Tallahassee, Florida - It's official. The Florida Legislature will meet in special session Jan. 5-16 to true up the state's budget and the $2.3 billion gap between revenue and spending. Gambling and cigarette taxes are definitely out.
Class-size spending and increased speeding fines are in.
House Speaker Ray Sansom and Senate President Jeff Atwater Tuesday evening signed the call for the special session, a constitutionally required step for the Legislature to meet outside its required 60-day spring session. The call signed by Atwater and Sansom also sets out the limits of what can be considered for lawmakers. Anything outside the call requires a super majority of lawmakers to be taken up.
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