Florida Legislative Session recap – Highlights from Tallahassee 

Florida Legislative Session recap – Highlights from Tallahassee 

Bottom Line: I’m doing a daily recap of the some of the notable developments from Florida’s session. So, let’s get to it. On Wednesday there was...

  • The bill that’d placed a proposed constitutional amendment on next year’s ballot raising the threshold to passage to 66.7% passed the Senate Ethics & Elections Committee
  • A Senate bill that’d mandate more transparency about what is and isn’t covered by home insurance policies 
  • A House proposal of a “sanctuary cities” bill that would specifically hold local law enforcement accountable, not just local governments, for not adhering to federal authority over immigration matters passed on a party line vote
  • The House passed a 2.75% spending increase per student for 2019-2020 school year – the State Senate passed a 4.71% increase per student 


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