DeSantis veto spares government entities from larger payouts in negligence suits

By: Christine Sexton

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: June 29, 2026

Words: 848

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Update: The governor vetoed HB 145 June 30. His veto letter is here.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Monday that he’s vetoing legislation that would help people sue state and local government bodies, saying it would also increase the number of “unmeritorious” damages lawsuits and balloon local government costs during a time when residents want lower property taxes.

“I have no question, no doubt that that would happen, so we’ll veto that, and, and …

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