Advocacy

Did you miss our Legislative Session Wrap Up webinar? Read the summary here: Yesterday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law HB 49, the Abandoned and Historic Cemeteries bill. This is wonderful news for Florida! The Abandoned and Historic Cemeteries bill will create a historic cemeteries program within Florida’s Division of Historical Resources. The legislation

Today, after nine weeks, the 125th Regular Session of the Florida Legislature concluded. Senate President Kathleen Passidomo joined House Speaker Paul Renner and other legislators for the traditional Sine Die “Hankie Drop,” a ceremony marking the conclusion of session for at least 100 years.   2023 Session Wrap-Up Webinar Throughout session, the team at Florida

The countdown for the Florida Legislature has begun, there is only one more week of regular session left! Fantastic news: The FY2024 Historic Preservation Special Category Grant List is fully funded! The Florida Constitution requires the Legislature to develop and pass an annual state budget, the General Appropriations Act (SB S2502/HB 5003). Throughout session, the

With May 5 just two weeks away, now is the time for a final push for preservation-friendly advocacy efforts Advocating for Full Funding of the Historic Preservation Special Category Grant List Check out our ,FY2024 Historic Preservation Special Category Grant booklet and explore the 33 statewide projects requesting grant funding. The Florida Division of Historic

  Only three weeks left of Florida’s Legislative Session and we have a few updates to share!   Creating a State Historic Tax Credit ,House Bill 499, The Main Street Historic Tourism and Revitalization Act, is still currently awaiting action in the House ,Ways & Means Committee. Its companion bill ,SB 288, has been reported

  Over the past few weeks, the Florida Trust team has kept a close eye on a few pieces of proposed legislation, including House Bill 1317 and Senate Bill 1346, the Resiliency and Safe Structures Act. There are two major concerns with this bill. First, the bill prohibits demolition review of certain historic structures. Second,

  The 2023 Florida Legislative Session is more than halfway through! This week, the Florida Legislature is taking a recess from Thursday, April 6 to Friday, April 7 in observance of Good Friday and Easter weekend. Consequently, the committees’ agendas for week six are not available until early next week. When it is available, we