{"id":905676,"date":"2021-10-21T11:44:34","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T15:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=905676"},"modified":"2021-10-21T11:44:37","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T15:44:37","slug":"desantis-to-call-special-legislative-session-to-address-covid-19-vaccine-mandates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-to-call-special-legislative-session-to-address-covid-19-vaccine-mandates\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis To Call Special Legislative Session To Address COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates"},"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\">22<\/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-to-call-special-legislative-session-to-address-covid-19-vaccine-mandates%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=905676&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 class=\"p1\">On Thursday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced his plans to call a special session of the legislature in order to address COVID-19 vaccine mandates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/politics-government\/state-politics\/article255170202.html\">reported<\/a> by the Miami Herald, \u201cAt a Thursday news conference in Clearwater, Gov. Ron DeSantis laid out a litany of legislative policy priorities that would undermine federal requirements that workers be vaccinated against the coronavirus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe have got to stand up for people\u2019s jobs and their livelihoods,\u201d DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtxl.com\/news\/local-news\/gov-desantis-calls-special-legislative-session-to-fight-vaccine-mandates\">said<\/a>. \u201cWhat we are going to be doing, in addition to mounting aggressive legal challenges to federal mandates, we are also going to be taking legislative action to add protections for people in the state of Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThat\u2019s something that can not wait until the regular Legislative session next year; it needs to happen soon. So we will be calling the Legislature back for a special session. We want to make sure individuals in Florida have their livelihoods and jobs protected,\u201d DeSantis added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-xb1qmn-0 cHiDYe body-paragraph\">\u201cYour right to earn a living should not be contingent upon COVID-19 shots,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/news\/local\/happening-this-morning-gov-desantis-make-announcement-clearwater\/IQJGFUG4CRHSBMUOAZNXINM4VY\/\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abcactionnews.com\/news\/state\/gov-desantis-calls-for-special-legislative-session-to-fight-vaccine-mandates\">reportedly<\/a> noted how mandated vaccinations would especially harm the economy of the state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Tampa Bay Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/florida-politics\/2021\/10\/21\/desantis-plans-to-call-a-special-legislative-session-on-vaccine-mandates\/\">reported<\/a>:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Among the laws DeSantis wants to see passed:<\/p>\n<p>A proposal making businesses liable for any medical harm that results from a mandatory vaccinationA measure allowing parents to collect attorney\u2019s fees if they win a lawsuit against a school district for enacting illegal coronavirus restrictionsA law making it clear that it\u2019s illegal for governments to mandate the vaccine for government employees<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI don\u2019t think you can wait until next year,\u201d the governor reportedly noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Miami Herald added that the regularly scheduled legislative session begins on January 11th of next year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Chris Sprowls <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wptv.com\/news\/state\/gov-ron-desantis-news-conference-at-pinellas-county-sheriffs-office\">released<\/a> a memo, per West Palm Beach outlet WPTV, stating:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This morning Governor DeSantis announced that he plans to call the Legislature into a Special Session. At this time, we have not received the dates or details regarding any proposed call. We are in communication with the Governor\u2019s Office and our partners in the Senate, and we will share details with you as they emerge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Lawmakers have taken action to push back against vaccine requirements in several states.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Last week, Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) issued \u201can&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/uploads\/files\/press\/EO-GA-40_prohibiting_vaccine_mandates_legislative_action_IMAGE_10-11-2021.pdf\">executive order<\/a>&nbsp;entirely banning vaccine mandates in the state by employers, including private employers,\u201d per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/abbott-completely-bans-vaccine-mandates-by-any-employer-in-texas\">The Daily Wire<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He wrote:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">No entity in Texas can compel receipt of a COVID-19 vaccine by any individual, including an employee or a consumer, who<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced his plans to call a special session of the legislature in order to address COVID-19 vaccine mandates.As reported by the Miami Herald, \u201cAt a Thursday news conference in Clearwater, Gov. Ron DeSantis laid out a litany of legislative policy priorities that would undermine federal requirements that workers be vaccinated against the coronavirus.\u201d\u201cWe have got to stand up for people\u2019s jobs and their livelihoods,\u201d DeSantis said. \u201cWhat we are going to be doing, in addition to mounting aggressive legal challenges to federal mandates, we are also going to be taking legislative action to add protections for people in the state of Florida.\u201d\u201cThat\u2019s something that can not wait until the regular Legislative session next year; it needs to happen soon. So we will be calling the Legislature back for a special session. We want to make sure individuals in Florida have their livelihoods and jobs protected,\u201d DeSantis added.\u201cYour right to earn a living should not be contingent upon COVID-19 shots,\u201d he said.He also reportedly noted how mandated vaccinations would especially harm the economy of the state.The Tampa Bay Times reported:\u00a0Among the laws DeSantis wants to see passed:A proposal making businesses liable for any medical harm that results from a mandatory vaccinationA measure allowing parents to collect attorney\u2019s fees if they win a lawsuit against a school district for enacting illegal coronavirus restrictionsA law making it clear that it\u2019s illegal for governments to mandate the vaccine for government employees\u201cI don\u2019t think you can wait until next year,\u201d the governor reportedly noted.The Miami Herald added that the regularly scheduled legislative session begins on January 11th of next year.\u00a0Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Chris Sprowls released a memo, per West Palm Beach outlet WPTV, stating:\u00a0This morning Governor DeSantis announced that he plans to call the Legislature into a Special Session. At this time, we have not received the dates or details regarding any proposed call. We are in communication with the Governor\u2019s Office and our partners in the Senate, and we will share details with you as they emerge.\u00a0Lawmakers have taken action to push back against vaccine requirements in several states.\u00a0Last week, Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) issued \u201can\u00a0executive order\u00a0entirely banning vaccine mandates in the state by employers, including private employers,\u201d per The Daily Wire.\u00a0He wrote:\u00a0No entity in Texas can compel receipt of a COVID-19 vaccine by any individual, including an employee or a consumer, who objects to such vaccination for any reason of personal conscience, based on a religious belief, or for medical reasons, including prior recovery from COVID-19.\u00a0I hereby suspend all relevant statutes to the extent necessary to enforce this prohibition.He also noted that he had previously issued executive orders to bar \u201cgovernmental entities and certain others from imposing COVID- 19 vaccine mandates or requiring vaccine passports,\u201d but in \u201cyet another instance of federal overreach, the Biden Administration is now bullying many private entities into imposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates, causing workplace disruptions.\u201dHe concluded: \u201cThis executive order shall remain in effect and in full force unless it is modified, amended, rescinded, or superseded by the governor. This executive order may also be amended by proclamation of the governor.\u201d\u00a0\u201cAbbott also called on the Texas state Legislature to pass a law with the same effect. The executive order would be rescinded upon the passage of such legislation, the governor\u2019s office said,\u201d\u00a0CNN\u00a0reported.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-905676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/905676","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=905676"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/905676\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=905676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=905676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=905676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}