Will he or won’t he? Bills arriving at Gov. DeSantis’ desk to sign

News Service of Florida — With the regular session in the rearview mirror, the calls for Gov. Ron DeSantis to apply his signature to bills or bring out the veto pen are just getting started.

Lawmakers pushed 192 general bills and 44 local bills across the finish line before the session petered out on Friday. As of Thursday morning, only 11 of the measures that won support from both sides of the Capitol had been delivered to DeSantis to await his action — sign, veto or let become law without a signature.

Interest groups are already looking to persuade DeSantis.

Civil rights organizations decried a measure that lets the state designate groups as “domestic terrorist organizations” (HB 1471 and HB 1473).

“When non-profit organizations are targeted, all of us are less safe,” Renata Bozzetto, deputy director of the Florida Immigrant Coalition, said in a release calling for the proposal to be vetoed.

In addition to opposing the “domestic terrorist” labeling bill, the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida called out a measure (HB 991) that will require Florida voters after the 2026 elections to prove their citizenship at the ballot box.

While Democratic lawmakers said the changes target select voters, ACLU of Florida Executive Director Bacardi Jackson raised issues with the added document requirements, calling them “new bureaucratic hurdles.”

“When lawmakers add barriers like these, the impact is predictable,” Jackson wrote. “The burden falls hardest on students, seniors, naturalized citizens, and working families who may not have immediate access to the specific records the government will now demand.”

There are also groups voicing support for approved legislation awaiting delivery to DeSantis.

The Professional Insurance Agents of Florida and the Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies backed a measure (HB 1343) aimed at attracting students into their industry by having the Department of Education work with the Department of Financial Services to develop a high school course in insurance and personal finance.

“Encouraging young people to explore careers in insurance is an investment in Florida’s economic stability and consumer protection,” Al Mendez, president of LAAIA National, said in a release.

The overall number of approved bills is down slightly from the 262 that reached DeSantis in the 2025 regular session, which included the budget and tax package. In 2024, 313 bills were sent to DeSantis, 348 in 2023.

DeSantis vetoed 11 bills in 2025, 14 in 2024 and seven in 2023.