Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Tuesday formally disavowed the controversial Florida bill that would require compensated bloggers who write about the governor or members of his cabinet to register with the state, stating clearly that he does not support it.
The bill in question — Florida Sen. Jason Brodeur’s SB 1316: Information Dissemination — would require compensated bloggers writing about a member of the Legislature, the Office of Legislative Services, or a member of the executive branch to register with the “appropriate office,” whether that be the Office of Legislative Services or the Commission on Ethics. Notably, the legislation does not apply to members of the mainstream media.
The bill reads in part:
DeSantis: ‘I Don’t Support’ Bill Requiring Bloggers Who Write About the Governor to Register with the State
- by: Hannah Bleau
- 2023-03-07
- Source:
Breitbart
- 03/10/2023
Ron DeSantis by Gage Skidmore is licensed under Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0
Ron DeSantis by Gage Skidmore is licensed under Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0
