Phil Ammann
No rest for the weary Florida lawmaker. Make that about 80 days of rest.
Even as the Sine Die hanky fell on the 2015A Special Legislative Session, and ink dries on a $79 billion budget sitting on Gov. Rick Scott’s desk, plans for next year’s session are already well under way.
A joint memo released Friday from Senate President Andy Gardiner and House Speaker Steve Crisafulli announced preparations for the 2016 Regular Legislative Session, with a schedule of interim committee meetings.
Starting less than 90 days from now, legislative committees will begin meeting in Tallahassee on Wednesday, September 16 through Friday, September 18. Next comes meetings – for a Monday through Friday – on the weeks of Oct. 5 and 19, Nov. 2, 16 and 30.
The Regular Session is set to convene Tuesday, January 12, 2016.
