{"id":1450997,"date":"2022-04-22T17:59:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T21:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1450997"},"modified":"2022-04-22T17:59:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T21:59:59","slug":"desantis-signs-bill-revoking-disney-of-50-year-old-special-tax-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-signs-bill-revoking-disney-of-50-year-old-special-tax-status\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis Signs Bill Revoking Disney Of 50-Year-Old Special Tax Status"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesantis-signs-bill-revoking-disney-of-50-year-old-special-tax-status%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1450997&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Friday stripping Disney of its special tax status that had been in effect for over 50 years.<\/p>\n<p>The law, Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2022C\/4C\/BillText\/er\/PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bill 4C<\/a>, intends to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/01\/desantis-disney-reedy-creek-improvement-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">eliminate<\/a> special tax districts created prior to 1968 put into effect through the 1967 Reedy Creek Improvement Act. This act gave the Walt Disney company the same authority and responsibility as a county government, but is slated to now have their properties regulated by the Orange and Osceola districts.<\/p>\n<p>Disney\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcid.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">privileges<\/a> included regulating its own taxes, land use, environmental and medical services. The special status was signed into law by former Florida Gov. Claude Kirk due to lobbying efforts by Disney to create a recreation area on 25,000 acres in the two counties, Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/desantis-signs-bill-stripping-disney-self-governing-status\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The governor said Disney lied about Florida\u2019s \u201cParental Rights in Education\u201d bill and called the corporation\u2019s push for its repeal unacceptable, Fox News reported. The legislation, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/28\/ron-desantis-signs-parental-rights-in-education-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signed<\/a> into law on March 28, prohibits classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade and increases school districts\u2019 responsibilities in notifying parents about their child\u2019s health.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Ron DeSantis just signed into law the new congressional maps that create four new GOP leaning districts, the bill to remove Disney\u2019s special exemption status, and the \u201cStop Woke Act,\u201d banning CRT in schools, universities, and corporations.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s only 3:07 pm.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1517580804347633664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re a corporation based in Burbank, California, and you\u2019re gonna marshal your economic might to attack the parents of my state. We view that as a provocation, and we\u2019re going to fight back against that,\u201d DeSantis said. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/29\/lining-pockets-gov-desantis-calls-out-disney-sexualizing-kindergarteners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Gov. DeSantis Calls Out Disney Supporting \u2018Sexualizing Kindergarteners\u2019 And \u2018Lining Their Pockets\u2019 Off The CCP)\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Disney expressed strong opposition to the bill and created tensions between the entertainment giant and the state government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlorida\u2019s HB 1557, also known as the \u2018Don\u2019t Say Gay\u2019 bill, should never have passed and should never have been signed into law,\u201d the company said in a statement. \u201cOur goal as a company is for this law to be repealed by the legislature or struck down in the courts, and we remain committed to supporting the national and state organizations working to achieve that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are dedicated to standing up for the rights and safety of LGBTQ+ members of the Disney family, as well as the LGBTQ+ community in Florida and across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Statement from The Walt Disney Company on signing of Florida legislation: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UVI7Ko3aKS\">pic.twitter.com\/UVI7Ko3aKS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Walt Disney Company (@WaltDisneyCo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WaltDisneyCo\/status\/1508494672817123330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div>The governor first <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/20\/desantis-disney-florida-reedy-creek-improvement-district\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> his intention to revoke Disney\u2019s special privileges at a press conference on Tuesday, urging the state legislature to pass legislation stripping the corporation of those rights. The state Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/21\/democrats-scream-protest-florida-votes-pull-disney-special-status\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">passed<\/a> the bill during a Wednesday special session.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Florida Gov. 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