So it begins: Legislature opens FY 26-27 budget negotiations

By: Florida Phoenix staff

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: May 12, 2026

Words: 586

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Florida lawmakers reconvened Tuesday for late-term budget negotiations, kicking off the planned three-week special session to decide how much money the state will spend in the 2026 fiscal year.

Conference committees — joint House and Senate panels for resolving spending differences — would meet later Tuesday, leaders said, in hopes of passing the only bill mandated by the Florida Constitution: the budget.

This is the second special session this year, and the fifth under House …

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