Posted on 04/21/2022 3:46:18 PM PDT by Morgana
Florida lawmakers have voted to strip Disney of its special status as a self-governing area as the war between Governor Ron DeSantis and the company rumbles on.
The Republican led House gave final passage to a bill that would end the Reedy Creek Improvement District, meaning the firm will no longer be able operate as a self-contained government.
'It seems as [though] Mickey and Minnie have joined us in the chamber today,' State Rep. Randy Fine, who sponsored the bill, said Thursday ahead of the vote as the sound of yelling filled the chamber.
The House passed the measure with a 68-38 vote after the Senate backed the bill by 23-16 the day before. The legislation will now go to DeSantis' desk for signing and could come into effect on June 1, 2023.
The governor has previously issued support for the measure, saying during a fundraising pitch Wednesday: 'Disney and other woke corporations won't get away with peddling their unchecked pressure campaigns any longer.
'If we want to keep the Democrat machine and their corporate lapdogs accountable, we have to stand together now.'
The House on Thursday also approved a Senate-passed bill that removes Disney's big tech censorship exemption.
Disney did not immediately respond to DailyMail.com's request for comment on the changes and it remains unclear if the company will launch an appeal, but the vote sets up a potential legal battle between the state and the entertainment giant.
The newly-passed bill rips up the 55-year-old deal that allowed Disney to regulate land, enforce building codes and treat wastewater - and could cost the company millions in lost local taxes.
Florida's Orange and Osceola counties may also end up saddled with $1billion of debt currently owed by Walt Disney World.
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Yummy.
Next up: Disney shops for a sympathetic Federal Court.
Next question, will they stand by this or rescind it before 2023?
or they’ll move ,LOL
And there was much rejoicing!
Woke conglomerate pays the price for publicly bashing parents against GROOMERs bill.
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where would they go? up north where they would have to close because of cold weather? Most other southern states would not put up with Disney’s shit and they already have one in California
Woke conglomerate pays the price
for publicly bashing
parents against GROOMERs
bill.
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They could never afford to move. The yare stuck where they are. Unless maybe China offers to facilitate a movement to the Far East.
Lol. Disney having a “movement”. Yuk yuk yuk. I kill myself.
Maybe they should move to China - or maybe Saudi Arabia - two countries whose policies Disney apparently loves because they never criticize either one. Seems like a fairy-tale princess match made in heaven??
Disney can’t go anywhere else. They have billions invested in the Florida location.
No, dear author, it is the "teachers can't engage in sexually explicit discussions with little kids in elementary school" bill.
The. billion dollars is related to the property (40 square miles) that Disney owns/controls.
It’s not debt....they should be forced to sell it off.
I live in Osceola country and this makes me very happy.
BWAHAHAHAHAAA! I’m glad I sold all of my Disney stock two years ago. Made a mint too!
They should wall it in, market it as a private prison without guards, then produce drone-filmed reality TV shows.
Buy low... and if they keep sinking, then perhaps sell...to Elon Musk! LOL!
Lemmiwinks Gerbil is saddened
Maybe they’ll sell Star Wars
I am very happy I got rid of my Disney Stock, this CEO is loony.
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