Executive Order 26-74 (2026) — Emergency Management — Extension of Executive Order 24-214-Hurricane Milton

EO 26-74

Florida Executive Orders

STATE OF FLORIDA .OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 26-74 (Emergency Management-Extension of Executive Order 24-214-Hurricane Milton) WHEREAS, on October 5, 2024, I issued Executive Order24-214, declaring a state of emergency for thirty-five counties due to the severe weather, heavy rainfall, flash flooding,river flooding, and gu~ty winds caused by Tropical Storm Milton; and WHEREAS, on October 6, 2024, I issued Executive Order 24-215, which· amended Executive Order 24-214, and extended the state of emergency to fifty-one counties;.and WHEREAS, the tropical system surged from a tropical storm to a category 5 hurricane in less than twenty-four hours on its trajectory in the Gulf of America; and WHEREAS, on October 9, 2024, Hurricane Milton made landfall as a dangerous category 3 hurricane along Florida's Gulf Coast near Siesta Key, about five miles west of Sarasota; and WHEREAS, the affected areas ate still recovering from the damage caused by Hurricane Milton; and WHEREAS, Executive Order 24-214, as amended by Executive Order 24-215, and subsequently extended, expires on March 24, 2026, unless extended; a11d WHEREAS, an extension of Executive Order 24-214, as amended by Executive Order 24-215, is necessary because recovery efforts and those affected by this disaster require the continued support of the State of Florida.

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

Article IV,

Section 1 (

a) of the Florida Constitution and bi the Florida 1 Emergency Management Act, as amended, and all other applicable laws, promulgate the following Executive Order to take immediate effect:

Section 1. The state of emergency and all provisions of Executive Order 24-214, as amended by Executive Order 24-215, are renewed for sixty (60) days following the date of this Executive Order.

Section 2. Except as amended herein, Executive Order 24-214, as amended by Executive Order 24-215, is ratified and reaffirmed.

Section 3. This Executive Order is effective immediately. r--.>---u C7"\~J:> ~;q :x ·n~ • ~-·{ ::::::0J>•-eµ -~-~ ...,_Pl N -l>z + r (/) ~ (/) ..,, timo :x m rr, "T1 - Cf) -..;:J.~ (J1 -l NM ATTEST: 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 24th day of March, 2026. ' 0 !'-.:) ,f"l1 = 2 0

Document details

Collection	Florida Executive Orders
Citation	EO 26-74
Type	executive_order
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	FL_EO
Identifier	da6a3e64d050842461a88d04b64b98687aa8c00d

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