/tags/florida-house Florida House en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:35:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-26/following-trumps-lead-six-florida-house-republicans-voted-against-housing-bill Byron Donalds, Anna Paulina Luna and Randy Fine said they won't support any bill until the SAVE America Act passes Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:35:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-26/following-trumps-lead-six-florida-house-republicans-voted-against-housing-bill Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2026-04-09/florida-lawmaker-aims-for-ballot-measure-ending-all-property-taxes-in-2028 Florida Republicans have promised for nearly a year to provide meaningful property tax relief to Floridians in the form of a constitutional amendment they could vote on this November. Despite that hype, no such proposal has received the three-fifths support in both chambers in the Legislature that is required to get a legislatively backed constitutional amendment on the ballot. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-04-09/florida-lawmaker-aims-for-ballot-measure-ending-all-property-taxes-in-2028 Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2026-04-06/billionaire-herbie-wertheim-throws-his-red-hat-into-congressional-race 86-year-old billionaire Herbie Wertheim and friend of Trump seeks Republican Party’s nod to challenge Lois Frankel in Trump’s home district. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:54:44 GMT /government-politics/2026-04-06/billionaire-herbie-wertheim-throws-his-red-hat-into-congressional-race Joel Engelhardt | Stet News /government-politics/2026-03-31/desantis-tells-florida-house-to-impeach-tallahassee-judge-who-released-sex-offender-on-bond Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling on the Florida House to impeach a Tallahassee judge who briefly released a sex offender onto the streets, resulting in the killing of the man’s 5-year-old stepdaughter. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-03-31/desantis-tells-florida-house-to-impeach-tallahassee-judge-who-released-sex-offender-on-bond Liv Caputo | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2026-03-18/florida-lawmakers-approve-recreated-emergency-fund-with-some-guardrails The Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund can’t be used to purchase any more boats, aircraft, or motor vehicles, but they can be leased for a “short-time,” SB 7040 says. The Republican-dominated Legislature approved these new guardrails after the state’s emergency managers spent more than $573 million on immigration enforcement in three years. Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:06:05 GMT /government-politics/2026-03-18/florida-lawmakers-approve-recreated-emergency-fund-with-some-guardrails Liv Caputo | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2026-03-05/house-approves-tax-cuts-for-guns-camping-gear-beer The House voted 105-2 on the plan (HB 7031), which drew some criticism for lifting sales taxes for the next fiscal year on firearm accessories, including holsters, magazines, muzzle devices, sights and suppressors. Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:09:22 GMT /government-politics/2026-03-05/house-approves-tax-cuts-for-guns-camping-gear-beer Jim Turner | News Service of Florida /government-politics/2026-03-03/these-are-five-bills-struggling-as-session-nears-end As the scheduled end of the legislative session nears and committees are slated to stop meeting after Tuesday, some bills that had a fighting chance in January are now on life support. Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:59:08 GMT /government-politics/2026-03-03/these-are-five-bills-struggling-as-session-nears-end Ana Goñi-Lessan | News Service of Florida /government-politics/2026-02-25/house-starts-to-advance-rules-on-massive-data-centers Legislation putting new restrictions on large-scale data centers, major plank of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ push to put guardrails on artificial intelligence, cleared its first House committee, The State Affairs Committee voted 24-1 on the measure (HB 1007) that in part addresses key issues such as electricity and water use needed to maintain the data centers. Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:04:18 GMT /government-politics/2026-02-25/house-starts-to-advance-rules-on-massive-data-centers Jim Turner | News Service of Florida /government-politics/2026-02-20/the-florida-house-has-passed-its-budget-proposal-with-a-warning-from-the-speaker The House passed its $113.6 billion budget proposal Thursday, but House Speaker Daniel Perez warned negotiations with the Senate could be rocky. Fri, 20 Feb 2026 20:14:07 GMT /government-politics/2026-02-20/the-florida-house-has-passed-its-budget-proposal-with-a-warning-from-the-speaker The News Service of Florida /government-politics/2026-02-20/florida-house-revives-expired-emergency-fund-after-573m-spent-on-immigration The Florida House voted Thursday to revive the state’s expired emergency fund — embattled because of an immigration enforcement tab totaling in the hundreds of millions — but with a few weakened changes to appease the DeSantis administration. Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:20:42 GMT /government-politics/2026-02-20/florida-house-revives-expired-emergency-fund-after-573m-spent-on-immigration Liv Caputo | Florida Phoenix