Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on March 29 signed into law a bill that protects businesses, governments, and health care providers in the state from COVID-19 lawsuits, given they can prove they sufficiently followed guidelines to prevent the transmission of the disease.
The Republican governor signed SB 72 (pdf) during a news conference in Tallahassee, joined by state Senate President Wilton Simpson, House Speaker Chris Sprowls, Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, and several Republican lawmakers.
