Proposed Florida Bill Would Create New State Agency to Supercede OSHA

Proposed Florida Bill Would Create New State Agency to Supercede OSHA
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at the Grand Beach Hotel Surfside in Surfside, Florida, on Aug. 10, 2021.Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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Florida’s House Speaker Chris Sprowls said on Nov. 8 that if the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is going to be “weaponized” against Floridians then the state will form its own regulatory agency.

Sprowls made the remarks during a press conference with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). DeSantis announced an emergency legislative session during which lawmakers would consider a number of measures targeting school mask requirements and vaccine mandates.