• Make YourVoice Heard The Florida Legislature wants to hear from you about the burdens imposed by our state’s rules and regulations. The Legislature has the responsibility to supervise the power of agencies and local governments to adopt rules and regulations that may control private and commercial conduct. The Legislature often allows agencies and local governments to adopt rules and regulations to protect the health, safety, and welfare of Floridians. Take the YourVoice Survey     Help Promote YourVoice

• Apply Now for the 2012-13 Legislative Intern Program This valuable program provides college graduates and graduate students with an opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge of the legislative process. Participants are assigned to House committees and subcommittees to conduct research, assist in drafting bills, analyze legislation and more. The internship takes place October 15, 2012- May 24, 2013. The deadline to apply is May 31, 2012. Learn more at the link below: House Internship Program

• 2012 End of Session Summary – NOW AVAILABLE The Florida House “End of Session Summary” is intended to provide all Floridians with a summary of the bills that passed both legislative chambers during the course of the legislative session. Each bill summary contains valuable information such as the bill number and title, committees of reference and companion or tied bills associated with each piece of legislation. In addition, the summary also features multiple ways to search for bills including a traditional bill number index and category or keyword indexes.           View 2012 End of Session Summary

• Florida Redistricting Map Resources Available In the past year, Floridians from throughout the state have participated in the creation of new state house, state senate and congressional district maps. Floridians attended public meetings, drew map suggestions and submitted comments to help  produce maps that meet state and federal redistricting standards. Members of the Florida House and Senate have approved the following redistricting maps as a result of this ample feedback:    Newly Enacted State House Map    Newly Enacted Congressional Map    Newly Enacted State Senate Map       Visit FloridaRedistricting.org

• Updated 2012-13 Budget Information Now Available On Friday, March 9, the final day of the 2012 Legislative Session, Members of the Florida Legislature began voting on the state's 2012-13 proposed budget. View details of the agreed upon allocations and more using the resources below: View 2012-13 Subcommittee Summaries View 2012-13 Conforming Bill Summaries View all 2012-13 Budget Documents OPI Pulse: Understanding Florida's Budget Process

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