Florida Senate votes to ban local governments from spending on DEI

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: March 5, 2026

Words: 978

Last Updated: 5 days, 11 hours ago

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The Florida Senate approved legislation Wednesday night that will prohibit cities and counties from funding, promoting, or taking official actions relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts.

The final vote was 25-11 and came after a debate that began in the morning and ultimately ended at 8:36 p.m. Miami-Dade County Sen. Alexis Calatayud was the lone Republican to join all of the Democrats in opposing the measure. Independent Sen. Jason Pizzo voted with all …

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