TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida House of Representatives has given final passage to a bill to dissolve a private government that Walt Disney World has been allowed to operate on its properties for more than five decades.
House lawmakers approved the measure on Thursday.
The passage is a victory for Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
He has been feuding with the entertainment giant after it publicly declared its opposition to a new law backed by the governor that critics have dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.”
The Disney bill would eliminate the self-governed districts by June 2023.
But it would allow the districts to be reestablished in the future, leaving the door open for further negotiations.
