Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis received the following bills from the Florida Legislature. The Governor has until May 31st, 2019 to act on these bills. CS/HB 107 – Wireless Communications While Driving HB 861 – Local Government Financial Reporting CS/CS/HB 901 – City of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County HB 1065 – […]

Tampa, Fla. – Today, First Lady Casey DeSantis announced the establishment of Hope for Healing Florida, a new multi-agency mental health and substance abuse campaign. This coordinated effort will incorporate the combined resources of the Florida Department of Children and Families, the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice and the Florida Department of Education to better […]

West Palm Beach, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed CS/HB 7123: Taxation at the 33rd Annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference. Highlights of the bill include tax relief for Hurricane Michael damage and a “back-to-school” sales tax holiday, among other benefits. “I’m pleased to be signing HB 7123 today, which includes temporary tax relief to help […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida broke an all-time record for visitation during the first quarter of 2019 with 35.7 million people visiting the Sunshine State from January to March. This is a 5.8 percent increase from the first quarter of 2018. “An all-time record quarter of visitation is exciting news […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis activated the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program to support agricultural producers impacted by Hurricane Michael. The program will have $25 million to help agricultural producers prepare for the upcoming growing seasons as part of ongoing recovery efforts from Hurricane Michael. Designated disaster areas include Bay, Calhoun, […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills. SB 7018 – OGSR/Public Research Facility/Animal Research HB 7001 – OGSR/State University DSO Research Funding HB 7003 – OGSR/Alzheimer’s Disease Research Grant Advisory Board HB 7009 – OGSR/Identification and Location Information/Department of Health HB 7011 – OGSR/Division of Emergency Management HB 7025 – OGSR/Treatment-based […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis received the following bills from the Florida Legislature. The Governor has until May 29th, 2019 to act on these bills. SB 7018 – OGSR/Public Research Facility/Animal Research CS/HB 281 – Pub. Rec./Voters and Voter Registration CS/HB 7123 – Taxation ###