Ron DeSantis

The 2026 Florida legislative session has ended — without a budget. From DEI bans to new voter verification requirements, here are some of the biggest bills that passed, failed and what lawmakers will tackle in special sessions.

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

The Senate approved the bill on a 25-11 vote last week, after adding a provision outlining rules for expelling students at state universities who “promote” support for such groups.

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

An amended bill headed to the governor's desk would severely restrict dredging in an area near the Sunshine Skyway that would be used by large cruise ships .

The Florida House renewed but again added limits to the governor’s emergency spending fund. But with just days left in session, the Senate hasn’t signed on.

The Senate is poised to vote on the bill Monday, but the House hasn’t advanced its version of the bill and is unlikely to take it up with the session scheduled to end Friday.

“There needs to be a way to pull the plug,” DeSantis said. “I don't think you can say ‘these machines are just going to be doing things and we're going to suffer harm. There's nothing anybody can do about it.’”

The governor’s order targeted the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood. CAIR and other civil rights groups sued DeSantis in December, shortly after the executive order was issued.

Moments before receiving a lethal injection, Billy Kearse asked for forgiveness from the family of Danny Parrish, whose widow said she found peace after a "long, long 35 years.”

James Aren Duckett, 68, is scheduled to be put to death on March 31, 2026.

The legal challenge, brought by two Florida voters and supported by the National Redistricting Foundation, was tossed by a unanimous decision by the court.