TALLAHASSEE, FL – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill yesterday banning vaccine passports and an executive order that suspends all local government COVID-related emergency mandates.
DeSantis signed Senate Bill 2006, passed by Florida state lawmakers last month granting DeSantis the ability to override local emergency orders. The bill also includes a ban on vaccine passports by state and local government and by private businesses that levies fines of $5,000 per violation. While the bill does not take effect until July 1, DeSantis took executive action to suspend local COVID-19 orders in the state, such as local mask mandates, until it is fully implemented.
