Even as DeSantis called the new bill "weaker," legislative Republicans pushed their legislation through the committee process Monday.

Ron DeSantis on Wednesday pledged to veto an immigration bill passed during a special legislative session Tuesday, triggering a potential showdown with Republican House and Senate leaders in a tug-of-war over efforts to carry out President Donald Trump’s agenda.

SB 334, filed by Sen. Joe Gruters of Sarasota, would give patients the right to grow two pot plants at home for personal consumption. It also contemplated changes to the hemp market, but the sponsor withdrew the bill, telling POLITICO Florida Playbook the bill would come back as strictly a home grow measure.

Sen. Jason Pizzo, D-Miami, noted Tuesday that DeSantis didn’t hold accountable a state road contractor after one of its employees, a Honduran immigrant in the country illegally, killed Pinellas Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Hartwick at a construction site.

State Senator Joe Gruters joins Jim DeFede from D.C., where he will attend President-elect Trump's inauguration.

Florida lawmakers passed an immigration bill that was panned by Gov. Ron DeSantis and gaveled out of their special session on Tuesday. The Tackling and Reforming Unlawful Migration Policy Act – known by the acronym TRUMP Act – is sponsored by Sen.

In defiance of Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Republican-led Florida Legislature passed a bill late Tuesday night anointing Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson as the state’s chief immigration officer and zapping millions of dollars from the governor’s office for immigration enforcement.

The Florida Legislature still must send the bill to him before he acts. Here’s what to watch for in the coming days.

EXCLUSIVE: Gov. DeSantis Accused of Lacking Will to Communicate Over Illegal Immigration As Governor Ron DeSantis is set to veto the illegal immigration “

As a rift widens within the Florida GOP, Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will raise funds to help elect a “strong conservative” to succeed him and urged potential candidates to get on board with his immigration plan.

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