The Florida Legislature passed the largest ever General Appropriations Act at $101.5 billion for Fiscal Year 2021-2022. $6 billion was placed in the reserves and $350 million into the budget stabilization fund. Florida received $10 billion from the American Rescue Plan. Several environmental projects, infrastructure improvements, K-12 construction and deferred building maintenance will be underway in Read more about Legislative Issues[…]
BUDGET The Legislature sent its $91.1 billion budget to the Governor on June 14th. He approved it on June 21st and vetoed 187 projects totaling $131.2 million. This was his first budget as Governor. Key highlights included more funding for the environment and $1.9 million in recovery dollars for those impacted by Hurricane Michael. You may Read more about Legislative Issues[…]
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[…]