DeSantis indicated the insurance session, which he is targeting for May, would try to “bring some sanity and stabilize and have a functioning market.”

Democratic Representative Kelly Skidmore of Boca Raton said property insurance "is the most pressing issue of any issue we should have dealt with."

They range from property insurance reforms to fast-tracking the legalization of recreational marijuana.

Lawmakers wrapped up the legislative session without passing a bill that would create a statewide standard for ensuring that residential buildings are safe to live in. Some elected officials gathered in Surfside to push for one.

It comes as many homeowners are losing coverage or seeing skyrocketing rates.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said lawmakers should take steps to address the state's struggling insurance industry.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has submitted a congressional map that lawmakers are expected to take up when they meet in Tallahassee from April 19-22. The drawing would eliminate African American Democratic Rep. Al Lawson's district.

It will also will increase monthly payments to relatives and nonrelatives who serve as caregivers to foster children.

Lawmakers anticipate that any map coming out of the special session will face legal challenges.

The session would address rising property insurance rates — which Sen. Jeff Brandes claims are “out of control.” Gov. DeSantis voiced his support.

The legislation will provide $70 million in funding for family and youth support through the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Juvenile Justice.

With lawmakers scheduled to return to Tallahassee on April 19 for a brief special session on congressional redistricting, Brandes announced Wednesday he would undertake the polling process to hold a special session on insurance if House Speaker Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, and Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, failed to do so.