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SCCF prepared for early start to legislative session

By SANIBEL-CAPTIVA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION 1 min read
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The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation reported that in Florida, election years mean an early start to the legislative session. This year’s began today, Jan. 9, and is scheduled to end on March 8.

The public can follow along with the SCCF’s advocacy efforts during the session with the SCCF Legislative Tracker, which is updated daily as the session develops and as bills work their way through Tallahassee. For those interested in watching the legislative conversation unfold, it will also provide live links to committee meetings, where legislators will discuss and vote on the SCCF’s priority issues.

The SCCF reported that this year, it will continue to strongly support water quality initiatives and funding for conservation land acquisition through the Florida Forever and Florida Rural Lands programs. It will also advocate for home rule and oppose legislation that threatens to preempt rights to challenge harmful land-use decisions.

“Thank you for all of your advocacy during previous sessions, and we look forward to hearing from you this year as the stakes to protect Florida’s future are now more consequential than ever,” the SCCF reported.

To view the SCCF Legislative Tracker, visit https://sccf.org/blog/2023/10/18/sccf-announces-2024-legislative-priorities/.