The Florida House on Thursday approved a Senate-passed measure that would strip Disney of its self-governing status, reversing a more than 50-year-old Florida provision amid criticism over the corporation’s decision last month to announce its goal to repeal a separate parental rights bill.
The decision Thursday could mean that Disney, which controls a 25,000-acre parcel of land around Orlando, would pay significantly more in state taxes. At the same time, it signals a souring in relations between Disney—a major political donor and player in Florida—and the Republican-led government.
Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has criticized Disney—one of the largest media conglomerates in the world—for embracing a “woke” ideological position in recent days, will now have the option to sign the bill into law. A day earlier, the Senate passed the bill mainly along party lines, with Democrats opposing it.
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