Proposal to ban local governments from promoting ‘net-zero’ emission policies moves to House

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: February 25, 2026

Words: 459

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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The work that more than a dozen local governments have undertaken over the past 15 years to combat climate change could be eliminated if legislation making its way to the floor of the Florida House gets passed into law later this year.

The proposal (HB 1217), sponsored by House Republicans Berny Jacques from Pinellas County and John Snyder from Stuart, would ban government entities from adopting or enforcing policies aimed at reducing the emission …

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