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Florida House reinstates two vetoed legislative appropriations; creates three select committees for HB 1B
Summary
On Jan. 27, 2025, the Florida House voted unanimously to reinstate two vetoed legislative operating appropriations and the speaker announced three select committees to consider HB 1B on illegal immigration, while cancelling other committee meetings for the week.
Tallahassee — The Florida House of Representatives on Monday voted unanimously to reinstate two vetoed appropriations for legislative operating support and the chamber's speaker announced the creation of three select committees to hear H.B. 1B on illegal immigration during a special session convened Jan. 27–29, 2025.
The motions to reinstate specific appropriations 2802 and 2803 from H.B. 5001 (2024 Regular Session) passed by recorded votes after Representative Kennedy moved both reinstatements. The clerk announced the first vote as "111 yeas, 0 nays" and the second as "111 yays, 0 nays." The clerk then announced that each specific appropriation and its related proviso "are reinstated, the veto of the governor to the contrary notwithstanding." The transcript does not specify dollar amounts for appropriations 2802 and 2803.
Representative Kennedy, speaking in support of the motions, said the governor's veto included a 100% reduction of the legislative services support budget and said that the cut affected functions "as basic as…
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