Senate Floor for 1/9/2018 - The Florida Senate

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S 1522 Concurrent Resolution by Benacquisto Joint Session for Purpose of Receiving Governor's Message	1/09/2018 Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State -SJ 138 S: Ordered enrolled -SJ 134 H: Adopted -HJ 3 H: Read 2nd time -HJ 3 H: Received -HJ 3 H: In Messages S: Immediately certified -SJ 2 S: Adopted -SJ 2 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 2 S: Introduced -SJ 2 + Show All Today's Actions
S 1524 Concurrent Resolution by Benacquisto Adjourning and Reconvening of Legislature/2018 Regular Session	1/09/2018 Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State -SJ 138 S: Ordered enrolled -SJ 134 H: Adopted -HJ 3 H: Read 2nd time -HJ 3 H: Received -HJ 3 H: In Messages S: Immediately certified -SJ 2 S: Adopted -SJ 2 S: Read 2nd time -SJ 2 S: Introduced -SJ 2 + Show All Today's Actions

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Permanent Health and Safety Tax Savings

HB 7031 permanently eliminates the sales tax on several safety and health-related items.

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Year-Round Tax Savings for Hurricane Preparedness

HB 7031 bill permanently eliminates the sales tax on many disaster and hurricane preparedness supplies as well as several safety and health-related items.

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Senator Geraldine Thompson

Senator Thompson proudly represented Senate District 15 from 2022-present.

She also served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2012 (District 39), Florida Senate from 2012-2016 (District 12), and Florida House of Representatives from 2018 to 2022 (District 44).

May she rest in peace.

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Interim Committee Meetings

The Interim Committee Meeting Schedule (PDF) is available. Weekly schedules and meeting notices will be posted prior to the meetings. The Regular Session convenes on Tuesday, January 13, 2026.

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Florida Stands with Israel

Florida will not tolerate anti-Semitism or hatred of any kind and has the toughest possible sanctions against Iran and other regimes that support terrorism.

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Tuesday, January 9, 2018 Open Calendar

Senate Floor

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Permanent Health and Safety Tax Savings

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Year-Round Tax Savings for Hurricane Preparedness

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Senator Geraldine Thompson

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Interim Committee Meetings

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Senate Photo Gallery

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Florida Stands with Israel

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