TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – On Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a tuition bill and signed two other bills into law.
The vetoed bill — SB 62 — was aimed at preventing people from losing residency status for tuition purposes as a result of incarceration.
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“Florida’s higher education system has ranked No. 1 in the country for nearly a decade, in part due to the state’s investment in our institutions over that same period,” DeSantis wrote in his veto letter. “We should not reward criminal activity by providing inmates with the same benefits as law-abiding citizens.”
Meanwhile, DeSantis signed two other bills into law. They are as follows:
HB 479 — Alternative Mobility
House Bill 479 defines “mobility fee” and “mobility plan” for the state’s Community Planning Act.
The law takes effect on Oct. 1.
SB 1198 — Corporate Actions
Senate Bill 1198 provides a ratification process for corporate actions that might not have been properly authorized and for shares that could be improperly issued.
This procedure is only meant to be available when there is objective evidence that a corporate action was “defectively implemented.”
The law only applies to the following types of firms:
- LLC
- Corporation
- Corporation not for profit
The law takes effect on July 1.
Nearly 180 other bills are set to go into effect on July 1, as well. For a full list of these new laws, click here.
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