Florida Flag Bill Gets Gov. Desantis Backing, Stalls In Senate

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The Florida Legislature is meeting in special session this week — but only on the issue of illegal immigration. In doing so, legislative leaders are Florida Republican lawmakers have defied Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ call for a special session on immigration by tossing out the governor’s proposals and convening their own special legislative session to carry out President Donald Trump’s federal immigration orders.

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TA TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills: CS/SB 348 – Ethics SB 356 – Holocaust Remembrance Day SB 582 – Unlawful Demolition of Historical Buildings and Structures CS/CS/SB 1490 – Children’s Medical Services Program SB 7006 – Public Records CS/CS/SB 1640 – Public Records HB 259 – Special Observances CS/CS/HB 515 – A legislative effort to ensure golf courses, pickleball courts and luxury lodges are never built in state parks has stalled in the Florida Senate.

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Republican Senate President Ben Albritton emotionally recalled walking the halls of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and seeing damage from the 2018 mass shooting. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday he has not yet decided on who he will appoint to replace Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate, but he promised to have “somebody ready to go” shortly after President-elect Donald Trump takes office later this month. Trump has tapped Rubio to become his secretary of state.

Florida Republicans trumped Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ immigration agenda on Monday with their own version of legislation, igniting a flame war online that lasted well into the evening and Tuesday morning On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed another 10 bills into law, adding to the list of over 200 new laws approved this year. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday supported a proposal that would restrict what flags can be flown at schools and other public buildings, as critics of the bill — and Senate

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FLORIDA – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has had a busy month, signing 38 bills into law in March. Ranging from giant wine bottles to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a new nearly $115 billion state budget into law. Monday’s signing ceremony capped a long and combative legislative season marked by GOP infighting.

Legislative leaders quickly gaveled out a special session called by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Then they voted to override some of the governor’s budget vetoes from last year and set their own immigration agenda. Flag bill gets DeSantis backing, stalls in Senate Written by Florida News Service on February 7, 2024. Posted in Florida News.

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – On Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed another slate of six bills into law amid a flurry of new legislation. These Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed three bills increasing penalties for illegal immigration. The bills were a point of contention between DeSantis and Republican legislative leaders, but a U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s reported selection as secretary of state might hand Gov. Ron DeSantis a political lifeline — or set him on a collision course with President-elect Trump. Why it matters: DeSantis will be termed out as governor in 2026, and a seat in the U.S. Senate could provide him the continued relevance he needs to make another campaign for the White

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Florida lawmakers have unfinished business. They must return to the Capitol for an extended session to negotiate and pass a budget. The stymied effort suggests that such issues may be losing steam in the wake of Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ failed presidential campaign.

Marco Rubio is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be the next Secretary of State. If confirmed, Gov. Ron DeSantis will get to name his replacement Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tapped the state’s attorney general, Ashley Moody, to replace Sen. Marco Rubio when he leaves his office to become the next U.S. Secretary of State. Axios first reported his intentions to make the Moody appointment. Why it matters: Moody is a DeSantis and Donald Trump loyalist. Her appointment will set off a chain-reaction of office

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In another blow to the governor, legislators also voted to override some of DeSantis‘ budget vetoes from last year, a move that hasn’t happened Senators seemed on the verge of sending a bill repealing the 35-year-old law to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his signature. But just before a final vote Wednesday, Sen. Clay Yarborough, the measure’s Florida Legislature defies DeSantis on illegal immigration as Republican foes assert power House Speaker Danny Perez and Senate President Ben Albritton pushed back in a way the governor hasn’t

SB 4-C: Immigration GENERAL BILL by Gruters ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fine Immigration; Providing criminal penalties for adult unauthorized aliens who knowingly enter or attempt to enter this state after entering the United States by eluding or avoiding examination or inspection by immigration officers; providing enhanced criminal penalties for second or As state lawmakers return to the Capitol for the annual legislative session, it’s anyone’s guess as to what this year’s overriding issue will be.

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Florida Flag Bill Gets Gov. Desantis Backing, Stalls In Senate

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