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Lobbyists recap turbulent Florida session and spotlight bills affecting Plantation
Summary
Plantation’s contracted lobbyists told the City Council at a legislative workshop on Aug. 13 that Florida’s 2025 session was unusually contentious and produced tax cuts, vetoed member projects and several bills that could affect local authority and funding.
Plantation’s contracted lobbyists told the City Council at a legislative workshop on Aug. 13 that Florida’s 2025 legislative session was unusually contentious and produced a mix of tax cuts, vetoes and policy changes that could affect the city.
Candice Eriks of Eriks Consultants and Lauren Jackson said a long session — roughly 100 days, they said, versus the typical 60 — produced a package of tax reductions, including repeal of the business rent tax and a roughly $1.3 billion overall tax cut that carried provisions affecting local transportation surtaxes and communication-services-tax (CST) revenue. They said Governor-issued line-item vetoes removed about $660 million in member projects, including a study tied to property-tax reform.
The lobbyists flagged several bills and topics with direct relevance to…
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