Legislative News

The Legislature completed multiple major issues for Law Enforcement, Correctional and Probation Officers on Monday, March 14, 2022. Session is officially over. Please read through the list below for summaries of the issues: A) HJR 1 & HB 1563 by …

One really long week down... one really long week to go. The Legislature entered budget conferencing on Monday evening as expected. Everything appears to be on course to finish the session next Friday, March 11th. Our priority issues from last …

We are entering the penultimate week of the legislative session. For fun, we will call this week "the money round" since budget conferencing will/should/could/may publicly/privately begin. The joint allocations are almost completed... in other words, the Legislature's two chambers have …

Week six continued the trend of seeing our important issues move through committees and on the chambers' respective floors. The state budget was front and center this week. On Thursday, the full Senate took up the House's budget proposal and …

We are halfway there. Week Five was a busy one with nearly every important piece of legislation having a committee hearing. The homestead exemption for "Critical Service Workers" continues to move in both chambers, along with the omnibus bill for …

The fourth week of session is complete and we are almost halfway through the 60 days of the official Legislative season. Currently, the once a decade process of redrawing the Legislative and Congressional Districts has reached the point where the …

The third week of session is over. Here are the highlights from the week: A) SJR 1746 & SB 1748 by Senator Jason Brodeur are the constitutional amendment proposal and implementation legislation which will provide an additional $50,000 homestead exemption …

The second week of session just ended with several issues receiving a committee hearing. Here are a few highlights from the second week: A) HB 3 by Representative Tom Leek received its first hearing in the House Criminal Justice & …

The Florida Legislature is back in session. Here are a few quick hits from the legislative action during the first week: A) HJR 1 & HB 1563 by Representative Josie Tomkow and SB 1746 & SB 1748 by Senator Jason …

Governor Ron DeSantis released his budget recommendations for Fiscal Year 2022-23. Included within his proposal are following issues: A 3% increase to the employer contribution for members participating in the FRS Investment Plan; Over $75 million in pay raises for …

Last Thursday, the Florida Legislature completed a brief special session on vaccination mandates. Almost immediately, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the legislation into law. The new laws implement the following provisions: Private Employer cannot mandate COVID-19 vaccines. Employees may choose from …

The Legislature will shift focus to a special session on vaccination mandates in what would normally be week five of interim committee meetings. The calendar of events during the upcoming special session is not available as of today. We are …