Florida Legislature Passes Iran Sanctions and Israel Support in Three-Day Special Session

Florida Gov. and legislature hope to make Florida the ’second safest place for Jewish people in the world.’

The Florida Capitol in Tallahassee houses the offices of government departments and state lawmakers, and holds the two domed chambers of the state legislature, the meeting places of the state House of Representatives and the state Senate. File photo taken on March 14, 2023. Nanette Holt/The Epoch Times

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—The Florida Legislature on Nov. 8 passed sweeping legislation supporting Israel and enacting strict Iranian sanctions, which state officials say are some of the toughest in the nation.

The special session—originally scheduled to end on Nov. 9—created new Iranian sanctions beyond the petroleum industry, providing added security for Jewish institutions and Historic Black Colleges, allocated additional Hurricane Idalia relief funding for farmers and cultivators in Florida’s Big Bend region, and expanded the Family Empowerment Scholarship for special needs students.