Florida House Unanimously Passes Bill Banning Golf Courses, Hotels, Pickleball Courts, and Luxury Lodges in State Parks

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Published Apr 16, 2025, 07:05 PM

The Florida House of Representatives has unanimously passed legislation prohibiting the construction of golf courses, hotels, pickleball courts, and luxury lodges on state park land. This move comes in response to public opposition and environmentalist concerns over a previous plan promoted by Governor Ron DeSantis' administration that would have allowed such developments within Florida's state parks. The bill aims to preserve the natural integrity of state parks by restricting certain types of commercial and recreational developments. Following its approval in the House, the legislation will now advance to the Florida Senate for further consideration.

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'STATE PARKS ARE PRECIOUS': Certain types of development will be prohibited at Florida state parks under legislation passed by the state House. Now it will go to the Senate. Here are the details: https://t.co/tqF1QLRmSB

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Development such as golf courses, pickleball courts and luxury lodges would be prohibited at Florida state parks under legislation passed by the state House following public outcry against such projects that were pushed by Gov. DeSantis' administration. https://t.co/jdho14nfsG

Max Chesnes

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NEW: The Florida House just unanimously passed a bill to prohibit golf courses, hotels and other amenities from being built on state park land It’s a dramatic response to a widely condemned plan pursued last year by the DeSantis admin @mahoneysthename https://t.co/0iyzI2puuu

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Florida House Unanimously Passes Bill Banning Golf Courses, Hotels, Pickleball Courts, and Luxury Lodges in State Parks

Florida House Unanimously Passes Bill Banning Golf Courses, Hotels, Pickleball Courts, and Luxury Lodges in State Parks

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