“Local governments don’t have a lot of tools anymore, we’ve taken away a lot of their tools. Now, this year’s preemption bill is aimed at curbing anything that could threaten a local business-a move critics have dubbed “super-preemption.” Orlando Democrat Anna Eskamani raised concerns about the fate of LGBTQ-plus, environmental, and even wage protections at the local level. And this bill essentially says, ‘yeah, we don’t trust you to do that," Gantt argued on the House floor during debate on the bill.įor years, the Republican-dominated legislature has been chipping away at local ordinances through a powerful tool known as preemption-the passage of laws that override local ordinances on everything from guns, plastic straws, fertilizers, even sunscreen.
These are efforts-time, energy, conversations, hearings-that are given by our local officials. “We’re talking about ordinances that respond to the needs of the community. So, what happened to the idea of local control? asked Miami Democratic Representative Ashley Gantt. It’s the argument made by Democrats against a state legislative measure that would hinder the ability of local governments to craft ordinances. “The government closest to the people serves the people best.” The quote is usually attributed to Thomas Jefferson. But Democrats worry the measure is an overreach and could hurt local governments' abilities to respond to the everyday concerns of their residents. Florida lawmakers are making it easier for businesses to sue municipalities over ordinances that have adverse impacts on their companies. Local governments will have fewer options when it comes to imposing regulations.
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