Florida used the last day of its legislative session to pass a $117 billion budget, while also tackling top priorities of House and Senate leaders.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Lawmakers often save the most important issue for the final day of their annual session. This year in Florida, that meant raising the age for strippers to 21. Oh, and they also passed a $117 billion state budget.
But unlike the previous two years when GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis was gearing up to run for president, he didn’t ask as much from the Legislature. This year there were fewer divisive bills addressing issues like abortion, guns, racism and LGBTQ+ rights — and more focused on the priorities of House Speaker Paul Renner and Senate President Kathleen Passidomo. Still, DeSantis declared victory, standing with Republican leaders after the annual 60-day session ended early Friday afternoon.
There were fewer developments this year on the education front, though lawmakers did loosen child labor laws so kids who are home-schooled can work longer and later hours. 'How crazy is that?' Democratic Sen. Bobby Powell said of the new labor laws.
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