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Fla. Stat. § 216.081 (2025)

Data on legislative and judicial branch expenses.

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216.081 Data on legislative and judicial branch expenses.
(1) In sufficient time to be included in the Governor’s recommended budget, estimates of the financial needs of the legislative branch and the judicial branch during the ensuing fiscal year shall be furnished to the Governor pursuant to chapter 11.
(2) All of the data relative to the legislative branch and to the judicial branch shall be for information and guidance in estimating the total financial needs of the state for the ensuing fiscal year; none of these estimates shall be subject to revision or review by the Governor, and they must be included in the Governor’s recommended budget.
(3) If the Governor does not receive timely estimates of the financial needs of the legislative branch, the Governor’s recommended budget shall include the amounts appropriated and budget entity structure established in the most recent General Appropriations Act.
History.s. 31, ch. 69-106; s. 9, ch. 71-354; s. 8, ch. 77-352; s. 61, ch. 87-548; s. 10, ch. 91-109; s. 46, ch. 92-142; s. 1159, ch. 95-147; s. 12, ch. 2000-371; s. 20, ch. 2005-152.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1991–1995 · leading case: Chiles v. Child. a, B, C, D, E, & F, 589 So. 2d 260 (Fla. 1991).
Chiles v. Child. a, B, C, D, E, & F, 589 So. 2d 260 (Fla. 1991). · cites it 2× “For example, section 216.081(2), Florida Statutes (1989), provides: All of the data relative to the legislative branch shall be for information and guidance in estimating the total financial needs of the state for the ensuing biennium; none of these estimates shall be subject to…”
Florida Ass'n of Rehab. Facilities, Inc. v. Florida Dep't of Health & Rehabilitative Servs., 164 F.R.D. 257 (N.D. Fla. 1995). · cites it 2× “Chiles also pointed out that Fla.Stat. § 216.081(2) provides: All of the data relative to the legislative branch and to the judicial branch shall be for information and guidance in estimating the total financial needs of the state for the ensuing fiscal year; none of these…”
— 216.081(2) — 2 cases
Chiles v. Child. a, B, C, D, E, & F, 589 So. 2d 260 (Fla. 1991). “For example, section 216.081(2), Florida Statutes (1989), provides: All of the data relative to the legislative branch shall be for information and guidance in estimating the total financial needs of the state for the ensuing biennium; none of these estimates shall be subject to…”
Florida Ass'n of Rehab. Facilities, Inc. v. Florida Dep't of Health & Rehabilitative Servs., 164 F.R.D. 257 (N.D. Fla. 1995). “Chiles also pointed out that Fla.Stat. § 216.081(2) provides: All of the data relative to the legislative branch and to the judicial branch shall be for information and guidance in estimating the total financial needs of the state for the ensuing fiscal year; none of these…”
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