Florida Speaker kills DeSantis’ AI regulation, vaccine repeal bills on first day of special session

AI, vaccines dead for special session D

By: Liv Caputo, Christine Sexton

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: April 28, 2026

Words: 516

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Bucking Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida lawmakers won’t strike vaccine mandates for kids or create new guardrails on artificial intelligence, House Speaker Daniel Perez declared Tuesday morning.

The only topic the Florida House will address during the four-day special session is redrawing the state’s congressional maps.

“There were no bills filed on these policies prior to the start of this special session [in the House],” Perez told his members minutes after opening House proceedings. …

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