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2009 Regular Session of the Florida Legislature
March 3-May 8, 2009

  
 

The nine week regular legislative session was extended a week to May 8 in order for the House and Senate to pass the 2009-2010 fiscal year budget.

> 2009 Public Policy Issues
The bishops' positions on major issues that may be considered during the Regular Session of the Florida Legislature

> Final Legislative Report
Priority bills followed by the Conference; updated daily with legislative action on the identified proposals

Weekly Legislative Summaries
 > Week 1 Summary
> Week 2 Summary
> Week 3 Summary
> Week 4 Summary
> Week 5 Summary
> Week 6 Summary
> Week 7 Summary
> Week 8 Summary
> Week 9 Summary
> Week 10 Summary/Sine Die
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 > Special Legislative
    Session, January 2009
 
   
  State Action Alerts
 > Urge Your Florida Legislators to Support Catholic Schools, January 23, 2009
 > Urge FL legislators to support budget language against destructive embryo research,
   April 13, 2009
 > Urge Legislators to Maintain Funding for Crisis Pregnancy Centers, April 15, 2009
 > Urge FL Senate to accept House budget language prohibiting destructive embryo research,
    April 22, 2009
 > Urge Florida Senate to Repeal the Cap on Housing Trust Fund, April 28, 2009		  
   
 

Correspondence

> Letter to Speaker Larry Cretul, April 29, 2009
Re: Streamlining of KidCare

From: Michael Sheedy, Associate Director for Health

 

> Letter to President Jeff Atwater, April 28, 2009
Re: $2 Million Appropriation for Pregnancy Support Services
From: D. Michael McCarron, Executive Director


 > Letter to Representative Joseph Abruzzo, April 21, 2009
Re: CS/CS HB 453 (Corporate Tax Scholarships for Low Income Children)
From: James B. Herzog, Associate Director for Education

 

> Letter to Rep. Bogdanoff, March 6, 2009
Re: Sales Tax Exemption of Religious Items (Section 212.06(9) Florida Statutes)
From: D. Michael McCarron, Executive Director

 

> Letter to Senator J.D. Alexander, February 16, 2009
Re: Further Cuts in Florida Housing Finance Corporation Funding
From: Sheila Hopkins, Associate Director for Social Concerns/Respect Life

 

> Letter to Rep. Dean Cannon, February 6, 2009
Re: Review of Sales Tax Exemptions – Rent for housing in migrant labor camps
From: D. Michael McCarron, Executive Director

 

> Letter to Office of Representative Anitere Flores, October 21, 2008
Re: Florida Catholic Conference Accreditation Program
From: James B. Herzog, Associate for Accreditation

  
     
 

Special Legislative Session
 January 5, 2009 - Janaury14, 2009

> Summary Report

Correspondence
> Letter to Senate President Jeff Atwater/House Speaker Ray Sansom, December 23, 2008
Re: Let the common good and needs of the most vulnerable guide budget decisions
From: D. Michael McCarron, Executive Director