House Speaker Daniel Perez , presiding over his second and final Session with the gavel in hand, is predicting a “fiscally conservative” Legislative Session that responds to a three-year outlook that’s not, as he describes it, as rosy as some would like.

That means a potentially tight budget where lawmaker pet projects may not get the deference they once enjoyed.

Nevertheless, Perez said he believes it “will be a productive Session,” and he’s not backing down on what has become the banner issue for the upcoming 60 days: property taxes.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has called for a Special Session to be held after the Regular Session to address the property tax issue. Senate President Ben Albritton has also said his chamber is not currently working on the issue as lawmakers await fu

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