Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

HB 1329 (CS/CS/CS/SB 1566): Local Government Finances

Third Reading · March 6, 2026 · Yeas 34, nays 0

What the bill does

The bill revises the timeframe for posting tentative budgets on county websites and how long final budgets must stay posted, and requires counties to hold a budget workshop for a specified purpose by a certain date. It also requires counties to post a certain budget reduction exercise or link online and publish budget development calendars, among other provisions.

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The Legislature's own summary of the bill (its latest version)
Local Government Finances: Revises the timeframe during which tentative budgets, and the length of time for which final budgets, must be posted on county websites; requires the county to hold a budget workshop for a specified purpose by a certain date; requires the county to post a certain budget reduction exercise or link on its website; requires counties to publish budget development calendars, etc.

Official source ↗

How each party voted

Democrats
Yea 8 · Nay 0 · Not voting 3
Republicans
Yea 25 · Nay 0 · Not voting 2
No party
Yea 1 · Nay 0

Senate President Ben Albritton voted yea.

Bill
CS/CS/HB 1329 (CS/CS/CS/SB 1566)
Motion
Third Reading
Date
March 6, 2026, 11:40 AM
Session
2026 Regular Session
Presiding
Brodeur
Yeas–nays
Yeas 34, nays 0; 5 didn't vote (5 excused, 0 abstained)

Official vote record (PDF) ↗
The bill on flsenate.gov ↗

The chamber on this vote

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How each member voted

Yea (34)

Excused (5)