{"id":2455190,"date":"2025-07-03T10:40:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T14:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-has-vetoed-nine-bills-590m-in-budget-line-items-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T10:43:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T14:43:26","slug":"desantis-has-vetoed-nine-bills-590m-in-budget-line-items-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-has-vetoed-nine-bills-590m-in-budget-line-items-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis has vetoed nine bills, $590M in budget line items &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fdesantis-has-vetoed-nine-bills-590m-in-budget-line-items-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=2455190&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 has vetoed nine bills from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-signs-executive-order-to-make-it-easier-to-vote-calls-gop-election-reform-efforts-an-all-out-assault-on-voting-rights\/\" title=\"Biden Signs Executive Order \u2018To Make It Easier\u2019 To Vote, Calls GOP Election Reform Efforts \u2018An All-Out Assault\u2019 On Voting Rights\">current legislative session<\/a> and rejected approximately $590 million in budget line items. Lawmakers would need a two-thirds majority in both chambers to override these vetoes. Among the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >meaningful line-item vetoes<\/a> are funds for various local government grants, improvements for public schools, and environmental projects. <\/p>\n<p>Specifically, DeSantis vetoed three House bills: one requiring additional qualifications for members of university boards, another aimed at creating a new probation program that lacked funding, and a bill amending the operational protocols of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.He also vetoed a measure intended to reduce health insurance cost increases for state employees, arguing that it could negatively impact families&#8217; access to medications.<\/p>\n<p>According to florida TaxWatch, DeSantis vetoed 65 of 238 appropriations listed as needing scrutiny in their &#8220;Budget Turkeys&#8221; report.  <\/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\">DeSantis has vetoed nine bills, $590M in budget line items<\/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_2164977\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Florida<\/a> Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> has vetoed nine bills from this session with only a few measures remaining for a decision, along with $590 million in line items from the state <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/budgets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">budget.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To override any vetoes, including line items, lawmakers would need a two-thirds vote in both chambers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3461955\/explosion-california-fireworks-warehouse-july-fourth\/\">Seven missing after explosion at California fireworks warehouse upends Fourth of July celebrations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3461986\/high-schooler-free-speech-case-approved-federal-judge\/\">High schooler&rsquo;s free speech case settlement approved by federal judge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3461871\/democrats-amicus-brief-oppose-dismantling-department-of-education\/\">Over 175 Democrats join amicus brief to oppose dismantling Education Department<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Among some of the larger&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/flgov.com\/eog\/sites\/default\/files\/shared\/2025\/06\/2025%20Final%20Veto%20List.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">line-item vetoes<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>&bull; $35.1 million for grants and aids to local governments for energy programs.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;&nbsp;$14 million for a new hangar for the Hillsborough County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;&nbsp;$11 million for the Conner lab facility.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;&nbsp;$7.5 million for water and wastewater improvements in Orange County.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;&nbsp;Nearly $6.3 million for the Ocklawaha river restoration that included the building of a new bridge.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;&nbsp;$5 million for an expansion of Brevard County School District&rsquo;s West Shore junior and senior high schools.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;&nbsp;$4.4 million for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-wants-consensus-on-cutting-funding-for-planned-parenthood-and-pbs-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Johnson wants \u2018consensus\u2019 on cutting funding for Planned Parenthood and PBS - Washington Examiner\">public television stations<\/a> and $1.3 million for public radio stations.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;&nbsp;$4.3 million for environmental dredging of Sykes Creek in Brevard County.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;&nbsp;$3 million for the second phase of the Westchester Free Standing Emergency Department.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;&nbsp;$3 million for critical utility infrastructure generators.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;&nbsp;$2.9 million for the Florida Strawberry Festival building and generators in Plant City.