For Immediate Release
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Contact:
Sarah Bascom, sarah@bascomllc.com, 850.294.6636
Kristen Grissom, kgrissom@bascomllc.com, 850.814.9454
Tallahassee, Fla.– The Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) today released its 2025 Session Priorities publication, which outlines its legislative agenda on behalf of its members for the 2025 Florida Legislative Session.
This year, AIF will lead the way for businesses through its various policy councils and coalitions, including the Coalition for the Future of AI in Business; Environmental Sustainability & Agriculture Council; Energy Council; Financial Services Council; Transportation & Maritime Council; Information Technology Council; Manufacturing, Aerospace & Defense Council; Health Care Council; Taxation Council; Workers’ Compensation Coalition for Business and Industry; and H2O Coalition.
“With another legislative session underway in Tallahassee, AIF is proud to release our 2025 priorities to bring awareness to the top issues impacting Florida’s business community,” said AIF President & CEO Brewster Bevis. “For more than 100 years, AIF has proudly advocated on behalf of Florida’s employers, and thankfully, Florida’s leaders have made our state an example for the rest of the nation. To ensure our state maintains its business-friendly climate and thriving economy, AIF will continue to advocate for Florida’s job creators this session, just as we have proudly done since 1920.”
AIF anticipates seeing numerous legislative proposals that revolve around Governor Ron DeSantis’ $115.6 billion “Focus on Fiscal Responsibility” budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
“We applaud the historic $2.2 billion tax relief package Governor DeSantis included in his proposed budget, which not only features numerous sales tax holidays to benefit Florida families, but also puts a significant focus on providing tax relief for Florida businesses and spurring growth and investment in our state,” added Bevis. “This importantly includes permanently eliminating Florida’s business rent tax. We are currently the only state in the nation to levy this tax on businesses and repealing it will save our state’s employers a substantial $1.6 billion. The Governor’s proposals for a new venture capital tax credit program and a permanent extension of the sales tax exemption on data center property further illustrates his commitment to ensuring the ongoing growth and success of our great state. AIF appreciates the leadership of Governor DeSantis, Senate President Ben Albritton and House Speaker Daniel Perez, as they continue to prioritize tax relief for Florida families and businesses while exercising fiscal responsibility.”
These important issues, as well as others, are laid out in greater detail within AIF’s 2025 Session Priorities publication, summarizing the guiding principles which shape AIF’s legislative positions. The publication is distributed to all 160 members of the Florida Legislature, the Florida Cabinet and Agency Secretaries, as well as AIF membership. To view an electronic version of the publication in full, please visit https://aif.com/publications/sessionpriority/2025-session-priorities.pdf.
Known as “The Voice of Florida Business” in the Sunshine State, AIF has represented the principles of prosperity and free enterprise before the three branches of state government since 1920. A voluntary association of diversified businesses, AIF was created to foster an economic climate in Florida conducive to the growth, development, and welfare of industry and business and the people of the state.
For more information on AIF, please visit AIF.com and follow @VoiceofFLBiz.
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