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County government relations warns of a busy session; property‑tax and preemption bills flagged
Summary
Sarasota County government relations staff briefed commissioners that dozens of bills filed for the 2026 Florida legislative session could affect local government finances and authority, with property‑tax/homestead measures and preemption bills among those flagged for monitoring.
Rob Lewis, Sarasota County government relations, told the joint meeting that staff are actively tracking dozens of state bills that could affect county operations and local governments and urged continued collaboration with municipal partners ahead of the 2026 legislative session.
Lewis noted that the period of interim committee meetings is underway, that Nov. 21 is the hard deadline for House members to file appropriations requests for 2026, and that the regular session is scheduled to begin Jan. 13 for a…
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