Governor DeSantis signs 14 bills, receives one bill from the Florida Legislature

Press release from the Office of Governor Ron DeSantis
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills:
HB 113 – Tax Collections and Sales
CS/HB 151 – Florida Retirement System
HB 353 – Alternative Headquarters for District Court Judges
CS/CS/HB 537 – Student Achievement
CS/CS/HB 623 – Builder Warranties
CS/HB 781 – Unsolicited Proposals for Public-private Partnerships (sponsored by Rep. Chuck Clemons)
CS/HB 813 – Certified Public Accountants
HB 1147 – Broadband
CS/CS/CS/HB 1555 – Cybersecurity
CS/HB 7011 – Inactive Special Districts
SB 276 – Review of Advisory Bodies
CS/SB 478 – Designation of Eligible Telecommunications Carriers
CS/SB 544 – Swimming Lesson Voucher Program
SB 958 – Local Government Employees (Co-introducer: Sen. Keith Perry)
To view the transmittal letters, click here and here.
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis received the following bill from the Florida Legislature. The Governor has until April 30, 2024, to act on this bill.
CS/CS/HB 1285 – Education
Please Governor, VETO CS/HB 781 – Unsolicited Proposals for Public-private Partnerships (sponsored by Rep. Chuck Clemons) CS/HB 781 – Unsolicited Proposals for Public-private Partnerships (sponsored by Rep. Chuck Clemons).
It authorizes the horrible process by which Alachua County got suckered out of $38 million by Celebration Pointe for the Sports Center.
Celebration Pointe just filed for bankruptcy. Alachua County’s “partner” is a bad business model badly run. No more of these, please.