Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning vaccine passports; suspends COVID-19 local emergency orders
By FOX 13 News staff
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Dan Matics reports
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - From a waterfront restaurant in St. Petersburg, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended all local-government coronavirus emergency orders on Monday as he signed a bill that makes permanent his ban on COVID-19 vaccine passports and limits the authority of cities and counties in future healthcare crises. My message is that the vaccines protect you. Get vaccinated, and then live your life as if you are protected, DeSantis said during an event at the Big Catch at Salt Creek, a St. Petersburg restaurant. You don’t have to chafe under restrictions Infinitum.
ST. PETERSBURG â Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order Monday morning that suspends all remaining local restrictions connected to the COVID-19 pandemic
DeSantis held a press conference at The Big Catch at Salt Creek, 1500 Second St. S. in St. Petersburg, to sign Senate Bill 2006, which gives the governor the power to override local emergency orders. The bill goes into effect July 1.
DeSantis also signed an executive order that overrides local emergency orders, which also would become effective July 1. In the interim, he signed another order suspending local restrictions that âfills the gapâ between now and July 1.
Pinellas County currently has an ordinance in place requiring people to wear facial coverings in indoor public places, and requires people to be seated to be served at local restaurants and bars, plus other measures. No word has been received from the county about those requirements.
Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning vaccine passports; suspends COVID-19 local emergency orders
By FOX 13 News staff
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Gov. Ron DeSantis signs SB-2006, which goes into effect on July 1, 2021
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - From a waterfront restaurant in St. Petersburg, the governor of Florida signed a bill banning COVID-19 vaccine passports in the state and also announced he will suspend all local emergency orders related to the pandemic.
On Monday morning, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB-2006 during a visit at The Big Catch at Salt Creek as the Bay Area launches its Travel and Tourism Week. It will prohibit businesses, schools, and government agencies from requiring people to show documentation certifying COVID-19 vaccinations or post-infection recovery before gaining entry.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds a press conference announcing a lawsuit against CDC to try to get cruising restarted at PortMiami in Miami, Florida, Thursday, April 8, 2021.
TALLAHASSEE - Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended all local-government coronavirus emergency orders on Monday as he signed a bill that makes permanent his ban on COVID-19 vaccine “passports” and limits the authority of cities and counties in future health-care crises.
“My message is that the vaccines protect you. Get vaccinated, and then live your life as if you are protected,” DeSantis said during an event at the Big Catch at Salt Creek, a St. Petersburg restaurant. “You don’t have to chafe under restrictions infinitum.”