Governor Applauds Florida Legislature for Actions Taken this Session Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis commended the Florida Legislature for working with him this session to achieve unprecedented victories for Floridians in a wide range of policy areas that will benefit Florida for decades to come. “This session marks the beginning of a new […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills: SB 310 – Off-highway Vehicles SB 320 – Residential Conservation Programs CS/CS/SB 426 – Firefighters For a PDF copy of the transmittal letter, click HERE. ###

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed CS/CS/SB 426: Firefighters, granting certain benefits to a firefighter upon receiving a diagnosis of cancer. Nationwide, 70 percent of firefighter line-of-duty deaths in 2016 were cancer-related. With the signing of this legislation, Florida joins 45 other states that provide a cancer benefit to these first responders. The […]

Cocoa, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis, First Lady Casey DeSantis and Attorney General Ashley Moody joined Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey as he announced the issuance of over 100 arrest warrants in a culmination of the county’s largest single drug investigation to date. Governor DeSantis has been clear in his support of law enforcement […]

Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed CS/CS/SB 96: Police, Fire, and Search and Rescue Dogs and Police Horses. The bill increases the penalty from a third-degree felony to a second-degree felony for intentionally and knowingly causing great bodily harm, permanent disability, or death to police canines or horses, fire canines, or search and […]