Governor's deregulation train falters at end of session

Bills for occupational licensing reform failed to get the floor of either Chamber.

By Business Observer Staff
| 6:00 a.m. May 10, 2019
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A top business deregulation priority for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — occupational licensing reform — withered to a slow death in the 2019 legislative session, which ended May 3.

Separate reform bills in the House and Senate got through combative committee hearings, according to a report from Florida Watchdog, a government oversight news site. But neither bill made it to the chamber floors for a full vote.