Florida State Legislative Session Ending March 9, 2024
2/19/24: With three weeks left in the 2024 Florida Legislative Session only 6 inconsequential administrative bills have passed both houses & been signed into law. Nothing of consequence has passed both houses. The next few weeks will be very busy.
If you are concerned about our environment and development, 1000 Friends of Florida has an excellent review of upcoming legislation:
Legislative Updates
The Sarasota County Democratic Party has two review sessions remaining. Here is a link to register for the remaining one hour Legislative Updates via Zoom:
TAKE ACTION!
Please contact your elected officials in Tallahassee and let them know your position on pending legislation.
Email Rep. Michael Grant (R-H75) by clicking here [email protected] or call him at (850) 717-5075.
Email Sen. Joe Gruters (R-S22) by clicking here: [email protected] or call him at (850) 487-5022
FL 2024 Legislation “Deep Dive”
Bill Tracker
Below is a link to the current bill tracker spreadsheet. It is organized by category, e.g. education, insurance, environment, etc. It only includes bills that are assigned to committees, have a companion bill, and appear to have enough support to advance.
The last section is titled Presumably Dead. These are controversial bills that have received publicity and are presumably dead because they either ran out of time or lost the support of leadership. Click here to view the spreadsheet: http://tinyurl.com/53973nfj
Watch the Sessions
You can view the state legislature in action on-line (hit the “View Today’s Schedule” button) at https://www.flsenate.gov/Media or on TV on the Florida Channel.
Yes, we CAN do it, but more “we” is needed!
Please review the list of Volunteer Needs for 2023 at this link and contact President Chris Kenealy at (763) 227-1023 or [email protected] to discuss how you can help promote Democratic values in Englewood: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sULY1Oy9q9bKl7UBg8xuKPbnSaBpv8V4/view?usp=sharing
Sarasota County Voters
Sign these petitions to get candidates on the ballot for August 20, 2024:
https://lizforsarasota.com/sign-the-petition
Call Your Reps
Don’t forget to call or email your representatives and let them know how things are going for you and your family.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R)
202-224-3041
www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact
Sen. Rick Scott (R)
202 224-5274
https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/contact/contact
Please note, to email Senator Scott, you must roll down on the above webpage to get to the email form– evidently both he and Senator Rubio do not publish their direct email addresses or care to make it easy for their constituents to email them.
Congressman Greg Steube (R) District 17
202-225-5792
Governor Ron DeSantis (R)
(850) 717-9337
[email protected]
Joe Gruters (R) – FL State Senator District 22 [SARASOTA COUNTY]
(850) 487-5022
[email protected]
Ben Albritton (R) – FL State Senator District 27 [CHARLOTTE COUNTY]
(850) 487-5027
[email protected]
Michael Grant (R) – FL State Representative District 75
(850) 717-5075
[email protected]