Ron DeSantis

Recent claims

• A top health care official in Gov. Ron DeSantis's administration promised that rural health care grant applications would be made available in January or February, after the federal government notifies the state 'by Dec. 31' on its request for $200 million in Rural Health Transformation Program funds.
  Nov 20, 2025
• Special elections will be held to fill the vacant state Senate seat (District 14) with a primary on January 13, 2026, and a general election on March 24, 2026.
  Oct 24, 2025
• Ron DeSantis will approve House Bill 615, allowing landlords to deliver notices to tenants electronically, and it will take effect on July 1, 2025.
  Apr 19, 2025
• On February 3, 2025, Governor Ron DeSantis introduced a proposed state budget for Fiscal Year 2026 totaling $115.6 billion in all funds, which was subsequently enacted in June 2025.
  Feb 3, 2025
• Ron DeSantis's "Focus on Florida's Future" Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 will provide $1.5 billion in additional tax relief for Florida families.
  Jun 12, 2024
• Governor Ron DeSantis pledged '$3.5 billion for water restoration projects over the next four years'.
  Jan 11, 2023
• DeSantis announced a proposal to permanently ban COVID-19 mandates in Florida, including mask requirements, vaccine and mask requirements in schools, COVID-19 passports, and employers hiring or firing based on COVID-19 vaccines.
  Jan 1, 2023
• Students entering high school in Florida will be required to take a financial literacy course starting in the 2023-2024 school year.
  Mar 22, 2022
• The Florida Parental Rights in Education Act would prohibit instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in school classrooms from kindergarten to grade 3.
  Feb 1, 2022
• Announced a temporary waiver of Florida's gasoline tax in the 2022 legislative session.
  Nov 22, 2021