‘The Process’ begins: Lawmakers head to Tallahassee this week for organization session
With campaign season and the election over, the state capital is readying for what insiders call “The Process”: The 60-day regular legislative session, which kicks off March 7 with the State of the State speech by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Before that, of course, comes a smattering of committee weeks, when lawmakers start considering bills. There are seven committee weeks in all, starting next month and ending in late February.
And before that, legislators will get together Tuesday in a constitutionally mandated “organization session.” As the official site of the Florida Legislature explains, it’s held 14 days after the election, when “members are sworn in, officers are elected, rules are adopted,...
