On the clock: 60-day session is careening to an end without a state budget

By: Christine Sexton

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: March 9, 2026

Words: 435

Last Updated: 12 hours, 6 minutes ago

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House Speaker Daniel Perez said out loud Monday what everyone inside the Capitol already knew: The Florida Legislature will reach the end of its regular session Friday without having a new state budget ready.

What the Republican legislative leader did not say is what will happen after the clock strikes midnight on the 60th day and whether legislators will just extend their session or shut everything down and come back later to pass a budget.

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