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Florida GOP-Led Legislature Faces Extended Session After Budget Deadline Miss

Lawmakers failed to finalize a state budget for the first time in a decade, highlighting rifts over tax policy, governance reforms, and oversight of Gov. DeSantis's administration.

Overview

  • The Florida Legislature will reconvene from May 12 to June 6 to finalize a budget after missing the May 2 constitutional deadline.
  • Key disagreements include the House's push for a permanent 0.75% sales tax cut, which Senate leaders oppose, favoring more targeted tax relief measures.
  • Republican lawmakers have increasingly defied Gov. Ron DeSantis's agenda, advancing measures to limit executive power and launching a probe into the Hope Florida Foundation tied to First Lady Casey DeSantis.
  • The Legislature passed 205 bills during the regular session but left critical issues unresolved, including education, healthcare funding, and infrastructure spending.
  • The extended session is expected to cost Florida taxpayers $50,000 per day, further underscoring the stakes of the ongoing budget impasse.