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Legislative Update: 2019 Session – Week 4

04.04.2019
Ellyn Setnor BogdanoffBernie FriedmanJosé K. FuentesYolanda Cash JacksonNicholas G. Matthews

Week 4: March 25 – 29, 2019 Proposed 2019-2020 Budget The House and Senate Chambers have also released the first drafts of their proposed 2019-2020 budget. Here is a generalized breakdown of the current draft budget compared to last year’s budget, and the draft budget broken down by section. Source […]

Areas of Focus: Government Law & Lobbying, Florida Legislative Lobbying

Legislative Update: 2019 Session – Week 3

03.27.2019
Ellyn Setnor BogdanoffBernie FriedmanJosé K. FuentesYolanda Cash JacksonNicholas G. Matthews

Week 3: March 18 – 22, 2019 Elections: The House State Affairs Committee heard SAC 1, Elections, sponsored by the House State Affairs Committee. The bill was passed unanimously and will move on to a second committee. The PCB bill makes the following changes to the Florida Election Code: Extends […]

Areas of Focus: Government Law & Lobbying, Florida Legislative Lobbying

Legislative Update: 2019 Session – Week 2

03.18.2019
Ellyn Setnor BogdanoffBernie FriedmanJosé K. FuentesYolanda Cash JacksonNicholas G. Matthews

Week 2: March 11 – 15, 2019 Elections: The House Oversight, Transparency & Public Management Subcommittee heard HB 613/ (SB 270), Repeal of Public Campaign Financing Requirement, sponsored by Representative Roth. The bill proposes the repeal of s. 7, Art. VI of State Constitution to eliminate the requirement for public […]

Areas of Focus: Government Law & Lobbying, Florida Legislative Lobbying

Legislative Update: 2019 Session – Week 1

03.13.2019
Ellyn Setnor BogdanoffBernie FriedmanJosé K. FuentesYolanda Cash JacksonNicholas G. Matthews

Week 1, March 4 – 8, 2019 Elections: The Senate Ethics and Elections Committee heard SB 272/ (HB 613), Campaign Finance, sponsored by Senator Baxley. The bill repeals provisions relating to the Florida Election Campaign Financing Act; specifically deleting provisions governing the public funding of campaigns for candidates for statewide […]

Areas of Focus: Government Law & Lobbying, Florida Legislative Lobbying

Becker Launches “Florida Opportunity Zone” Website and Multidisciplinary Practice Group

01.08.2019
Clarence WilliamsEllyn Setnor BogdanoffNicholas G. MatthewsSteven B. LesserAaron J. PrussJennifer Bales DrakeLee A. WeintraubAdam M. Cohen

Realizing the immense potential for communities and investors throughout Florida, Becker has launched a multidisciplinary Opportunity Zone Practice. The Becker team provides a full spectrum of cross-practice services to assist public entities, developers and investors in understanding what is involved in the investment process and how to implement strategies for […]

Areas of Focus: Government Law & Lobbying, Construction Law & Litigation, Public, Private Partnerships (P3), Real Estate, Corporate