The Florida Channel is a government-access television network operated by Florida State University 's WFSU-TV and the Florida State Legislature . The channel is currently carried by 46 cable TV systems throughout the State of Florida either on a part-time or full-time basis as well as through up to 18 live Internet streams and via satellite . The station operates 24 hours a day though its normal broadcast schedule starts at 6:00 a.m. ET and ends at 6:00 p.m. ET with the day's programming repeated in a loop throughout the night. The Florida Channel also airs on the digital subchannels of most Florida PBS member stations and on some public independent and local cable-only stations.
12-551: When the state legislature is in session, live gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives is carried until the end of legislative business and is then usually followed by Capitol Update at 5:30 p.m. ET, which provides comprehensive coverage of each day's most significant legislative events. When the legislature is not in session, other live gavel-to-gavel programming
24-640: A 60-day regular legislative session each year. Regular sessions in odd-numbered years must begin on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March. Under the State Constitution, the Legislature can begin even-numbered year regular sessions at a time of its choosing. Special legislative sessions may be called by the governor, by a joint proclamation of the Senate president and House speaker, or by
36-533: A special election. Florida Statutes The Florida Statutes are the codified, statutory laws of Florida; it currently has 49 titles. A chapter in the Florida Statutes represents all relevant statutory laws on a particular subject. The statutes are the selected reproduction of the portions of each session law, which are published in the Laws of Florida , that have general applicability. While
48-589: A television station in Florida is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Florida Senate Minority The Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature , the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida , the Florida House of Representatives being the lower house . Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida , adopted in 1968, defines
60-609: A three-fifths vote of all legislators. During a special session, the Legislature may only address legislative business that is within the purpose or purposes stated in the proclamation calling the session. The Florida Statutes are the codified statutory laws of the state. The Senate is headed by the Senate President , who controls the agenda along with the Speaker of the House and Governor . 2012–16 *Elected in
72-716: Is carried, including the Florida Supreme Court , the meeting of the governor and cabinet and the Florida Public Service Commission meetings. When there are no live gavel-to-gavel meetings, other local or statewide public affairs programming is carried out. The Florida Channel's offices and studios are located on the 9th floor of the Capitol Building in Tallahassee . The following is a list of current affiliates of
84-472: The Florida Constitution , defines the terms for state legislators. The Constitution requires state senators from odd-numbered districts to be elected in the years that end in numbers of which are multiples of four. Senators from even-numbered districts are required to be elected in even-numbered years the numbers of which are not multiples of four. To reflect the results of the U.S. census and
96-430: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton that states could not enact congressional term limits. Florida legislators must be at least twenty-one years old, an elector and resident of their district, and must have resided in Florida for at least two years prior to election. Each year during which the Legislature meets constitutes a new legislative session. The Florida Legislature meets in
108-699: The Florida Channel which includes "over-the-air" and local and systemwide cable networks in addition to the live stream available on their website and using the Roku streaming device. In June 2011, it was revealed that the Florida Channel would receive $ 1.8 million for continued operation of the network, as part of the $ 2.8 million in funding that WFSU will receive. This is despite the $ 4.8 million of funding to other public radio and television stations vetoed by Governor Rick Scott in May 2011. This article about
120-622: The legislature may create specific chapters, the Florida Office of Legislative Services' Division of Statutory Revision has the final authority to determine where the legislation will be codified and the location of the sections within the chapters. Some laws do not appear in the statutes where the bill identifies their placement. Since 1999, the Florida Statutes have been published annually. Before then, they were published biannually following each odd-year regular session, and
132-488: The redrawing of district boundaries, all seats are up for election in redistricting years, with some terms truncated as a result. Thus, senators in odd-numbered districts were elected to two-year terms in 2022 (following the 2020 census), and senators in odd-numbered districts will be elected to two-year terms in 2032 (following the 2030 census). Legislators take office immediately upon election. In 1992, Florida voted to enact eight-year term limit for state officials. In 1995,
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#1732783948583144-550: The role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted. The Senate is composed of 40 members, each elected from a single-member district with a population of approximately 540,000 residents. The Senate Chamber is located in the State Capitol building. Following the November 2022 elections, Republicans hold a supermajority in the chamber with 28 seats; Democrats are in the minority with 12 seats. Article III, of
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