TAMPA, Fla. — Florida legislators are set to wrap-up a heated legislative session, with most of the hotly contested bills including a ban on CRT and the Parental Rights in Education bill passing.

A bill that would create a State Office of Elections Crimes and Security is also on the way, after legislators approved that bill.

Legislators also have to approve a state-record $112.1-billion budget.


What You Need To Know

  • Lawmakers have to approve a state-record $112.1-billion budget

  • Legislators are set to wrap-up a heated legislative session

  • Among the hotly-contested bills: A ban on CRT and the Parental Rights in Education bill

Local Supervisor of Elections have spoke out on the elections security bill, saying the new office will have little to no impact on how they operate and manage elections.

"All of Florida's election officials are working hard to make sure that we first prevent and then prosecute any fraud that might occur,” said Lori Edwards, the Polk County Supervisor of Elections.  “But I want to assure you, the threats of voter fraud are sometimes exaggerated."

The new office would take in reports of voter fraud and use members of FDLE to investigate.

It would also issue guidance to local elections offices on keeping voter registration rolls up-to-date, something local Supervisor of Elections say they already do between election cycles.

If all of the politically contentious bills weren’t enough, legislators still have to approve the new state budget, the largest in the history of Florida.

The total budget legislators have to approve is $112.1 billion, a more than 8% increase over last year's budget.

It includes money for the Tampa Bay Area.

Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa will see millions annual funding for it’s expansion. And Pasco County is set to receive $35-million for a new Spring Training facility for the Tampa Bay Rays.

In Central Florida, UCF will receive $20 million from the state budget for recurring funding and the UCF nursing school is set to receive $29 million. 

The Legislature is set to approve the budget on Monday, which is the last day of the session.