After a week of deliberations, Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a formal proclamation for the Legislature to convene a special session beginning Monday, Nov. 15, and ending Friday, Nov. 19.
The governor made no bones about what he wants: Bills banning private employer vaccine mandates, fortifying the state’s Parents’ Bill of Rights, disqualifying employers mandating vaccinations from liability protections, allowing those harmed by vaccinations to sue employers, and opting out of federal Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) regulation.
Florida has already banned vaccine and mask mandates by executive order, a 2021 Department of Health rule, a 2021 bill and its interpretation of a ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights,’ also adopted in 2021. The governor wants all further encoded into law and funding for challenging the Biden administration across an array of expanding fronts.
