TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida legislators opened their annual 60-day session on Tuesday with legislative leaders vowing to cut taxes, expand the use of private school vouchers and make changes to the state’s pension system.

The first day, which is usually confined to speeches and ceremony, did get overshadowed briefly as protesters began to chant and sing in the rotunda that separates the House and Senate. The protesters were part of the same group that occupied the Capitol this past summer and demanded a repeal of the state’s contentious “stand your ground” law.