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With Gov. Ron DeSantis signing a state budget and a flurry of other bills, the dust has settled on the 2025 legislative session. Here are 10 laws that took effect Tuesday.
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Voting advocates say the law could significantly reduce the ability of citizens to amend the state constitution
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DeSantis' signing comes with over $500 million in line-item vetoes and after a protracted budget standoff.
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The bill’s namesake died by suicide in 2021 at a state prison work program while experiencing a mental health episode.
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The bill eases some costs due to regulations passed following the Surfside Condo collapse. While DeSantis said the regulations are important, he thinks a balance needs to be struck.
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But more money has been allocated in this year's state budget for a program that pays farmers and ranchers in the Florida Wildlife Corridor not to develop their land.
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Six weeks after the regularly scheduled session ended, legislative leaders finished negotiating details of a spending plan Friday for the fiscal year that starts July 1.
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Legislative leaders said Thursday evening they hope to finish a budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year on Friday so it can go before the House and Senate early next week.
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Legislators are working out the details on the budget that goes into effect July 1. They've given themselves until June 18 to get it done.
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Senate spokeswoman Katie Betta said in an email that President Ben Albritton intends to revive the proposal to boost economic development in rural areas next year.