Legislative News
APA Florida's Legislative Priorities and Policy Positions
What are APA Florida's legislative priorities for the upcoming session? Take a look at our one pager so you know what we will be advocating for in Tallahassee. You can also download and share with colleagues.
You can also review and download the chapter's Legislative Mission, guiding Principles, and Policy Positions here.
As a reminder, if you are interested in having us track a bill during session, please let us know.
The 2025 Florida Legislative Session
The 2025 Legislative Session convenes on March 4, 2025 and is scheduled to end on May 2, 2025. Interim committee meetings begin Dec. 2, 2024 for the House and Dec. 9, 2024 for the Senate and will continue through the week of Feb. 17, 2025. View the Senate interim committee schedule and the House interim committee schedule. Additionally, a calendar of the important dates throughout the session can be viewed here.
On Nov. 19, both Senate President Ben Albritton and House Speaker Daniel Perez spoke during their respective organizational session and outlined their thoughts on the upcoming session. Click below to read their remarks (downloads as pdfs):
They have also have announced their respective leadership teams (downloads as pdfs):
Committee assignments for the upcoming session are underway. If you are interested in learning who is chairing or serving on a particular committee, just click on the appropriate link below and go to that committee:
Additionally, Speaker Perez has announced a number of process improvements and structural changes for the upcoming session (all download as pdfs):
APA Florida will provide information to our members throughout the session. Beginning on Dec.13, a Bill Tracking Report and short update will be posted on the Legislative Page of the website each Friday. The Bill Tracking Report provides a link to bill language, identifies the actions taken on the bill by various committees, and identifies related bills. If at any point there is a bill that you would like to add to this tracking report or you have a question related to a bill, simply email Executive Director Stefanie Svisco with the request.
Additionally, the weekly Legislative Reporter will be emailed to our members. This publication provides a short summary of individual bills and their amendments, identifies any action the Chapter is taking relative to that bill, and provides an updated bill tracking report. At the end of the session, the Chapter will prepare and distribute a summary of the major planning related bills passed by the Legislature. This summary will include a detailed summary of the bill provisions and will include a link to the enrolled bill language. This summary will also be posted on the Chapter website and be presented in a free webinar for members.
If you do not deal with legislative issues on a daily basis, the information you receive from us may be confusing. A number of materials are available at the Online Sunshine Information website to help you understand the legislative process and vocabulary:
- How An Idea Becomes A Bill (Senate Document)
- Glossary of Legislative Terms (Senate Document)
- Frequently Asked Questions (Senate Document)
If you are interested in looking at specific bill language, you can easily search for a bill using the Senate and House webpages. You can search by bill number, statutory references or subject. You can search for both House and Senate bills on either of these sites. You will also have access to filed amendments and staff reports.
Committee meetings and legislative sessions can be viewed live on the Florida Channel. They are also recorded and can be viewed after the fact either on that channel or via the specific committee webpage.