DeSantis Signs Sweeping Ban On Requiring Proof Of Vaccination, Suspends All Local Orders On Coronavirus

The Miami Herald reports:

Gov. Ron DeSantis kept his promise and signed a bill into law Monday that bars businesses, schools and government entities across Florida from asking anyone to provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination.

The bill is effective July 1, but DeSantis also on Monday said he would sign an executive order invalidating all remaining local emergency COVID orders that are still in place after July 1 and suspend immediately any orders related to COVID-19 now.

Critics said the ban on vaccine documentation was written to appeal to vaccine opponents and would hamper efforts by the cruise industry and others that have struggled to bring tourists back to Florida.

Read the full article. The new law makes DeSantis’s earlier executive order on proof of vaccination permanent.

NEW: Gov. Ron DeSantis kept his promise and signed a bill into law Monday that bars businesses, schools and government entities across Florida from asking anyone to provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination. https://t.co/RokMMK1TOz

— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) May 3, 2021

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed an executive order to end all local emergency orders relating to COVID-19, effectively halting enforcement of restrictions across Florida. https://t.co/vM0ETWjEbU

— Axios (@axios) May 3, 2021