Florida Budget

The agreement reached Thursday involves top-line numbers, known as allocations.

It means Gov. Ron DeSantis' major priority will likely get pushed until late May — at the earliest.

Lawmakers ended their regular session on March 13 without agreeing to a spending plan for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. While talks are ongoing, no breakthrough to the logjam has been reached.

State budget leaders are being asked to let a pair of agencies distribute federal dollars for security around the seven FIFA World Cup matches that will be held in South Florida this summer.

It was tentatively set to begin next week.

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

The House and Senate are expected to take time off before returning to work out the differences in their proposed spending plans.

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.

The original House proposal limited use of the fund on natural disasters.

The proposal comes as the state insurance program faces a $350 million budget shortfall for 2026-27. State Rep. Shane Abbott said it could save over $125 million annually.