{"id":2395643,"date":"2025-01-27T13:28:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T18:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-gop-defies-desantis-with-early-exit-from-special-session-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T13:28:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T18:28:39","slug":"florida-gop-defies-desantis-with-early-exit-from-special-session-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-gop-defies-desantis-with-early-exit-from-special-session-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida GOP defies DeSantis with early exit from special session &#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\">26<\/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%2Fflorida-gop-defies-desantis-with-early-exit-from-special-session-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=2395643&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>In\u2062 a recent turn of events, \u2064Florida lawmakers, led by House Speaker Daniel Perez and Senate President Ben albritton, defied Governor Ron DeSantis\u200c by prematurely ending a special \u2062session he had requested.Perez criticized the\u2062 session as a &#8220;stunt,&#8221; arguing that the issues at\u200d hand, which included regulations \u200don condominiums\u2062 and \u2062hurricane relief,\u2064 did not warrant a special\u200b session. He emphasized that \u2063special\u2062 sessions should be \u2063reserved for urgent matters that cannot be handled during regular sessions.<\/p>\n<p>Following their actions, \u200cthe\u200c legislature initiated its own special session focused on immigration, with Perez proposing a\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/payback-trump-team-eyeing-massive-deportation-prisons-in-dems-own-backyards\/\" title=\"Payback: Trump Team Eyeing Massive Deportation Prisons in Dems&#039; Own Backyards\">broader immigration\u2064 strategy<\/a> \u200band\u2063 suggesting the appointment of Florida agriculture Commissioner \u2063Wilton Simpson as the\u200d state\u2019s chief immigration officer. Additionally, the Senate plans to introduce option legislation concerning immigration and deportation efforts. This\u200c marks \u200ba rare instance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-epa-pick-most-solar-energy-electric-vehicle-parts-come-from-china\/\" title=\"Biden EPA Pick: \u2018Most\u2019 Solar Energy, Electric Vehicle Parts \u2018Come From China\u2019\">lawmakers pushing back<\/a> against DeSantis, with both <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">chambers traditionally aligning<\/a> with his agenda since he took office in 2019.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Florida lawmakers defy DeSantis with early exit from special session he demanded<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1955176\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Florida\">Florida<\/a> House Speaker Daniel Perez, a Republican, immediately gaveled out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3301221\/florida-special-session-begins-uncertainty-gop-pushback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ron DeSantis\">special session<\/a> declared by Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ron DeSantis\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> (R-FL), decrying it as a &ldquo;stunt,&rdquo; leading lawmakers to gavel into their own.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Both Perez and Republican state Senate President Ben Albritton had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/3285885\/republicans-desantis-trump-focused-special-session-premature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"called\">called<\/a> the session &ldquo;premature&rdquo; when it was declared two weeks ago, but they had largely been quiet on how they would approach the session after DeSantis warned it would be &ldquo;very, very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-special-session-begins-with-uncertainty-after-gop-pushback-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Florida special session begins with uncertainty after GOP pushback - Washington Examiner\">hazardous politically&#038;rdquo<\/a>; if they defied him.<\/p>\n<p>The legislature decided to end the special session DeSantis had ordered that was focused on assisting President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s deportation efforts, instead opting to gavel into its own special session on the matter. Perez took aim at the governor, arguing that the other matters he wanted lawmakers to address, including condominium regulations, hurricane relief, and regulations for ballot initiative petitions, did not warrant a special session.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I believe special sessions should be used sparingly, they should not be stunts designed to generate headlines,&rdquo; Perez said. &ldquo;And the truth is, I hate special sessions because they inhibit the very thing the process should encourage, the push and pull of meaningful conversations that lead to the development of good and better ideas.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Special sessions should be reserved for those issues that truly cannot be addressed in the normal course of the legislative process. Most of the issues raised in the proclamation for special session A simply do not meet that threshold,&rdquo; Perez added, noting that the regular session begins on March 4.<\/p>\n<p>He also took time to condemn DeSantis&rsquo;s pressure campaign in the weeks leading up to the special session.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Attacks on this body &mdash; attacks on all of you &mdash; are not acceptable. This House will never be moved by threats. I will always have an open door and an open mind, but if someone forces me to choose sides, members, I will always choose yours,&rdquo; Perez said to the House chamber.<\/p>\n<p>As the legislature begins its own special session on immigration, Perez said DeSantis&rsquo;s proposals were &ldquo;too narrow&rdquo; and that he wanted to create an &ldquo;express lane&rdquo; between local and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bank-of-america-is-without-the-knowledge-or-the-consent-of-customers-sharing-private-info-with-feds-tucker-carlson-reports\/\" title=\"Bank Of America \u2018Is Without The Knowledge Or The Consent\u2019 Of Customers \u2018Sharing Private\u2019 Info With Feds, Tucker Carlson Reports\">federal law enforcement officials<\/a> through legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The state House speaker also said he wants to designate Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson as the chief immigration officer for the state as part of the response to illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Albritton said in remarks to the state Senate that Sen. Joe Gruters, a Republican, has offered up an alternative bill on helping the Trump administration with deportation and immigration efforts, which the Senate president said would be filed later Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The actions by the state House and Senate, which have largely worked in tandem with the governor since he entered office in 2019, were a rare rejection of DeSantis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1955176\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1955176\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida lawmakers exit DeSantis&#8217; special session early, calling it a &#8220;stunt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2395644,"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\/2025\/01\/daniel-perez-florida-house-special-session.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4980,5113,6203,41627],"class_list":["post-2395643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-desantis","tag-florida","tag-gop","tag-special-session"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/daniel-perez-florida-house-special-session.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395643","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\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2395643"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2395647,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395643\/revisions\/2395647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2395644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2395643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2395643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2395643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}