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., […]

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

Week 5 – 2/12/26 Wednesday, February 11, 2026, marked the official halfway point of the Florida Legislature’s 2026 regular session…at least officially. The chambers appear to be far apart on several key issues, not the least of which is the state budget. As of today. (2/12), several House budget committees that had noticed the release

FDDC Legislative Briefing 2-6-26: Week 4 of Session Thursday, February 5, 2026, marked the last day of official Legislative business for week 4 of the 2026 Legislative session. We had expected both chambers to release their preliminary budget proposals, but both chambers decided to delay releasing their budgets. Leadership from both chambers indicated that budgets