UPDATE: As pointed out in the comments, this statute was NOT passed in 2020 and signed by DeSantis. He is not the bad guy (though this thing should be thrown out -- at least the unconstitutional language).
It was passed in 2002, and signed by Jeb Bush, which is not suprising. My apologies to Mr. DeSantis.
It's still an offensive piece of legislation that should be repealed or amended.
Here is the link to the 2002 statute:
http://laws.flrules.org/files/Ch_2002-269.pdf
Here is a link to the current version, which is making the rounds on the interwebs:
The portion of the law they show to the public says this:
The rules adopted under this section ... shall supersede all rules enacted by other state departments, boards or commissions, and ordinances and regulations enacted by political subdivisions of the state.
Any person who violates any rule adopted under this section, any isolation or quarantine, or any requirement adopted by the department pursuant to a declared public health emergency, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
But that is just a misdirection. Because what is ALLOWED in this section (381.00315) is this:
The State Health Officer, upon declaration of a public health emergency, may take actions that are necessary to protect the public health. Such actions include, but are not limited to:
Ordering an individual to be examined, tested, vaccinated, treated, isolated, or quarantined
and ...
If the individual poses a danger to the public health, the State Health Officer may subject the individual to isolation or quarantine. If there is no practical method to isolate or quarantine the individual, the State Health Officer may use any means necessary to vaccinate or treat the individual.
Dont shill... if you read and research a little further you'll find that this has been on paper in FL since 2002, put in place by none other than Jeb.
https://www.aapsonline.org/press/jebbushlet.htm
Not shilling. But looks like I fell for it.
The link you posted is just a letter, which does not back up your claim.
However on further research, I found this, which is the 2002 statute passed with the offensive language:
http://laws.flrules.org/files/Ch_2002-269.pdf
So, it looks like Jeb Bush was the bad guy.
Law should be amended/repealed, but looks like it was not passed in 2020, which was the original claim.
I'll update the OP.
Fair enough, it was all i could find in a hurry.
I do not disagree that it should be changed!
But, i do take issue with people lambasting Desantis. He is based as fuck. He has brass balls and is not afraid to fight for us as is evidenced by any news conference hes been in the last year.
Thanks for this research. I am confused and am trying to explain something to a family member. So... Jeb signed this into law in 2002, and then the FL legislature tried to amend it for the better in 2020 but Desantis did not sign the new and better legislation, and left the bad 2002 legislation in place? do I have that right?