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;&nbsp;$2.8 million for the Florida International University&rsquo;s Transportation Efficiency program.<\/p>\n<p>The nonprofit group Florida TaxWatch said DeSantis vetoed 65 of the 238 appropriations&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=u001.gqh-2BaxUzlo7XKIuSly0rC2RGrHK3d7DAnk7FO1JAenjqNL-2Bx4m4NnGKWqZ5qIY-2BPvj3GMJVQN3ixb36vpZ1jblxSHzPfe-2BivWzmui0-2B8l0ac3ZYUc7a8SyBNR5bKEi-2FAEnXQoGj190w6EEN7Qb3vS8xyuOOOVA6-2BOKDyIGjj9AcZsoyxrdznKvhUbpVZPQ3xgDTIoskvmlXU2fDscvNfQKz-2FqV3-2BM-2BRR-2BXyirjw1AIHHfEhCYJ4s2spNne4IBfyzq-2FJLa1bTRGiZRwW3nAQkP1Am2agJtwxUn-2BIuAWUWooXYf0r-2B3AdfrSHz6n5-2B4Xo1bmABqpx416ar4Yg2O4o1DTA6yQbNn9XbeIi4R5p1fo8-3Dm02B_P8ncIqALG-2B7MX8quxt8PtUpv3D-2BsZQBkt-2Fme5e7XCn5-2FSeq16-2BRfPyD0yeQn-2BppKViVl0sNGokvb523TLUnCuq2l9kWNs17CbrRJMsb0KYruhtk19L-2BHGSFdKUwsvlo9fPt8QImFdB37Q1NOXxRl5Q7t70T4ojPm3jufkoZTSRJ4SqtUBID9twshaAqPeC2auSwce3K-2BTeqaI-2FC64bK44EmIpDDHAWGZuAw5vtreQ0xwwdRkeiZdBHzGgYkzl3kAmejBwzzSuXPlpjy30y0KLsJ1JYMHLRhS7Hgg01nGZxQBfZX-2BWk7HYNzOQFY5eYM0FGFACqbY7liqB1LxH-2BPwfEFkmPcC-2FSXW-2F9vPmIedTAw-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">listed in its annual &ldquo;Budget Turkeys&rdquo; report<\/a>&nbsp;and $126.1 million in member project appropriations that the report said merited close scrutiny.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, DeSantis vetoed three House bills 1445, 1095 and 1133.<\/p>\n<p>HB1445 would have required members of the Board of Governors and the university Board of Trustees to either be a state resident or a graduate of the university, an additional requirement that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/flgov.com\/eog\/sites\/default\/files\/shared\/2025\/07\/Veto%20Letter_HB%201445.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DeSantis said in his veto letter<\/a>&nbsp;the state Supreme Court had consistently declared unconstitutional.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HB1095 would have created a new pilot program in Hillsborough County for certain offenders whose conditions of probation require an abstention from drugs and alcohol.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/flgov.com\/eog\/sites\/default\/files\/shared\/2025\/07\/Veto%20Letter_HB%201095.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DeSantis said in his veto letter<\/a>&nbsp;that lawmakers declined to provide an appropriation for the program, making it impossible to implement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HB1133 would have amended the operations of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/flgov.com\/eog\/sites\/default\/files\/shared\/2025\/07\/Veto%20Letter_HB%201133.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DeSantis said in his veto letter<\/a>&nbsp;that while the intent of the bill was to prevent commission officers from entering hunting property without probable cause, he suggested to lawmakers provide something similar to the Boater Freedom Act.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3461023\/trump-desantis-show-power-of-reconciliation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">BIG, BEAUTIFUL BROMANCE: TRUMP AND DESANTIS SHOW THE POWER OF RECONCILIATION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the governor vetoed HB5015. This was intended to reduce the rate of cost increases for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">state&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-schumer-file-measure-that-sets-up-process-to-ram-through-biden-stimulus-without-gop-support\/\" title=\"Pelosi, Schumer File Measure That Sets Up Process To Ram Through Biden Stimulus Without GOP Support\">health insurance program<\/a> for state employees.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/flgov.com\/eog\/sites\/default\/files\/shared\/2025\/06\/Veto%20Letter_HB%205015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In his veto message, DeSantis<\/a>&nbsp;said the bill &ldquo;will have a negative impact on state employee families&rsquo; cost and access to prescription drugs and supplies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He said also that he supports the goal of reducing the rate of cost increases, but that all lawmakers, not a 14-member budget panel, should evaluate recommendations and make all options available for review.&nbsp;<\/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_2164977\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2164977\"}});<\/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>DeSantis vetoed nine bills and $590M in budget items<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2455191,"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\/07\/desantis-florida-profile-budget.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4463,4980,4762,14351,32076],"class_list":["post-2455190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-budget","tag-desantis","tag-legislation","tag-veto","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/desantis-florida-profile-budget.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455190","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=2455190"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2455194,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455190\/revisions\/2455194"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2455191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2455190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2455190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2455190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}