Recap of Week 9 & Adjournment of Session (published March 16, 2026)
Leaders of the Florida House and Senate will spend this and the next few weeks figuring out how to bridge a $1.4 billion gap that exists between their …
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Recap of Week 9 & Adjournment of Session
Leaders of the Florida House and Senate will spend this and the next few weeks figuring out how to bridge a $1.4 billion gap that exists between their two chambers’ proposals for …
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Recap of Week 8 & Preview of Week 9 of Session
In a repeat of last year’s session, the Florida Legislature will not be ending its regular 60-day session on time this coming Friday for lack of agreement on a …
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Recap of Week 7 & Preview of Week 8 of Session
With no budget conferences held this past weekend between the two chambers of the Florida Legislature, long time lobbyists and legislators agree that it’s unlikely the session will end …
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Recap of Week 6 & Preview of Week 7 of Session
Lawmakers begin their last third of the legislative session today – or do they? While each passed its own budget proposal last week (and there is a relatively modest …
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Recap of Week 5 & Preview of Week 6 of Session
The Florida House of Representatives worked through yesterday’s President’s Day holiday and the Senate will join them this morning to begin ironing-out differences in the two chambers’ state budget …
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Recap of Week 4 & Preview of Week 5 of Session
Senate President Ben Albritton has made it clear that he expects there will be no major property insurance law changes from this legislative session. He said so just a …
Governor Releases More Austere Budget
Added funding for disaster resilience, insurance regs
Governor DeSantis has released his proposed 2025-2026 state budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 and it includes added funding for disaster mitigation and recovery programs, as well as insurance regulation. …
Florida Legislative Leaders ‘Watching’ the Insurance Industry
Plus, condominium reform, subpoenas
The Florida Legislature met at the Capitol last week for its organization session with many newly-elected members. The state’s property insurance market was a prominent theme in speeches by the two new leaders of the Florida …
Legislative Session Coming in for a Landing
Happy Monday! There’s only one more week to go in the 2023 Session! Budget negotiations are continuing with only a few major issues outstanding. We are anticipating the budget to wrap-up today in time for the 72 hour cooling off …
