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 …

The second week of Legislative Interim Committee meetings ended yesterday. The Legislature's focus is still squarely on redistricting for legislative and congressional districts. The legislative committee chairs held briefings, workshops, and received agency updates instead of hearing any official legislation. …

The first week of Legislative Interim Committee meetings began on Monday. This year is a redistricting year which requires the Legislature to perform the once every decade task of establishing new legislative and congressional districts due to the census changes …

The Legislature concluded business at 2:40pm yesterday. Now that it is over, there are a few real issues to be happy about. Everyone will be getting a $1,000 bonus. SLERS received the money along with authorization to undergo a much …

This report is about week seven of the nine week session. This week was the beginning of the "will they" phase of session. As in... Will they pass pension reform? The House does not have a bill. Will they pass …

Week five is over. This week was of major significance to our legislative agenda. The Senate and House Appropriations Committees passed budget proposals. Floor votes are likely next week. The budget proposals do not match up and budget conferencing begins …

We had a great team in town for the fourth week of session. Another PBA member was designated as the Law Enforcement Officer of the Day in Florida House of Representatives. Both chambers released budget proposals. The Anti-Riot Act passed …

The third week of session is over with only 6 weeks left. The state budget will start to take shape during the next couple of weeks. Right now, we can only speculate on what each chamber will prioritize in their …

The final interim committee week just wrapped up. Here are my takeaways from the interim committee weeks: Senate President Wilton Simpson, House of Representatives Speaker Chris Sprowls and their respective legislative staffs have the two chambers ready for the official …

The third interim committee week just wrapped up. I have a few takeaways in general to share before I discuss the Senate Government Oversight & Accountability Committee on SB 84 (FRS Retirement). Don't assume the Legislature will go along with …

The second interim committee is in the books. These are strange times in Tallahassee. Most official business is conducted in sparsely populated committee rooms with public comment coming either remotely through a teleprompter and video, or in limited to one …

Welcome to the Florida PBA’s first Capitol Report of the 2021 Legislative Session. If this is your first time receiving the report allow me to introduce myself, I am Matt Puckett, and I am the Executive Director of the Florida Police …