Florida House, Senate still split on DeSantis’ emergency fund

House, Senate Still Split On DeSantis’ Emergency Fund

By Ana Goñi-Lessan, The News Service of Florida The two chambers of the Florida Legislature still haven’t decided whether to give Gov. Ron DeSantis the authority to spend money out of the state’s emergency fund for immigration enforcement, days before the 2026 regular session is scheduled to end. The Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund, created in 2022 by the Legislature with hundreds of millions of dollars originally earmarked to handle hu…

Florida House, Senate still split on DeSantis’ emergency fund

The two chambers of the Florida Legislature still haven’t decided whether to give Gov. Ron DeSantis the authority to spend money out of the state’s emergency fund for immigration enforcement, days before the 2026 regular session is scheduled to end.