We are SINE DIE! The Legislature ended sine die as of 11:00 AM Friday morning. This ends the 2023 regular session. According to LobbyTools, 1,873 bills and PCBs were filed, 2,674 amendments were filed, 3,229 votes were taken, and 356 bills passed both chambers. We will begin working on the Session Summary shortly including a…
The budget chairs are making great progress on the budget. Much of the PreK-12 budget has been decided and closed out. This includes a compromise on a blended FEFP meaning some of the catagoricals will be collapsed into the Base Student Allocation (seen in the House proposal) but not all of them that were in…
Budget conferencing is kicking off today. On Saturday, the budget allocations were released and the conference committees were also announced. Joint Memo: 2023 Budget Conference Appointees, Joint Allocations and Schedule https://lobby.tools/3LkeQ2k FY 23-24 Conference Allocations https://lobby.tools/3LkrWfQ 2023 Senate Budget Conferees https://lobby.tools/41NFTbJ 2023 House Budget Conferees https://lobby.tools/3H450Pm HERE you will find the legislative bill tracker supplied to us by our team at…
This week we expect budget conferencing to kick off. This means the budget allocations would be released and the conference committees would be announced. HERE you will find the legislative bill tracker supplied to us by our team at GrayRobinson. All of the bills we are tracking are listed on the report in numerical order. Bills…
We have officially hit the halfway point of the legislative session. Last week was a short week due to the Passover and Easter holidays. The House only met in floor sessions on Monday and Tuesday with the Senate holding committee meetings and floor sessions until Wednesday. HERE you will find the legislative bill tracker supplied…
We have completed Week 4 and are rapidly approaching the halfway point of legislative session. This week will be a shortened week of work for the legislature as they will take some time to celebrate the holidays of Passover and Easter. Our team at GrayRobinson has put together a side by side comparison of the…
We have completed Week 3 and several significant pieces of legislation have already passed out of both chambers. In addition, both the House and Senate have released their initial budgets which will be presented by each Appropriations Committees this week. The House is proposing significant changes to the FEFP while the Senate’s proposal keeps the…
Thank you to all of you who joined us last week for FSBA Day in the Legislature. It was wonderful to see so many of you here advocating for your schools. We received so much positive feedback on your experience. Please make sure to reach out to any legislators or aides that you met with…
We have completed week 1 of the 9 week Legislative Session and it has already been very busy in your state legislature. HERE you will find the legislative bill tracker supplied to us by our team at GrayRobinson. All of the bills we are tracking are listed on the report in numerical order. Bills that…
February 28, 2023 Committee weeks have officially come to an end and things are very busy in Tallahassee. Below you will find some helpful resources for you to use to follow the legislative process as we move into legislative session next week. In addition, we have provided a few bills below to highlight which have…