Gray Rohrer | News Service of Florida

Lawmakers are again at a stalemate over the budget. Instead of negotiating the final details of the state spending plan for the next fiscal year, House and Senate leaders haven’t agreed to top line numbers.

Unions representing teachers and other public sector workers – but not first responders – would be put under new rules for recertification in a bill passed by the Senate on Friday.

On Monday, a Senate panel changed a bill (SB 1296) to lower the voting threshold for some public sector unions to be recertified in a bill. On Wednesday, the full Senate reversed that move, raising the threshold again to require 50 percent of the represented members of a public sector union to vote for it to be valid.

Legislation putting new rules on some public sector unions’ certification votes is headed to the Senate floor after passing through committee Monday, but only after some GOP members expressed concern over the measure.

The Florida Supreme Court on Friday rejected a petition to block Gov. Ron DeSantis’ move to redraw the state’s congressional districts.

The House passed its $113.6 billion budget proposal Thursday, but House Speaker Daniel Perez warned negotiations with the Senate could be rocky, possibly leading to an extension of the legislative session.

Hours after the Florida Senate announced it would delay the release of its budget to align its timing with the House, the House unveiled its spending plan.