Daniel Perez

Florida lawmakers will convene for a special session next week. It does not include work on the state budget or property tax cuts pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The House and Senate are expected to take time off before returning to work out the differences in their proposed spending plans.

Florida’s regular legislative session is scheduled to end Friday. We’ve seen some priority bills pass the Senate while getting no discussion in the House.

The House passed its $113.6 billion budget proposal Thursday, but House Speaker Daniel Perez warned negotiations with the Senate could be rocky.

The House version of the "AI Bill of Rights" has been assigned to four committees for consideration.

House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, offered remarks as the House convened Tuesday on the first day of the 2026 legislative session.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has dismissed seven proposed constitutional amendments released by the Florida House to cut property taxes. He calls the House approach a “political game.”

The move comes as several other states are considering the process amid a push from national Republicans and Democrats who hope new maps could help their parties win seats during the midterms.

When the legislature left after the 60-day regular session ended in May, they did so without passing the one, constitutionally mandated bill they have to pass each year: the state budget. The House and Senate are more than $4 billion apart in their spending plans.

The Senate will have to vote to agree to extend it for it to happen.