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{{Short description|Florida-related events during the year 2022}}
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==Events==
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* [[March 28]] – Governor [[Ron DeSantis]] signs the [[Florida Parental Rights in Education Act]], often called the "Don't Say Gay" law by its opponents, which would prohibit instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in school classrooms from kindergarten to grade 3 into law. it took effect on July 1.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Connor |first=Lydia |date=March 28, 2022 |title=Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Into Law |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ron-desantis-signs-dont-say-gay-bill-florida_n_6227adfbe4b004a43c10cb11 |access-date=March 28, 2022|website=[[Huffington Post]] |language=en}}</ref>
* March 28 – Governor [[Ron DeSantis]] signs the [[Florida Parental Rights in Education Act]], often called the "Don't Say Gay" law by its opponents, which would prohibit instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in school classrooms from kindergarten to grade 3 into law. it took effect on July 1.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Connor |first=Lydia |date=March 28, 2022 |title=Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Into Law |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ron-desantis-signs-dont-say-gay-bill-florida_n_6227adfbe4b004a43c10cb11 |access-date=March 28, 2022|website=[[Huffington Post]] |language=en}}</ref>
* [[April 22]] –
* April 22
**Governor [[Ron DeSantis]] signs a bill to dissolve the [[Reedy Creek Improvement Act]], which allows Disney to self-govern its district, by June 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whitten |first=Sarah |date=April 22, 2022 |title=Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill revoking Disney's special district status |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/22/florida-gov-desantis-signs-bill-revoking-disneys-special-district-status.html |access-date=April 23, 2022 |website=[[CNBC]] |language=en}}</ref> This came after the [[Disney and Florida's Parental Rights in Education Act|ongoing feud between DeSantis and Disney]].
**Governor [[Ron DeSantis]] signs a bill to dissolve the [[Reedy Creek Improvement Act]], which allows Disney to self-govern its district, by June 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whitten |first=Sarah |date=April 22, 2022 |title=Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill revoking Disney's special district status |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/22/florida-gov-desantis-signs-bill-revoking-disneys-special-district-status.html |access-date=April 23, 2022 |website=[[CNBC]] |language=en}}</ref> This came after the [[Disney and Florida's Parental Rights in Education Act|ongoing feud between DeSantis and Disney]].
** He also signs the [[Stop WOKE Act]] into law.
** He also signs the [[Stop WOKE Act]] into law.
* [[August 8]] – [[FBI search of Mar-a-Lago]]
* August 8 – [[FBI search of Mar-a-Lago]]
* [[August 18]] a Florida judge blocks the [[Stop WOKE Act]], saying that it violates the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] and is too vague.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Judge blocks Florida's 'Stop WOKE Act' pushed by Gov. DeSantis |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/judge-blocks-floridas-stop-woke-act-pushed-gov-desantis-rcna43908 |date=August 19, 2022 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=November 1, 2022 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref>
* August 18 a Florida judge blocks the [[Stop WOKE Act]], saying that it violates the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] and is too vague.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Judge blocks Florida's 'Stop WOKE Act' pushed by Gov. DeSantis |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/judge-blocks-floridas-stop-woke-act-pushed-gov-desantis-rcna43908 |date=August 19, 2022 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=November 1, 2022 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref>
* [[September 14]] – [[Martha's Vineyard migrant airlift]] Florida governor [[Ron DeSantis]] sends approximately 50 primarily Venezuelan asylum seekers by air from San Antonio, Texas, to the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.
* September 14 – [[Martha's Vineyard migrant airlift]] Florida governor [[Ron DeSantis]] sends approximately 50 primarily Venezuelan asylum seekers by air from San Antonio, Texas, to the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.

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* The [[Florida State Guard]] is reactivated. It was disbanded in 1947.
* The [[Florida State Guard]] is reactivated. It was disbanded in 1947.


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Latest revision as of 20:30, 8 July 2024

2022
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The following is a list of events of the year 2022 in Florida.

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  1. ^ O'Connor, Lydia (March 28, 2022). "Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Into Law". Huffington Post. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Whitten, Sarah (April 22, 2022). "Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill revoking Disney's special district status". CNBC. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  3. ^ "Judge blocks Florida's 'Stop WOKE Act' pushed by Gov. DeSantis". NBC News. Associated Press. August 19, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.