Governor Ron DeSantis receives 15 bills from the Florida Legislature

Press release from the Office of Governor Ron DeSantis

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — On March 19, Governor Ron DeSantis received the following bills from the Florida Legislature. The Governor has until April 3, 2024, to act on these bills.

CS/CS/SB 224 – Citizen Volunteer Advisory Committees

CS/SB 474 – Public Records/Suicide Victims

SB 522 – Renaming Tallahassee Community College to Tallahassee State College

SB 818 – Military Leave

CS/SB 1526 – Local Regulation of Nonconforming and Unsafe Structures

CS/SB 1746 – Public Employees

CS/SB 7006 – OGSR/Utility Owned or Operated by a Unit of Local Government

HB 7007 – OGSR/Campus Emergency Response

HB 7005 – OGSR/Financial Disclosure

CS/HB 7003 – OGSR/Preregistered Voters

HB 7001 – OGSR/Reporter of Child Abuse, Abandonment, or Neglect

HB 5201 – Trust Funds/Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund/FGCC

CS/HB 1551 – Florida State Guard

CS/HB 865 – Youth Athletic Activities

CS/HB 487 – Lost and Abandoned Property 

  • 1526 is another usurpation of local government authority, which is epidemic since DeSantis was elected. It’s Ron’s world now and we’re all just squirrels looking for a nut.

    The rest are innocuous.

    • Another rare occasion where we (partially) agree. If I’m reading it correctly, this has “developer strongarm tactics” written all over it and hopefully the Governor will not sign it.

      • “Legislation giving developers more power to knock down historic buildings near Florida’s coast without interference from local governments is heading to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk.

        The Florida House passed the measure on an 86-29 vote on Wednesday, despite objections from city officials and historic preservationists in Miami Beach who said the bill threatens to wipe out some of the city’s iconic Art Deco architecture. Lawmakers from the Tampa Bay area also raised concerns about the impact potential developments would have on vulnerable coastal communities.

        The proposal has been retooled since last year, when similar legislation passed in the Senate before dying in the House amid an uproar from residents in Miami Beach and several other coastal communities.

        Language that could soon be signed by the governor now would exempt St. Augustine, Key West, the town of Palm Beach and buildings along Ocean Drive in South Beach, House sponsor Spencer Roach, R-North Fort Myers, said Tuesday during debate on the bill.

        But many buildings in the Mid-Beach and North Beach neighborhoods of Miami Beach could still be affected. That includes Art Deco hotels along Collins Avenue like the Faena, Sherry Frontenac, Casablanca and Carillon.

        The legislation would also limit the power of local historic preservation boards like the one in Miami Beach, which has the authority to dictate whether historic structures can be demolished and mandate that certain elements be preserved when structures are rebuilt. About 2,600 buildings in Miami Beach are part of locally designated historic districts….

  • As usual our trustworthy politicians have failed us again!
    No open carry bill to sign is an INSULT to the people of Florida.

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