TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers voted on the state's record-breaking budget today, passing it with little opposition on the last day of this year’s legislative session, our news partner, Tampa Bay Times, reports. 

The state Senate passed it unanimously after the state House passed it 105 to 3.

The $112.1 billion budget is more than 8% higher than last year’s budget, and it will tackle many significant issues facing the state.

Raises for state workers are a part of the new budget. The minimum wage for state workers is climbing to $15 per hour, up $5. Minimum salaries for state troopers are increasing to $50,000.

​Programs supporting affordable housing are allocated more than $362 million.

Climate change concerns such as flood and sea-level rise programs will receive $471 million.

The budget allocates $850 million for two new prisons in the state.

​In Central Florida specifically, UCF will receive $20 million of recurring funding, and its nursing program is getting $29 million.

In the Tampa Bay area, USF will receive a $55 million increase in recurring funding from this budget, including new funds for each of its three campuses and USF Health. It's the largest single-year investment in operational support that USF has received in its history.​

​Also included in this proposed budget is a plan to provide dentists incentives to work in rural and low income communities and support for the Office of Medical Marijuana Use.

In other designations for the Tampa Bay area, Moffitt Cancer Center would get millions in annual funding for its expansion, and Pasco County is expected to receive $35 million for a new spring training facility for the Tampa Bay Rays.

Summary of Florida Legislature's Proposed 2022-23 State Budget