Capitol Update – Nightly During Session – Friday, March 13, 2020

Capitol Update is a daily review of state government during Legislative Session. Topics this week include:

• The Legislature did not end session on March 13 as originally scheduled because they’re still working on their one Constitutional duty – approving a state budget.
• Governor Ron DeSantis displayed 1,000 of the 2,500 Covid-19 test kits ordered by the state, said more were on the way and would be distributed strategically to labs around the state.
• The Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court directed state courts to end most face-to-face legal proceedings for the next two weeks because of Covid-19.