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Florida lawmakers closed the 2024 session Friday with final votes on a $117.5 billion state budget, more than $400 million in tax breaks.
The Florida Legislature is where gambling-related legislation goes to die. This legislative session was no different, as a move to gin up a casino in Miami Beach flopped.
The Florida Legislature meets in a 60-day regular legislative session each year. Regular legislative sessions in odd-numbered years must begin on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March and on the second Tuesday after the first Monday in January of each even-numbered year. [4] Before 1991, the regular legislative session began in April.
Florida legislators and their families congregate in the fourth floor rotunda to celebrate the end of the 2024 legislative session on Friday, March 8, 2024.
The Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida House of Representatives being the lower house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida , adopted in 1968, defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted. [ 2 ]
The Florida Legislature meets in a 60-day regular legislative session each year. Regular legislative sessions in odd-numbered years must begin on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March. Under the state Constitution, the Legislature can begin even-numbered year regular legislative sessions at a time of its choosing. [5]
The USA TODAY NETWORK-Florida's First Amendment reporter writes about what readers need to know about what passed and failed this session.
The speaker is the presiding member of the Florida House of Representatives. The Speaker and his staff provide direction and coordination to employees throughout the House and serve the members in carrying out their constitutional responsibilities. The current Speaker is Daniel Perez who has held the position since November 19, 2024.