Local lobbyists brief Oviedo council on 2025 Florida legislative session, flag property-tax fight and budget impacts

Oviedo — City lobbyists and Representative Smith told the Oviedo City Council on Aug. 25 that the 2025 Florida Legislature finished a 105-day session with a trimmed state budget, several vetoes and signs that property-tax reduction will dominate next year’s politics. Chris (last name used in presentation), a state lobbyist who presented the session overview, said the final budget totaled about $115.1 billion after vetoes and that lawmakers passed roughly 270 bills this year with 246 signed and 11 vetoed by the governor. "It took 105 days; it was not the usual 60," he said, summarizing session timing and the extended special-session activity that shadowed the regular session. The presentation emphasized two developments the council should expect next year: (1) a sustained political push for a property-tax constitutional amendment and (2) continued tensions between the governor and the Florida House leadership on tax and spending…