House, Senate call 18-day budget special session for May 12-29

By: Christine Sexton

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: April 23, 2026

Words: 848

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Here comes another special session.

Florida House and Senate leaders announced Thursday that they have agreed to spend about $52 billion in general revenue dollars in the next fiscal year on the state’s priorities, finally clearing the way for the Legislature to do the one thing it’s annually required to do: Pass a budget.

The Republicans who control the Legislature have been at odds over state spending for weeks now and were unable to pass …

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