{"id":2285781,"date":"2024-06-29T11:10:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-29T15:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/floridas-desantis-vetoes-bill-that-wouldve-regulated-vacation-rentals-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-29T11:20:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-29T15:20:29","slug":"floridas-desantis-vetoes-bill-that-wouldve-regulated-vacation-rentals-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/floridas-desantis-vetoes-bill-that-wouldve-regulated-vacation-rentals-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida\u2019s DeSantis vetoes bill that would\u2019ve regulated vacation rentals &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">24<\/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%2Ffloridas-desantis-vetoes-bill-that-wouldve-regulated-vacation-rentals-washington-examiner%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=2285781&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--><p>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed several bills from the \u20642024 legislative session. Key bills vetoed include:<\/p>\n<p>1. **Senate Bill 280 \u2062(SB 280)**: This \u2062bill \u200cintended to mandate vacation \u2064rental platforms like Airbnb to collect certain taxes and \u2063add regulations for lodging and food establishments. DeSantis argued that this bill would increase red tape and restrict \u2063local government powers in dealing\u2062 with local ordinances.<\/p>\n<p>2. **Senate Bill 62 (SB 62)**: Proposed that Florida residents should not lose their classification\u200d for tuition purposes\u200b due to incarceration. DeSantis countered, stating that the state should not provide \u200cthe same educational benefits to inmates as it does to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-sheriffs-tell-newsom-they-wont-enforce-covid-curfew\/\" title=\"California Sheriffs Tell Newsom They Won&#039;t Enforce COVID Curfew\">law-abiding citizens<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>3. **Senate Bill 494 (SB 494)**: Aimed to waive \u2062graduate record \u200band management admission tests\u200d for service \u2063members applying \u2064to state <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crenshaw-america-first-means-choosing-country-over-popularity-in-the-foreign-policy-culture-war\/\" title=\"CRENSHAW: \u2018America First\u2019 Means Choosing Country Over Popularity In The Foreign Policy Culture War\">graduate programs<\/a>. DeSantis maintained that standardized tests are vital for the admission process and saw no\u200c benefit in waiving these requirements for institutions or students.<\/p>\n<p>4. **House Bill 821 (HB 821)**: Sought to revise stormwater management \u200buser fees in \u2063the Melbourne-Tillman Water Control District, \u2062Brevard County. DeSantis vetoed this due to concerns over increased taxpayer fees.<\/p>\n<p>5. **House Bill 473 (HB 473)**: Would have offered broad liability protections for state, local governments, and private companies adhering to minimum cybersecurity standards after a cyberattack or data breach. DeSantis rejected it, suggesting concerns\u2063 about the implications of minimum standard compliance.<\/p>\n<p>These vetoes reflect DeSantis\u2019s positions on maintaining current educational standards for all, reducing regulatory burdens, and cautious fiscal management concerning taxpayer contributions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p><strong>(The Center Square) &mdash;<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Florida<\/a> Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ron DeSantis<\/a> has vetoed a number of bills from the 2024 legislative session, including one that would&rsquo;ve mandated changes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2917245\/airbnb-banning-indoor-security-cameras-inside-properties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bail-agent-arrested-for-killing-man-with-no-warrants-in-front-of-cops\/\" title=\"Bail Agent Arrested For Killing Man With No Warrants In Front Of Cops\">vacation rentals<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2024\/280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate Bill 280<\/a>&nbsp;would&rsquo;ve required vacation rental advertising platforms to collect and remit specific taxes while adding regulations for lodging and food establishments. DeSantis said in his&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Veto-Letter_SB-280.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">veto message<\/a>&nbsp;this would create more red tape for locals and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-playing-with-fire-on-gas-stoves-as-issue-reignites\/\" title=\"Biden playing with fire on gas stoves as issue reignites\">prevent local governments<\/a> from enacting existing ordinances or passing any new local measures.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2024\/62\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SB 62<\/a>&nbsp;would&rsquo;ve provided that individuals classified as residents for tuition purposes may not lose their resident status solely because they have been incarcerated in a correctional facility in Florida. DeSantis&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Veto-Letter_SB-62.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>&nbsp;the state should &ldquo;not reward criminal activity by providing inmates with the same benefits as law-abiding citizens.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2024\/494\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SB 494<\/a>&nbsp;would&rsquo;ve waived both the graduate record examination and the grade management admission test for service members applying for admission into graduate programs at state institutions that require the examinations. DeSantis&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Veto-Letter_SB-494.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>&nbsp;standardized tests are a necessary component of the admissions process, adding he does not see how dropping the examinations would benefit the institutions or the students.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2024\/821\/ByCategory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House Bill 821<\/a>&nbsp;would&rsquo;ve revised the maximum stormwater management user fees for residential, agricultural and commercial parcels of land in the Melbourne-Tillman Water Control District in Brevard County. DeSantis&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Veto-Letter_HB-821.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vetoed<\/a>&nbsp;the bill due to the likelihood that taxpayers would pay higher fees.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2024\/473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HB 473<\/a>&nbsp;would&rsquo;ve provided broad liability protections for state and local governments and private companies that only comply with minimum cybersecurity standards in the event of a cyberattack or data breach. DeSantis&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2024\/473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>&nbsp;the bill would result in less data security because it incentivizes entities to do the minimum to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-say-more-social-media-regulation-coming-this-year\/\" title=\"Lawmakers Expect More Social Media Regulation in the New Year\">protect consumer data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2024\/1078\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SB 1078<\/a>&nbsp;would&rsquo;ve exempted insurance agents, agencies and service representatives from submitting cellular telephone numbers to the Department of Financial Services as part of the licensure process. DeSantis&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Veto-Letter_SB-1078.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>&nbsp;Florida&rsquo;s insurance market is becoming increasingly competitive and he does not see how the bill would serve the public interest.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/?d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2024\/165\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HB 165<\/a>&nbsp;would&rsquo;ve granted the Florida Department of Health authority to close beaches, waterways and swimming pools. DeSantis&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Veto-Letter_HB-165.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>&nbsp;the DOH should not have the power to supersede local jurisdictions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2024\/133\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HB 133<\/a>&nbsp;would&rsquo;ve provided a period of time when convictions for crimes may not be grounds for denial of licensure as a barber or cosmetologist. DeSantis&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Veto-Letter_HB-133.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>&nbsp;it prohibits the licensing board from accessing an applicant&rsquo;s criminal history and added there may be a good reason for the board to have such information before approval.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed several bills from the 2024 session, including Senate Bill 280, which would have mandated vacation rental platforms to collect certain taxes and imposed new regulations on lodging and food services. In his veto message, DeSantis expressed his reasons for rejecting the bill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2285782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24164798480538-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4980,5113,14351],"class_list":["post-2285781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-desantis","tag-florida","tag-veto"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24164798480538-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2285781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2285781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2285781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2285782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2285781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2285781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2285781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}