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Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Special Session C Feb 11th, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • ARE THERE REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES? NONE ON THE DESK, MR. SPEAKER.
  • ARE THERE MOTIONS RELATING TO COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEE REFERENCES?
  • IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THE DISRUPTIONS, WE WILL NOT REPLICATE THE COMMITTEE PROCESS FROM THE OTHER SESSION
  • , BUT INSTEAD WE HAVE REFERRED THE BILL TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE.
  • SPEAKER, I MOVE THE HOUSE FOR THE PURPOSE OF HOLDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS ON THE BUSINESS TO RECONVENE
Summary: The Florida House of Representatives convened for a special session on February 11-14 to address illegal immigration legislation. Speaker Perez announced they would consider two bills and a memorial filed the previous night, with committee meetings scheduled for Wednesday and final passage on Thursday. The Speaker emphasized the legislature's role as equal participants rather than recipients of instructions, describing their approach as aggressive in combating illegal immigration while being thoughtful in methods. The session was designed to be surgical and efficient, bypassing the normal committee process except for Budget Committee review.