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Overview

Each year members of the Florida Senate and House of Representatives gather in Tallahassee for a 60-day Legislative Session to determine and debate issues important to Floridians. On behalf of the Florida Chamber’s Board of Directors, 139,000 grassroots members and the more than three million jobs they represent, we urge the Florida Legislature to support our pro-business solutions to transition our economy and help create jobs.

For the past decade, and in collaboration with our members and elected leaders, the Florida Chamber has created the state’s annual agenda for jobs, commonly referred to as the Florida Business Agenda. This agenda serves as a blueprint for private-sector job creation and a guide for the legislature and Governor to leverage as they focus on getting Floridians back to work and securing Florida’s future.

Good News for Florida’s Economy
31 of 36 Florida Chamber Pro-Jobs Measures Passed by Florida Legislature

Furthering the Florida Chamber of Commerce’s goal of turning Florida’s economy around, and despite a $4 billion budget gap, the Florida Legislature passed the lion’s share of the Florida Chamber’s 2011 aggressive agenda for jobs without a single new tax, higher fee, new regulation or union-backed mandate. That’s good news for Florida!

Victories You Helped Us Achieve

  • Passed Performance Pay for Teachers (SB 736, 2011)
  • Removed Duplicative and Burdensome State Regulations for Seaports (HB 283, 2011)
  • Modernized Antiquated Telecommunications Laws (HB 1231, 2011)
  • Created More Predictable Property Insurance Market – Sinkhole Claims (SB 408, 2011)
  • Passed Growth Management Reform (HB 7207, 2011)
  • Eliminated Corporate Income Tax for Nearly Half of Florida Businesses (HB 7185, 2011)
  • Passed Medical Malpractice Reform (HB 479, 2011)
  • Passed State Government Pension Reform (SB 1130, 2011)
  • Defeated Deeply Flawed, Error-Prone Federal Government E-Verify Program (SB 2040, 2011)
  • Passed Unemployment Compensation Reduction From 26 to 23 Weeks (HB 7005, 2011)

A complete list of Florida Chamber-backed legislative priority successes can be found in How They Voted.

Find out what grade your legislator earned with the Florida Chamber’s Legislative Report Card.

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