Another Special Session: Disney, college sports, Ian relief, immigration in mix
Florida lawmakers will meet next week in a Special Session to take on a grab bag of issues important to Gov. Ron DeSantis and legislative leaders.
Bills to permanently remove Walt Disney officials from the Reedy Creek Improvement District that covers its theme parks in Central Florida; set up a voluntary undocumented immigrant removal program; provide more relief for Hurricane Ian victims; adjust rules for the use of college athletes’ name, image and likeness; and give statewide prosecutors clear authority to go after election crimes will be discussed next week.
House Speaker Paul Renner, a Palm Coast Republican, and Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, a Naples Republican, sent memos to the...