Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed four bills in Destin on Thursday that empower doctors, prohibits gain of function research, and protects Floridians from medical mandates, including permanent protections from COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
“Our early actions during the pandemic protected Floridians and their freedoms.” DeSantis said in a news release, adding that the legislation “protects against medical authoritarianism and rejects the hysteria around COVID-19.”
Among the bills DeSantis signed Thursday was Senate Bill 252 , which protects Floridians from discrimination over their COVID-19 vaccination status. It will ban businesses and governmental entities from requiring individuals to provide proof of vaccination to enter a business or a government and prohibit employers from discriminating against employees due to their vaccination status.
The two-term Republican also signed into law SB 1718 on Thursday, which was authored by Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill. The bill was designed to combat illegal immigration and makes E-Verify mandatory for employers […]
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