Florida Republicans introduced a bill to prevent state employees from conducting traditional campaign-type activities during working hours. The move comes after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis used government staffers to help him directly raise campaign contributions at least twice over the past year.
HB 1445, as the bill is officially called, was introduced last week after NBC News first reported last month that staffers in DeSantis' administration solicited political contributions for his presidential bid and have asked lobbyists to commit money to a political committee as first lady Casey DeSantis considers a run for governor in 2026.
