A Republican-backed bill to block local governments from regulating presidential library construction cleared a key hurdle Thursday, sailing through the State Affairs Committee on a 16-7 vote.
HB 69, now headed for the Florida House floor, aims to facilitate President Donald Trump’s potential library in the Sunshine State by stripping cities and counties of zoning sway.
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Asked about whether the bill would greenlight an “unconventional” library—one with a hotel or casino
Rep. Alex Andrade (R-Pensacola), the bill’s sponsor, said, “The bill does not contemplate anything other than issues of a development order and the land-use decisions being made by the state instead of a local government.”
The Senate companion, SB 118, has also hurdled committees, teeing up a full chamber vote.
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