{"id":2447833,"date":"2025-06-16T11:54:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T15:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-lawmakers-to-hold-session-ending-budget-vote-on-monday-night-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T11:56:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T15:56:27","slug":"florida-lawmakers-to-hold-session-ending-budget-vote-on-monday-night-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-lawmakers-to-hold-session-ending-budget-vote-on-monday-night-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida lawmakers to hold session-ending budget vote on Monday night &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-lawmakers-to-hold-session-ending-budget-vote-on-monday-night-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2447833&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Florida lawmakers are set to vote on the state&#8217;s budget on a Monday night session, following a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >constitutionally-mandated 72-hour waiting period<\/a> after the budget was drafted.The budget proposal reached a consensus on friday evening, allowing for the vote to take place at 10 p.m. the new budget is projected to be around $119.8 billion, including nearly $50 billion from general funds.<\/p>\n<p>governor Ron DeSantis, currently attending the Paris Air Show, will have two weeks to sign the budget, which must be finalized ahead of the new fiscal year beginning on July 1. Among the budget allocations, $560 million will be distributed across 280 projects related to cultural and community initiatives. Furthermore, a significant increase in spending for water projects and conservation efforts is planned. <\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers will also vote on measures pertaining to the state&#8217;s Budget Stabilization Fund and debt management. Tax relief measures proposed in the budget include the elimination of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-should-be-able-to-lower-rent-lease-sales-tax-for-businesses-soon\/\" title=\"Florida may soon reduce rent and lease sales tax for businesses\">business rent tax<\/a> and sales tax exemptions aimed at benefiting Florida families. Additionally, lawmakers are convening for this special session after failing to reach an agreement during regular sessions that concluded previously.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Florida lawmakers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-prominent-dnc-members-quit-after-disagreements-with-ken-martin\/\" title=\"Two prominent DNC members quit after disagreements with Ken Martin\">hold session-ending budget vote<\/a> on Monday night<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2149221\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Florida<\/a> lawmakers are scheduled to vote on the state&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/budgets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">budget<\/a> Monday night, convening at 7 p.m. and taking up the appropriations at 10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The reason for the delay is the constitutionally-mandated 72-hours between budget drafting and a vote, known as the cooling off period. With the state&rsquo;s budget deal reached at 10 p.m. on Friday by the conference committee, that is the soonest that a vote can be held.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3442781\/first-ever-alaska-heat-advisory\/\">Alaska issues state&rsquo;s first-ever heat advisory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3442755\/supreme-court-new-jersey-pregnancy-clinic-discrimination-case\/\">Supreme Court takes up New Jersey pregnancy clinic&rsquo;s discrimination case<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3442684\/congress-security-lawmakers-minnesota-shootings\/\">Congress eyes expanding security for lawmakers after Minnesota shootings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is in France at the Paris Air Show, will have two weeks to sign the budget, which was wrapped up just weeks before the start of the state&rsquo;s new fiscal year on July 1.<\/p>\n<p>The budget will have about $119.8 billion or so in total funds, with nearly $50 billion or so in general funds and the rest either federal funds (with Medicaid matching funds a big chunk) or special funds such as the Florida Lottery.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While appropriators held the line on the budget&rsquo;s top line, discretionary money for projects such as museum, cultural centers and community groups continue to be a big outlay. This year, 280 projects will receive $560 million, down from 2024 when $1.3 billion was appropriated, but far more than 2019, when only $174 million was spent.<\/p>\n<p>Under the state&rsquo;s constitution, DeSantis has the ability to line-item veto appropriations. Last year, he&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridapolicy.org\/posts\/county-map-of-fy-2025-budget-vetoes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vetoed $946 million in projects<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The state will also spend $460.7 million on water-related projects, a considerable jump from the House&rsquo;s offer of $192 million. The state will also spend $200 million on conservation easements.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers will also vote on a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2025\/1908\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bill to increase the state&rsquo;s Budget Stabilization Fund<\/a>&nbsp;and another&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2025\/1906\/?Tab=BillText\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">related to the computation and management<\/a>&nbsp;of the state&rsquo;s debt.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3441041\/florida-crackdown-rioters-no-kings-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FLORIDA PREVIEWS FIERCE CRACKDOWN ON RIOTERS AHEAD OF &lsquo;NO KINGS&rsquo; PROTESTS: &lsquo;KILL YOU GRAVEYARD DEAD&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tax relief in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-biden-budget-would-cut-gdp-by-1-5-over-three-decades\/\" title=\"Analysis: Biden ... Would Cut GDP By 1.5% Over Three Decades\">budget package includes<\/a> the elimination of the business rent tax ($900 million) and permanent sales tax exemptions that leaders say are targeted to Florida families ($350 million). The deal also includes $250 million in debt reduction.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers adjourned on May 23 without a budget after 90 days of work in Tallahassee and had to reconvene in special session to come to a deal after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legislative-leaders-face-deadline-to-reach-budget-compromise-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Legislative leaders face dead... to reach ... compromise - Washington Examiner\">tentative agreement fell<\/a> apart.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecentersquare.com%2Fflorida%2Farticle_2168a2bb-ff36-47c1-a20c-6fa57c340d00.html%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook%26utm_campaign%3Duser-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2149221\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2149221\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida lawmakers to vote on budget Monday night<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2447834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24059652990713-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[51173,5113,3673],"class_list":["post-2447833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-budget-vote","tag-florida","tag-lawmakers"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24059652990713-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2447833"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2447837,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447833\/revisions\/2447837"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2447834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2447833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2447833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2447833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}