Catholic Days At The Capitol

Each year during the legislative session, Catholics from across the state gather at Florida's capitol in Tallahassee to put their faith and civic responsibility into action.

Save the date to register for next years Catholic Days at the Capitol in 2024. 

Click HERE for a summary of the 2023 Florida Legislative Session.

Catholic Days activities include:

• A legislative briefing on policy issues affecting human life and dignity
• Pre-scheduled meetings with lawmakers and/or their aides
• The opportunity to view the legislative process in action 
• An awards breakfast for Catholic Days participants, Florida's bishops and legislators
• Group photos of each diocesan delegation with their bishop
• Annual Red Mass of the Holy Spirit concelebrated by the bishops of Florida to pray for those working in the legislative, judicial and executive branches of government

Pre-Registration is required.  It will open later in the year.


Please reach out to our office if you need a scholarship to cover registration fees. 

Mock Legislative Visit
The Florida Council of Catholic Bishops created a video of a mock legislative visit with the 3 issues. The mock visit probably goes more in-depth on the issues than actual visits with legislators, but hopefully it will give folks at lease some idea of what to expect. Here is the video, which is only viewable with this link: https://youtu.be/XBVmgiLGc30.

Policy Issues Discussed in 2023 CDAC
The following are from CDAC 2023 and are three (3) policy issues that were discussed with lawmakers.  You can review the full list of priority issues that were considered by lawmakers during the 2023 Regular Session of the Florida Legislature P3_23_Booklet.indd (ecatholic.com)
 

• Abortion Restrictions (heartbeat) – bills not yet filled
• Educational Choice – HB 1/SB 202
• Unanimous Juries in Capital Sentencing – SB 450/HB 555