TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Lawmakers are set to meet at the State Capitol in Tallahassee on Tuesday to begin the annual scramble: two months of making brand new laws and fixing some old ones.
And this time, there promises to be fireworks.
The big headline for the next couple of months is going to be making Floridians’ lives more affordable. How to get there is the big question.
Republicans, once again, have a legislative supermajority and Democrats are going to be looking at how to make an impact too.
After Tuesday’s traditional opening ceremonies, the rubber hits the road.
Recent months of committee work mean big things are already ready for floor votes.
“The House heard the constituents of Florida loud and clear,” House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami-Dade, said. “They want to reduce property taxes and that’s what we’re going to do.”
Perez is full steam ahead on plans to cut property taxes, all but ignoring the governor’s criticisms and calls for his own plans.
“It’s been obvious, you know, there’s a rub between the governor and the speaker,” Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, said.
Watch for how the Senate lands on property tax relief. Right now, it’s in in wait-and-see mode.
On Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis will give his last State of the State address.
On Monday in South Florida, promoting insurance relief, he’s already told lawmakers they’ll be back.
“As you know, I called the special session on congressional redistricting that will happen sometime in April and so it’s not going to cloud the regular session,” DeSantis said.
Hundreds of bills are in the pipeline. Many will hit home in South Florida ― and it is not too far-fetched to say some of those bills are actually going to mean life and death for some people.
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