By Jim Turner andAnaGoñi-Lessan News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE— Florida lawmakers put forward just under 2,000 bills and resolutions as they entered the 2026 legislative session. They returned home Friday having agreed to about 235 measures that await action from Gov. Ron DeSantis. Here is what became of 10 key issues: Artificial intelligence. DeSantis’ priorities included creating an “Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights” and imposing regulations on massive energy and...

By Jeffrey Schweers Orlando Sentinel TALLAHASSEE — With only 60 days to pass a full plate of bills and a balanced budget, the Florida Legislature’s grand plans to add property tax cuts to their crowded calendar never had a chance. Lawmakers did not even get a budget out before the close of business Friday, the end of the regular session, much less a complicated ballot measure that would ask voters in November to cut property taxes. So now they will have to return to Tallahassee after Easter...

By Ana Goñi-Lessan News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — An emergency fund used by Gov. Ron DeSantis on immigration enforcement efforts that expired in February will be renewed after lawmakers agreed to extend it Friday, the last day of the legislative session. After the House and Senate battled back and forth for most of the 60-day session, the two chambers struck a deal to extend the fund, but with new rules on how money can be spent. While the bill (SB 7040) includes reporting...