No budget special session next week, Florida legislative leaders affirm

By: Christine Sexton

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: April 8, 2026

Words: 734

Last Updated: 5 days, 12 hours ago

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There will be no budget negotiations in Tallahassee next week.

Senate President Ben Albritton and House Speaker Daniel Perez issued separate statements advising their respective members Wednesday they won’t need to travel to Tallahassee next week for a special session on the budget.

There had been speculation that the Legislature would meet April 13-17 in advance of the special session for April 20-24 called by Gov. Ron DeSantis to redraw the state’s congressional maps.

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