SCR0704 • 2026

State of Emergency Termination

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Polsky
Last action: 2026-03-13
Official status: Senate - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on what happens after the resolution is passed, such as specific actions required from the Governor beyond terminating the state of emergency.

End State Emergency

This resolution ends a state of emergency and related orders that were put in place due to unauthorized immigration.

What This Bill Does

Terminates the state of emergency declared by Executive Order 23-03.
Cancels all orders, proclamations, or rules made because of this executive order.

Who It Names or Affects

The people and agencies in Florida who were affected by Executive Order 23-03.

Terms To Know

Executive Order: A directive issued by the Governor to manage state operations during emergencies or other situations.
State of Emergency: A declaration made by the Governor when there is a serious situation that needs special handling, like natural disasters or public health crises.

Limits and Unknowns

The resolution does not specify what happens to people who were affected by the orders before they ended.
It's unclear if this will change how Florida deals with unauthorized immigration in the future.

Bill History

2026-03-13 Senate
• Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
2026-01-13 Senate
• Introduced
2025-12-16 Senate
• Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Rules
2025-12-03 Senate
• Filed

Official Summary Text

State of Emergency Termination; Terminating the state of emergency and any order, proclamation, or rule issued or adopted thereunder declared by Executive Order 23-03, etc.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

Florida Senate
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2026

SCR 704

By
Senator Polsky

30-00054-26 2026704__
1 Senate Concurrent Resolution
2 A concurrent resolution terminating the state of
3 emergency and any order, proclamation, or rule issued
4 or adopted thereunder declared by Executive Order 23
5 03.
6
7 WHEREAS, in response to the perceived threat of illegal
8 immigration, on January 6, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis issued
9 Executive Order 23-03, and
10 WHEREAS, Executive Order 23-03 declared a state of
11 emergency to enable the state to address the major disaster of
12 the migration of unauthorized aliens into this state, and
13 WHEREAS, Governor Ron DeSantis has extended the declaration
14 of a state of emergency by issuing subsequent executive orders
15 as required, and
16 WHEREAS, s. 252.36(3)(a), Florida Statutes, authorizes the
17 Legislature to terminate, by concurrent resolution, a state of
18 emergency declared by the Governor, NOW, THEREFORE,
19
20 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida, the House
21 of Representatives Concurring:
22
23 That, pursuant to the authority granted to the Legislature
24 by s. 252.36(3)(a), Florida Statutes, the state of emergency
25 declared by Executive Order 23-03, as extended, is terminated.
26 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any order, proclamation, or
27 rule issued or adopted pursuant to or in furtherance of
28 Executive Order 23-03, as extended, is terminated.
29 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, as required by s.
30 252.36(3)(a), Florida Statutes, the Governor shall issue an
31 executive order terminating the state of emergency declared by
32 Executive Order 23-03, as extended.