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House reinstates vetoed appropriations and approves a package of bills, largely unanimously
Summary
The Florida House reinstated several vetoed appropriations and approved a package of bills Wednesday, recording largely unanimous votes on multiple appropriations and on a series of third‑reading bills.
TALLAHASSEE — During Wednesday’s floor session the Florida House reinstated multiple vetoed specific appropriations and advanced a slate of bills on third reading, most by unanimous or near-unanimous margins.
Votes to reinstate vetoed appropriations (all recorded on the floor): - Funding for the Florida Senior Veterans in Crisis Fund (specific appropriation 602, HB 5001, page 142) was reinstated, 113 yays, 0 nays. - Funding for Rockledge Advanced Water Treatment, Phase 1 (specific appropriation 1732a, HB 5001, page 286) was reinstated, 113 yays, 0 nays. - Proviso to continue the automated staffing, time management, and scheduling system (specific appropriation 701, HB 5001, page 154) was reinstated, 114 yays, 0 nays. - Funding for the Baldwin Sanitary Storage System rehabilitation and Main Street water-main replacement (specific appropriation 1732a, HB 5001, page 281) was reinstated, 114 yays, 0 nays.
Other bills placed on final passage and passed on the floor (vote tallies as recorded): - CS/CS/CS/HB 289 (named by sponsor as "Lucy’s Law") — final passage shown: 112 yays, 0 nays. - HB 735 (water access facilities) — final passage shown: 112 yays, 0 nays. - HB 11 (municipal water and sewer utility rates) — final passage shown: 112 yays, 0 nays. - CS/CS/HB 85 (hazardous walking conditions, adding limited-access facilities) — final passage shown: 113 yays, 0 nays. - CS for HB 157 (service of process) — final passage shown: 113 yays, 0 nays. - HB 7003 (open government sunset review act item) — final passage shown: 113 yays, 0 nays. - CS for HB 421 (peer support for first responders) — final passage shown: 113 yays, 0 nays. - HB 921 (required instruction in cursive writing) — final passage shown: 113 yays, 0 nays.
Floor action also adopted a special-order report and established procedures and deadlines for amendments to the General Appropriations Act; the House adopted the report that sets special amendment deadlines, and members were reminded that amendment requests must be delivered with written authorization and cannot be submitted by email.
Governor’s communication withholding approval of portions of HB 5001 was read into the record; the House proceeded to vote to reinstate individual specific appropriations “the veto of the governor to the contrary notwithstanding” as permitted by the House floor process. The governor’s communication cited Article 3, Section 8 of the Florida Constitution for withholding approval.
Most measures on the calendar passed with unanimous or near-unanimous support on the House floor; roll-call tallies and the text as read were recorded in the session minutes.
