Since the release of the FEMA Review Council report on May 7, LMA has done a deep dive into the 70+ page report and it is clear that local and state government risk transfer to the worldwide insurance market is …
Looking Ahead & Reflecting
Story Tag: Property Taxes
Bill Watch
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 …
Keep Off the Grass: Florida Supreme Court Says “No” to Pot Amendment
Second attempt at recreational legalization fails
In early February, amendment organizer Smart and Safe Florida found itself at an impasse while trying to get recreational marijuana use on the November 2026 ballot – having 70,000 signatures being invalidated and the …
Bill Watch
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 …
Bill Watch
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 …
Bill Watch
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 …
Bill Watch
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 …
Bill Watch
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 …
Bill Watch
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 …
Ballot Initiatives Shaping Up for November Election
Recreational marijuana in question
The deadline for collecting enough voter signatures to put proposed amendments to Florida’s constitution on this November’s ballot was yesterday (February 1) but it will likely be a few weeks before we know which measures made …
