State lawmakers pass budget, end session

“I am very proud of what we’ve accomplished, and we have accomplished it together. We delivered for Florida,” House Speaker Paul Renner of Palm Coast said as he prepared to end his two-year term.

  • By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida
  • | 6:03 a.m. March 11, 2024
Gov. Ron DeSantis, Senate President Kathleen Passidomo and House Speaker Paul Renner discussed the 2024 legislative session Friday. Photo by Mike Exline, The News Service of Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis, Senate President Kathleen Passidomo and House Speaker Paul Renner discussed the 2024 legislative session Friday. Photo by Mike Exline, The News Service of Florida
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TALLAHASSEE — After a flurry of last-minute votes on bills, Florida lawmakers on Friday, March 8, passed a $117.46 billion state budget and ended the 2024 legislative session.

House Speaker Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, and Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, gaveled the 60-day session to a close at 2:25 p.m., before going to the rotunda between the House and Senate for a traditional hanky-drop ceremony.

Renner and Passidomo touted the Legislature’s accomplishments as they prepare to end two-year terms leading the House and Senate.

 

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