The legislature has made some progress in moving forward with the task of crafting the state budget. On Thursday, the House amended the Senates main appropriations bills by stripping out the Senate language and replacing it with the House version of each bill. The House version of each of these bills was then Laid on…
SPECIAL SESSION UPDATE Last Friday, Senate President Andy Gardiner and House Speaker Steve Crisafulli issued a Joint Proclamation setting the time frame and agenda for the Special Session. As expected, the Special Session will begin June 1 and end no later than June 20. This aligns with the Florida Constitution that limits the duration of a Special Session…
FSBA LEGISLATIVE VIDEO UPDATE #9 Our Final Video Update for the 2015 Legislative Session has been posted on the FSBA website at www.fsba.org – you may access the video by clicking on the link to 2015 Legislative Session Video Update 9 under “Legislative Session Updates” (located below the pictures on our main page) or by using…
SPECIAL SESSION UPDATE Governor Scott issued a press release stating, among other things, his intention to establish a Commission on Healthcare and Hospital Funding charged with examining health care issues and gathering information that could inform the building of a budget before July 1. In addition, the Governor stated that he would immediately begin working…
FSBA LEGISLATIVE SESSION REVIEW WORKSHOPS Normally, at the end of each legislative session, FSBA compiles a comprehensive Legislative Session Summary and conducts a series of Legislative Session Review Workshops throughout the state. We had set a tentative schedule for these Workshops but, given the absence of a state budget, uncertainty of when the state budget…
FLORIDA HOUSE ADJOURNMENT As we reported to you earlier today, the Florida House adjourned, sine die, early this afternoon, three days prior to the scheduled end of the Session on May 1. House Speaker Crisafulli explained that efforts to resolve the disagreement between the House and Senate over health care issues had not been productive…
FSBA LEGISLATIVE VIDEO UPDATE #8 Our Video Update for the 8th week of the 2015 Legislative Session has been posted on the FSBA website at www.fsba.org – you may access the video by clicking on the link to 2015 Legislative Session Video Update 7 under “Legislative Session Updates” (located below the pictures on our main page)…
In the House SESSION: Bills on 2nd Reading: HB 383 – Private Property Rights by Edwards – READ 2ND TIME; AMENDED; PLACED ON 3RD READING FOR 4/24/15 Authorizes governmental entity to treat written claim as pending litigation for certain purposes; provides that certain settlement agreements reached between owner & governmental entity apply irrespective of when…
In the House SESSION: HB 7137 – Student Extracurricular Activities by Education – READ 3RD TIME; PASSED THE HOUSE Providing for periodic review of the Florida High School Athletic Association’s performance of its duties; providing requirements regarding fees and admission prices; revising provisions regarding eligibility, transfer, and recruiting; providing procedures for resolving student eligibility disputes;…
SPECIAL ELECTION IN HOUSE DISTRICT 64 According to unofficial election returns, James Grant (R-Tampa) was re-elected today in a special election held in House District 64. Although it appeared that Representative Grant had been re-elected in the November General Election, a legal controversy arose over whether the write-in candidate in this race was eligible to…