Some items that gained traction before the March session began did not pass. This is a small list of legislative proposals that were not made through the 2025 Legislative Conference.
Reduce property tax
At the start of the session, Gov. Ron DeSantis wanted Congress to proceed with measures to eliminate local property taxes in the 2026 Florida vote. The GOP lawmaker said no. The governor then asked to use the $5 billion state surplus to give homeowners a $1,000 tax rebate. State GOP lawmakers also shot down the idea.
Deregulation of test requirements
Proposal to abolish some test mandates for graduating for public high school students. It’s dead.
In the 2026 vote, measures to ask voters to YES or NO to request eight-year term limits for county commissioners and school board members died in the Florida Senate.
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Immigrants.
A common problem among Republicans is helping states implement an e-verify system that requires small businesses to perform background checks on current immigration status when hiring individuals. If passed, businesses that did not comply with state law would have suffered a major penalty. It didn’t happen. Another bill that killed in the Florida Senate.
Expansion of gun rights.
Florida Gun Owner (GOA) director Louis Valdes told Florida every day that he was optimistic.
Nothing happened. The gun rights bill stalled in Senate committee. The move to lower the age of purchasing guns from 21 to 18 had never seen the light.
Other items that were spoken to but not went anywhere had banned school cell phones.
