The House is appearing to agree to restore $10 million in law enforcement recruitment bonuses during the budget conference.

The $10 million allocation isn’t officially closed on the budget conference spreadsheet, even though the two sides are budgeting the same number as of now. So last-minutes changes could still be possible, though it seems unlikely.

Initially, the Senate wanted to spend the $10 million to entice cops to work in Florida. But the House didn’t want to include the funding, which could have been seen as a snub to Gov. Ron DeSantis .

DeSantis, who notoriously has been at odds with House Republicans this Session, recently traveled to a press conference in Marion County to promote the bonus checks.

The Governor said the Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Program

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