitol[…]
Florida celebrated its 170th year of statehood on March 3, 2015. The Legislature began its sixty day session on the same day. Now that we have reached the midpoint of the 2015 Session, we wanted to update you on some of the key items of interest impacting Floridians. There is a saying that ‘nothing is Read more about From the Capitol[…]
The 2015 legislative session begins today, March 3rd. Members of the House and Senate spent the three weeks in February attending meetings in Tallahassee preparing for the session. Today, legislators will return to Tallahassee to conduct the state’s business under the leadership of Central Floridians – Senate President Andy Gardiner (R- Orlando) and House Speaker Read more about From the Capitol[…]
UNCLAIMED PROPERTY In December, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced that since 2001, $900 million in unclaimed property has been returned to its rightful owner. The program currently holds unclaimed property accounts valued at more than $1 billion, which includes funds from dormant accounts in financial institutions, insurance and utility companies, securities and trust holdings. Unclaimed Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
Happy New Year! 2015 started with the inauguration of our Governor and the Cabinet officers to second terms. Governor Rick Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Adam Putnam were sworn into office on January 6th at a ceremony in front of the Old Capitol. Read more about From the Capitol[…]