Gov. DeSantis vetoes lawsuit protections for cybersecurity breaches, three other bills
Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed another four bills from the 2024 session, including a contentious bill that would have curtailed lawsuits involving cybersecurity breaches.
He also nixed a measure designed to help former convicts get barber or cosmetologist licenses and another that would require the Department of Health (DOH) to warn people within 24 hours of high bacteria levels in the water and even close beaches if needed.
Fifty-nine lobbyists were registered to lobby HB 473, the measure dealing with cybersecurity breaches. It passed the House by an 81-28 vote and the Senate by a 32-8 vote.
Sponsored by Reps. Mike Giallombardo and Kevin Steele, the bill would have provided that a county or m...
