State Legislative Session: January 11, 2022 through March 14, 2022. 

• View Lee County's 2022 State Legislative Agenda
  Features Summary of Lee County Legislative Priorities, Legislative Support Issues and more.
  

Additional Resources:

• Lee County Legislative Delegation Directory
  
• Find My Florida Elected Officials
  

State Legislative Session: March 2, 2021 through April 30, 2021. 

• View Lee County's 2021 State Legislative Agenda
  Features Summary of Lee County Legislative Priorities, Legislative Support Issues and more.
  

Additional Resources:

• Lee County Legislative Delegation Directory
  
• Find My Florida Elected Officials
  

State Legislative Session: March 7, 2017 to May 5, 2017

• View Lee County's 2017 State Legislative Agenda
  Features Summary of Lee County Legislative Priorities, Legislative Support Issues and more.
  

Additional Resources:

• Lee County Legislative Delegation Directory
• Find My Florida Elected Officials
  

State Legislative Session: Jan. 12 to March 11, 2016

• View Lee County's 2016 State Legislative Agenda
  featuring Summary of Lee County Legislative Priorities, Legislative Support Issues and more.

• Fiscal Year 2016-17 Estimated Fiscal Impacts

• Lee County Legislative Updates
• Week ending 1/22/16

 Additional Resources:

• Lee County Legislative Delegation Directory
• Find My Florida Elected Officials
  

State Legislative Session: March 3-May 1, 2015

• View Lee County's 2015 State Legislative Agenda, featuring:

• Summary of Lee County Legislative Priorities
• Local Project Funding Requests
• Legislative Support Issues
   
• View 2015 Legislative Session Summary
• View Special Session Report 5-18-15 
• View Weekly Legislative Updates:
• Week Ending 5/1/15
• Week Ending 4/27/15
  
• Week Ending 4/17/15
• Week Ending 3/20/15
• Week Ending 3/6/15
• Week Ending 2/20/15
• Week Ending 2/6/15
   
•  Comparison of Proposed Budgets

Lobbyists:

• Burt Saunders of GrayRobinson, PA
• Sarah Bleakley of Nabors, Giblin & Nickerson, PA
• Keith Arnold of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney

Additional Resources:

• Lee County Legislative Delegation Directory
• Find My Florida Elected Officials
  

State Legislative Session: March 4-May 2, 2014

• View Lee County's 2014 State Legislative Agenda, featuring:

1. Summary of Lee County Legislative Priorities
2. Local Project Funding Requests 
3. Legislative issues supplied by Lee County departments

• View 2014 Florida Legislative Session Bill Tracking (updated 4/16/14)
• View FY 2014-15 House-Senate Budget Comparison
• View Tax Cut Proposals (updated 3/26/14)
  

Lobbyists:

• Burt Saunders of GrayRobinson, PA
• Sarah Bleakley of Nabors, Giblin & Nickerson, PA
• Keith Arnold of Fowler White Boggs, PA​
  

State Legislative Session: March 5-May 3, 2013

• View Lee County's 2013 State Legislative Agenda, featuring:

1. Summary of Lee County Legislative Priorities
2. Legislative issues supplied by Lee County departments
3. Florida Association of Counties' 2013 Legislative Policy Statement

• View 2013 Legislative Summary Report
• View 2013 Florida Legislative Session Bill Tracking (updated 4/22/13)

Lobbyists:

• Keith Arnold of Fowler White Boggs, PA​
• Sarah Bleakley of Nabors, Giblin & Nickerson, PA
• Van Scoyoc Associates Inc.
  

Priorities

• ​Support full funding for the Bob Janes Triage Center (funded in part through the State Substance Abuse and Mental Health Reinvestment Grant)
• Support strategic lobbying on unfunded mandates
• Support the establishment (or equivalent) of an Economic Energy Zone designation for Lee County
• Work with Legislative Delegation on platted lands/antiquated lots legislation
  

Important tracking items to maintain home rule:

• Septic Tank Inspections
• Gaming/Internet Cafes
  

2012 Legislative Updates

• Legislative Update Feb. 17
• Capitol Update Feb. 13
• Legislative Update Feb. 10
  

Lobbyist:
Keith Arnold
J. Keith Arnold & Associates
210 W. Park Avenue, Suite 100
Tallahassee, FL 32301

Priorities

• Oppose Taxpayer Bill of Rights platform (TABOR)
• Support strategic lobbying on unfunded mandates issues (Medicaid increases to Counties)
• Support the creation of Florida Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards (RPS)
  

Track

•  Support Septic Tank inspections (delayed implementation by six months in Special Session, may be changed again in Regular Session)
• Track State agency rulemaking bills (HB 1565 vetoed by Governor/overturned by Legislature in Special Session. Requires any regulation with cost of $1 million statewide impact over five years to be ratified by the Legislature. May adversely affect water quality and environmental regulation. Applies to regulations before adoption or in the process of being amended.)

Reports

• 2011 Lee County Legislative Wrap-Up
• 2011 Legislative Session Summary
• Florida Association of Counties Final Legislative Report 2011

Lobbyist:
Keith Arnold
J. Keith Arnold & Associates
210 W. Park Avenue, Suite 100
Tallahassee, FL 32301​

Priorities

• Oppose Offshore oil/gas drilling off the coast of Florida.
• Support State energy bill (with the caveat the oil/gas drilling is not included in the bill)
• Initiate/Support Pre-platted lands legislation (to be developed in cooperation with the City of Cape Coral and the SWFL Regional Planning Council)
• Initiate/support growth management legislation (to be developed in cooperation with the Co. Attorney's Office, DoT, DCD and Smart Growth)
• Initiate change to FDOT rules as they relate to road way landscape and design (letter from Roadway Landscape Advisory Committee attached)
• Oppose unfunded mandates (especially those related to Dept. of Children and Families and Court related costs)
  

Track

• We will be tracking many more bills including one to support the extension of the "paper ballot" system conversion from 2012 to 2016
• Support the legislative platform for the Florida Emergency Management Preparedness Association (EMPA) which includes support of the EMPA Trust Fund and Assessment of Surcharge (to fix a loophole in the current assessment -updated assessment would be applied to the number of units or parcels included for coverage in a commercial or residential insurance policy).
• Support the ban on texting while driving.

Lobbyist:
Keith Arnold
J. Keith Arnold & Associates
210 W. Park Avenue, Suite 100
Tallahassee, FL 32301​