Week 8 – 3/9/26: Florida Legislature 2026 Session Update: Budget Stalled but Priority Legislation Passes
Week 8 came to an end on Friday, March 6. High-level negotiations to establish allocations for the various areas of the budget (e.g. education, health and human services, public safety, etc.) continue with no resolution.
Leadership in both chambers now acknowledge that the budget will not be done in time to allow the Legislature to adjourn by March 13, the last day of the scheduled 60-day session. At this point, the only question is whether they extend the regular session or adjourn and start over in a special session once agreements are hammered out.
Other business of the Legislature has proceeded, however, and week 8 saw the passage of two bills that the Council actively recommended to the Legislature.