Florida House proposes bar on emergency dollars for immigration enforcement

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: February 13, 2026

Words: 442

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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The Florida House wants to prevent the state’s disaster response agency from using emergency funds on immigration or any non-natural disaster.

The lower chamber — long at odds with the DeSantis administration — would also ban the purchase of aircraft, boats, or motor vehicles through the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund, a trust set to expire next week unless reauthorized by the Legislature.

The GOP-supermajority House’s decision to limit the governor’s power comes just days …

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