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Ballard Partners summarizes 2025 session, flags property tax and local appropriation priorities
Summary
Ballard Partners recapped the 2025 Florida legislative session for Largo, noting 1,900 bills filed and 269 passed, updates to the Live Local Act, and state budget shifts; the firm outlined three 2026 appropriation requests and urged diversified project nominations amid an uncertain property‑tax debate.
Carlos Ramos of Ballard Partners briefed the commission on the 2025 Florida legislative session and presented proposed 2026 legislative and federal agendas. Ramos said about 1,900 bills were filed in 2025 with 269 ultimately passing and described budget negotiations that produced an approximately $115 billion state budget after vetoes.
Ramos highlighted several bills that fell short in 2025 but are likely to reappear in 2026, including proposals…
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