Executive Order 26-117 (2026)

EO 26-117

Florida Executive Orders

STATE OF FLORIDA OFFICE OF THE·GOVERNOR EXECUTIVE, ORDER NUMBER 26-117. (Emergency Management - Amendment of Executive Order 26-33 -' Impacts of Winter Weather, Droughts, Wildfire Risks, and New World Screwworm) WHEREAS, on February 9, 2026, I issued Executive Order 26-33, declaring a major state of emergency in all sixty-seven counties in response to events impacting Florida's agricultural industry; and WHEREAS, on June 8, 2026, I issued Executive Order 26'-114 to extend Executive Order 26-33; and WHEREAS, the United States Department of Agriculture has confirmed the presence of New World Screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) in Texas and New Mexico; and WHEREAS, the presence ofNew World Screwworm in the United States has the potential to significantly impact Florida's agricultural industry; and WHEREAS, as Florida is continuing to recover from other events impacting the industry, immediate action is necessary to limit the impact resulting from New World Screwworm; and WHEREAS, as Governor of Florida, I ani responsible to meet the dangers presented to the State of Florida ~d its people by this emergency.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RON DESANTIS, as Governor of Florida, by virtue of the authority vested in me by

Article IV,

Section l(

a) of the Florida Constitution and by the Florida Emergency Management Act, as amended, and all other applicable laws, promulgate the following Executive Order, to take immediate effect:

Section 1. Executive Order 26-33 is hereby amended to add the presence of New World Screwworm to the conditions underlying the emergency. 1

Section 2. Except as amended herein, Executive Order 26-33, extended by Executive Order 26-114, is ratified and reaffirmed.

Section 3. This Executive Order is effective immediately and shall expire upon expiration of Executive Order Number 26-114 unless extended. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Florida to be affixed, at Tallahassee, this 11th day of June, 2026. ATTEST: -.. tmm!li:1t, f"""""""Ii rn Fi1 ~w.f 2

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CollectionFlorida Executive Orders
CitationEO 26-117
Typeexecutive_order
Languageen
Formatpdf
SourceFL_EO
Identifier2a33d0cde04db3975bf13381f02ec791c7527153

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Executive Order 26-117 (2026)

EO 26-117

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