House, Senate still at odds over Florida’s budget with just days left in regular session

House to begin negotiations on $10.5B education budget

BIRMINGHAM — Lawmakers will begin negotiations Wednesday on Gov. Kay Ivey’s $10.5 billion Education Trust Fund spending proposal as they try to balance competing financial pressures across the state’s education system.

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

House Speaker Daniel Perez addresses reporters following a floor sitting on Jan. 15, 2026. (Photo by Jay Waagmeester/Florida Phoenix)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 …

Budget Battle 2026: Five Major Issues Splitting House, Senate

By Gray Roher, The News Service of Florida  Lawmakers are again at a stalemate over the budget. Instead of negotiating the final details of the state spending plan for the next fiscal year, House and Senate leaders haven’t agreed to top line numbers. That means the Legislature will need extra time to pass the budget, House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, confirmed Monday.   Unlike last year, when the Legislature needed 45 extra days to resolve a …

Budget talks will require overtime in Florida Legislature for second year

Florida legislators won't complete the budget by Friday, requiring talks on the spending plan to move beyond the scheduled end of the regular session, House Speaker Daniel Perez said Monday.

Florida legislature nears end of session with little progress on cost of living

With just days left in Floridas legislative session, lawmakers appear no closer to addressing some of their biggest issues and what voters say is their biggest concern: the rising cost of living.Major proposals aimed at lowering costs for Floridians have stalled amid deep divisions between the House, Senate, and governor, leaving little time for meaningful relief before the scheduled end of the session. Efforts to lower property insurance costs,…

House, Senate still at odds over Florida’s budget with just days left in regular session

With a week left in the scheduled regular session, House and Senate leaders aren’t yet into formal budget negotiations.