Legislative Briefings
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Florida Budget Highlights: Items Impacting the I/DD Community
FY 2026-27 Florida Budget Highlights: Items Impacting the I/DD Community Click here to read Click here to subscribe The Florida Legislature has passed the fiscal year 2026-27 General Appropriations Act which includes several items that will affect services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, their families, providers, and advocates. The budget now heads to
FDDC’s 2026 Legislative Briefing 3-30-26
FDDC’s 2026 Legislative Briefing 3-30-26 Click here to read Click here to subscribe In this newsletter is a list of bills that the Council recommended to the 2026 Legislature during its regular session which ended on March 13. These bills will eventually be presented to the Governor. For each bill, he will have the option
FDDC’s 2026 Legislative Briefing 3-16-26: Week 9 of Session
Week 9 – 3/16/26: Florida Legislature 2026 Session Update: Legislature Ends Session Without Passing a Budget Click here to read Click here to subscribe The Florida Legislature wrapped up its regular session on Friday, March 13, without completing several key items. Most notably, lawmakers failed to pass a state budget, which is the only bill
FDDC’s 2026 Legislative Briefing 3-9-26: Week 8 of Session
Week 8 – 3/9/26: Florida Legislature 2026 Session Update: Budget Stalled but Priority Legislation Passes Click here to read Click here to subscribe 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
FDDC’s 2026 Legislative Briefing 3-2-26: Week 7 of Session
Week 7 – 3/2/26: Florida Legislature 2026 Session Update: Budget and Key Bills Take Shape Click here to read Click here to subscribe Friday, February 27, 2026, day 48 of the 60-day legislative session. Attention should be shifting to budget negotiations, but high-level negotiations to establish allocations for the various areas of the budget (e.g.,
FDDC’s 2026 Legislative Briefing 2-20-26: Week 6 of Session
Week 6 – 2/20/26: Florida Legislature 2026 Session Update: Budget and Key Bills Take Shape Click here to read Click here to subscribe Thursday, February 19, 2026, and we are at day 40, week 6 of the 9-week 2026 regular session of the Florida Legislature. Attention is shifting to the budget that will be discussed