{"id":285356,"date":"2026-05-26T23:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T23:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/285356\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T23:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T23:03:08","slug":"florida-lawmakers-file-revised-budget-vote-expected-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/285356\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida lawmakers file revised budget, vote expected Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; Months after the deadline and following a special session, Florida lawmakers have filed a budget.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The final total of the budget sits at about $114 billion, which is right between the House\u2019s original version of $113 billion and the Senate\u2019s proposed budget of just over $115 billion<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-center\">Florida politics: <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Florida lawmakers had to start the process over after not coming to a budget agreement during the 60 day regular legislative session. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The special session for the budget started <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/05\/12\/florida-lawmakers-begin-special-session-pass-state-budget\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/05\/12\/florida-lawmakers-begin-special-session-pass-state-budget\/\">two weeks ago<\/a>, on May 12. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The vote on the newly proposed budget is expected Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The fiscal year starts July 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/05\/26\/florida-lawmakers-file-revised-budget-vote-expected-friday\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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