TALHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — The state’s legislative meeting has extended its original 60-day deadline by 45 days, making it one of the longest in history.
The political conflict between the governor and Republican leadership has been a major storyline over the last few months, with the budget finally passing, and all eyes are turning to Gov. Ron DeSantis to decide what the final cut will do.
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DeSantis is currently returning to Tallahassee to check the state’s budget and is expected to be vetoed.
“There’s a lot of stuff on the desk and it takes less than two weeks,” DeSantis said.
The governor has denounced House leadership for dragging the 2025 session far past the deadline.
“Unfortunately, the reality is that House leaders dragged this out for 45 days for no reason at all,” DeSantis said. “The budget enacted is not a marine change of any kind. There was no major policy victory in it. That was what happened 45 days ago.”
Whether it’s the immigration, property insurance, tax cuts, or the controversial hopeful Florida scandal, the 2025 legislative meeting was filled with capitol clashes between the governor and House and Senate leaders.
“We were able to have highs and lows,” House Speaker Danny Perez Scecio. “We were able to have citizen discourse. We were able to have differences. We were able to reach the conclusion that either the Senate or the governor disagreed. That was our goal. Our goal was to be an equal branch of government and have important opinions, opinions and opinions.
Perez calls the session high, low profits, and Democrats agree that the balance of power between the branches is healthy, but hopes the next session will be different.
“The house is willing to fight the governor, the governor is willing to fight the house, the Senate, and the house is heading their separate paths when they have to. We all understand each other, so let’s get together.
Political analyst Tara Newsom places emphasis on the conversation by saying there is no real “winner” for the session.
“Everyone is asking that question,” Newsom said. “Who is the winner of this session? Who came to the top? The truth is, there were no real winners in this legislative session, as no Florida voters were asked.”
This year’s budget may have pro-business tax cuts and reserves saved due to federal funding potential, but it didn’t include any issues that matter to Florida voters: property insurance reforms.
“We’ll meet in the moment, work on property taxes, work on household insurance, protect the environment that is part of our industry. Florida voters will think this is a loser.” “It’s now 105 days, but they didn’t get that much from that extended legislative term.”
The remaining question is whether these important tension points will be carried over to the next session, and which questions will survive the governor’s swipe of the rejection pen.
