TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills: SB 252 – Child Care Facilities CS/CS/SB 272 – Rare Disease Advisory Council CS/SB 286 – Fire Sprinklers CS/SB 378 – Payment for Construction Services CS/CS/SB 694 – Waste Management CS/CS/SB 716 – Consent for Pelvic Examinations CS/CS/SB 768 – Administration of Vaccines CS/CS/SB 804 […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis received the following bill from the Florida Legislature. The Governor has until June 30, 2021, to act on this bill. CS/HB 157 – First Aid Training in Public Schools ###
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis highlighted a more than $12 million increase in Alzheimer’s and dementia funding, bringing the state’s total commitment to over $51 million for the 2021-2022 Fiscal Year, furthering his strong commitment to the advancement of research needed for this disease. Florida is the only state in the nation that […]
Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis commended President Donald Trump for including $250 million for South Florida Ecosystem Restoration (SFER) in his budget request to Congress for Fiscal Year 2021. This comes after Governor DeSantis recently sent a letter to President Trump requesting that he include $250 million in his request to Congress to […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis received the following bills from the Florida Legislature. The Governor has until June 30, 2021, to act on these bills. CS/SB 262 – Dispensing Medicinal Drugs CS/CS/SB 890 – The Use of Electronic Databases SB 904 – Doorstep Refuse and Recycling Collection Containers CS/CS/SB 1040 – Duties […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the federal district court in Tampa delivered a major victory for Governor Ron DeSantis against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its obstructionist No Sail Orders that have flatlined Florida’s cruise industry for over a year. Ruling in favor of Florida’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Judge Steven Merryday […]
PCSO Deputy Michael Magli, HCSO Sergeant Brian LaVigne & TPD Master Patrol Officer Jesse Madsen commemorated LARGO, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1716, which designates County Road 611 between Keystone Road and Forelock Road in Pinellas County as “Deputy Michael J. Magli Memorial Road,” State Road 60 between Interstate 75 and Phillip Lee Boulevard in […]
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis joined members of the Florida Legislature and Florida’s law enforcement community to support law enforcement canines injured in the line of duty by signing Senate Bill 388. “Law enforcement K-9s are often the first to put their lives on the line as they work to apprehend dangerous […]
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that state and local law enforcement officers have committed to deploying to Texas and Arizona to provide additional resources in response to the border crisis. “America’s border security crisis impacts every state and every American,” said Governor Ron DeSantis. “The Biden Administration ended policies implemented by […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills: CS/SB 628 – Urban Agriculture CS/CS/SB 838 – Clerks of the Circuit Court CS/HB 183 – The Office of Minority Health and Health Equity HB 7009 – A Review Under the Open Government Sunset Review Act For the transmittal letters, click here & here. […]