TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) – The Florida legislature is on track to pass the fewest bills of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ term, with only about 100 measures approved and two days remaining in the regular session.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the House and Senate had approved 117 bills this legislative session, well below the 250 that DeSantis signed into law last year. With the state budget and much of the affordability agenda unlikely to pass before the end of the week, DeSantis criticized lawmakers for failing to deliver.
“These guys get in trouble when they get up to DC or get into Tallahassee, and then they pursue an agenda that’s different than what they promised the voters,” DeSantis said during a news conference in Hamilton County.
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Addressing the state’s affordability crisis had been a stated top priority at the start of the session two months ago. House Minority Leader Rep. Fentrice Driskell said the standstill was not unexpected.
“There’s been infighting in the Republican party since committee weeks, since last session, so none of this is a surprise,” Driskell said. “I think what’s frustrating about it, though, is the people of Florida have been calling out solutions to the affordability crisis.”
House Speaker Rep. Daniel Perez pushed back on criticism of the House, saying it was the only chamber taking action on affordability.
“The only body that’s done anything with property taxes, that has had a committee, that has had a robust debate is the House,” Perez said. “I would say we definitely lead the charge on affordability.”
With two days left in the session, the chambers are expected to continue sending bills back and forth, including a controversial election reform bill.
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