Daniel Perez

Lawmakers need the extra time with the Florida legislative session set to end.

Florida's regular legislative session is scheduled to end Friday. We've seen some priority bills pass the Senate while getting no discussion in the House.

Florida lawmakers are supposed to wrap up the session next week. But the House speaker says the chances the budget gets done by then are "looking tough."

The House passed its $113.6 billion budget proposal Thursday, but House Speaker Daniel Perez warned negotiations with the Senate could be rocky.

Ben Albritton was elected to the Senate in 2018 after serving in the Florida House for eight years and became Senate president after the 2024 elections.

They say his power to turn his leadership into unchallenged policy wins is the most diminished it has been since he was first elected.

As Daniel Perez gears up for his final session as Florida's House Speaker, he talks about the timing stand-off on Congressional redistricting, property taxes and more.

Counties and cities borrow billions of dollars for all kinds of expensive projects. They pledge future property tax revenues to pay back their lenders. Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to reduce or eliminate some property taxes, leaving a lot of uncertainty of how the changes may impact local government bonds.

Florida's House speaker posed a hypothetical: Does Florida need 67 counties? County representatives say consolidations would clash with local pride — as well as practicality.

This week on "The Florida Roundup," we spoke with Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez about property tax reforms. Then, we were joined by The Athletic’s Matt Baker to talk about the multi-million dollar “parachute packages” for the football coaches at Florida’s top universities and more.

On "The Florida Roundup," Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, digs into reducing property taxes. He said the House is trying to get ideas out there to stir a conversation.

Last week, House Speaker Daniel Perez touted the idea of offering multiple proposals to voters in November 2026.