Legislative Update 2024.1

With 119 House members seated, including the recent addition of Mike Redondo through a successful special election, our legislative landscape is shaping up for a robust and dynamic 2024 session. Redondo has seamlessly integrated into the House, participating in recent...

Legislative Update 2023.12

We are heading into the most Special time of year again, although for state Legislators, the Special means special sessions and special elections. In November, the Legislature reconvened in Tallahassee and approved four bills, which the Governor subsequently signed...

2024 Legislative Session Opened

September brought the first of committee week for the 2024 Legislative Session. This first week was scheduled as a House-only committee week and featured few meetings. Instead, the week focused on festivities honoring House Speaker Designee Danny Perez. The official...

Special Elections Seats Added in the House

In July Gov. Ron DeSantis scheduled special elections to fill two vacant House seats, one in Miami-Dade County and the other in the Orlando area. House District 35 opened when former Rep. Fred Hawkins, R-St. Cloud was named president of South Florida State College. ...

Governor DeSantis Signs Tax Package

On May 25th, 2023 Governor DeSantis signed a record $2.7 billion tax relief package. This is the largest tax relief program in Florida’s history. Sales tax holidays included in the tax relief package for the 2023–2024 fiscal year: Back-to-School sales tax holidays...