Florida Legislature

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the state’s fiscal year 2026-27 budget on June 29, and it took effect July 1. The budget allocated just over $63 million to Florida’s state parks.

The proposed constitutional amendment (HJR 1F) would increase the current $50,000 homestead exemption to $150,000 next year and $250,000 the following year.

From data center regulation to Florida Virtual School access, here are some of the big ones.

The ban led to an immediate increase in demand, said GRACE Marketplace CEO Darius Williams.

"We're going to be potentially cutting into the bone or into the muscle to find another what looks like could be as much as 20% in our budget to cut," Marden said.

Friday's vote marked the end of a special session to complete the budget — two months after it failed to pass in the regular session.

This would be the legislature's third special session of the year.

Bell previously served as President of the University of Alabama, holding the position for 10 years before his departure last summer.

The Florida legislative session is scheduled to end Friday, but in a case of déjà vu from last year’s session, the House and Senate can’t seem to agree on the budget.

The Florida House passed a bill last week that would increase the state's oversight of municipal utilities.