TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — After one of the most heated legislative sessions packed with budget battles, state lawmakers are already hinting at tightening the budget for the fiscal year ahead.

Florida House and Senate budget chairs met at the Capitol, warning that 2026 will be another year to target wasteful spending.

The House budget chair, Rep. Lawerence McClure (R-Dover), wants lawmakers to dig deeper this year when it comes to the state budget, saying budget fears can easily be solved if we just don't spend all of our new money.

2025 Legislative Session

The 2025 session was filled with capitol clashes over the state budget, which pushed lawmakers into overtime, not once - but twice.

House members, who wanted to comb back spending, proposed a $112-billion budget, while the senate p

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