August 4, 2025 | by Michelle Vecerina on Florida Voice
ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida Republican Rep. Berny Jacques said that property taxes remain the top concern among his constituents, especially seniors on fixed incomes, and reaffirmed his commitment to delivering meaningful tax relief while preserving essential services.
During the state GOP conference over the weekend, speaking to Florida’s Voice with Drew Steele on-scene, Jacques said he is often approached by voters who are cautiously optimistic about the possibility of eliminating or significantly reducing property taxes.
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April 21, 2025 | by Anita Padilla on Florida Voice
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – With the 2025 Legislative Session set to wrap up on May 2, Rep. Berny Jacques said the top priority in the final days is making sure they fulfill obligations to taxpayers and pass a balanced budget.
In an interview with Florida’s Voice Radio host Drew Steele, Jacques outlined where things stand and what comes next in the budget process.
“The biggest thing we have to do—actually, the only thing we have to do, constitutionally—is pass the state budget,” Jacques said.
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April 3, 2025 | by Rob Garguilo on WFLA Florida News
FLORIDA – Florida’s House is advancing two controversial measures—one that would require all employers to verify new hires’ immigration status through E-Verify, and another that would loosen restrictions on teenage labor.
The E-Verify expansion, House Bill 955, was approved by the House Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee in a 12-4 vote.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Berny Jacques (R-Seminole), would broaden the current 2023 law that mandates only businesses with 25 or more employees use the federal system to confirm new workers’ legal status.
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April 2, 2025 | by Amber Jo Cooper on Florida's Voice
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A bill aimed at expanding the use of E-Verify in Florida to ensure that only individuals legally authorized to work in the United States are employed passed its first House committee on Tuesday.
What it does: HB 955 removes previous exemptions for smaller private businesses and mandates that all private employers, regardless of size, use the E-Verify system starting July 1.
- In 2023, Republican Rep. Berny Jacques carried legislation that required private employers with more than 25 employees to use E-Verify; the new 2025 bill removes this threshold, making the requirement applicable to all private employers.
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March 26, 2025 | by Peter D'Abrosca on Fox News
A bill filed in the Florida state Senate would expand the methods by which death row inmates could be executed.
Senate Bill 1604, introduced by state Sen. Jonathan Martin, R-Fort Myers, aims to protect Florida’s status as a death penalty state if certain execution methods like electrocution or legal injection are made unconstitutional by the Supreme Court or the Florida Supreme Court, or if lethal injection drugs are unable to be obtained in the future.
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