Governor DeSantis Signs Budget with Vetoes
Governor DeSantis signed the $100 billion state budget today,
but not before vetoing $1.5 billion from the spending plan. The
majority of the $1.5 billion line item vetoes is from federal
American Rescue Plan dollars totaling $1.35 billion. DeSantis
stated that because federal rules won t allow the state to
spend the federal dollars for an Emergency Response Fund to prepare
for future emergencies or a Budget Stabilization Fund, he vetoed
the two line items rather than run the risk of having to send the
money back after spending it. Click here for a list of vetoes.
Nonetheless, some $10 billion in COVID-related federal aid from