DeSantis’ AI and vaccine agenda blocked by Florida House during special session

During a special session, Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez blocked two DeSantis-backed bills—one expanding religious exemptions for vaccine requirements and another regulating AI—declaring them dead on arrival, while the Senate moved ahead with AI regulation. DeSantis criticized the House’s inaction as political shenanigans, highlighting a rift as his influence wanes; the AI bill advanced in the Senate with broad support (37-1), requiring platforms to inform parents and allow limits on children’s use, among other provisions, even as concerns persist about a patchwork state approach to AI policy.