Florida Lawmakers Return to Capitol for Special Session

Florida legislators returned to Tallahassee on June 7 to hold a three-day special budget session. Governor Rick Scott announced the special session during a press conference with Senate President Joe Negron and House Speaker Richard Corcoran. The original proclamation by the governor focused on K-12 funding, the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund to promote economic opportunity, and Visit Florida funding. Governor Scott later expanded the special session to include the implementation of a November 2016 constitutional amendment on medical marijuana, as well as funding for higher education and the Herbert Hoover Dike around the waters of Lake Okeechobee. The legislature concluded its work on all issues included in the Special Session at 4:42 p.m. on Friday, June 9.