US EditionFlorida House lawmakers back down on limits to DeSantis’ emergency fund
House amends fund to cover manmade and technological disasters while maintaining oversight and allowing immigration enforcement spending, with $573 million used in three years.
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A Day After Blocking Diverting Emergency Money to Migrant Enforcement, House Backs Down
The Florida House on Tuesday backed down from its proposal to block emergency funds from being used on illegal immigration enforcement following harsh criticism from the DeSantis administration. This represents a massive pivot from the GOP-dominated House’s original proposal to exclusively use the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund on natural disasters, an idea blasted as “moronic” by the state Attorney General James Uthmeier, a former aid…
Tampa Bay Times
Florida House lawmakers back down on limits to DeSantis’ emergency fund
It would still place guardrails on the governor’s spending.
Florida House lawmakers back down on limits to Gov. Ron DeSantis' emergency fund
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — After intense pushback from Gov. Ron DeSantis and his allies, Florida House Republicans backed off a proposal to stop him from using an emergency fund to carry out his immigration efforts. House Republicans plan to pass an ...
Florida Phoenix
South Florida ReporterFlorida House backs down amid DeSantis criticism: emergency dollars can be used on immigration
The Florida Capitol building on Dec. 2, 2025. (Photo by Jay Waagmeester/Florida Phoenix)The Florida House on Tuesday backed down from its proposal to block emergency funds from being used on illegal immigration enforcement following harsh criticism from the DeSantis administration. This represents a massive pivot from the GOP-dominated House’s original proposal to exclusively use the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund on natural disasters,…
The governor justified the use of hundreds of millions of dollars from the state fund to finance detention centers and rescue operations in the middle of a budget pulse.
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