TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A proposal aimed at helping bring President Donald Trump’s presidential library to Florida was approved Wednesday by the state Senate.
The bill (SB 118), which passed in a 36-3 vote, would prohibit local governments from imposing restrictions on presidential libraries.
“As the home state to the 45th and 47th president of the United States, there is a high likelihood that President Trump will select Florida to be the site of his presidential library,” bill sponsor Jason Brodeur, R-Sanford, said.
“In anticipation of Florida’s first presidential library, we should roll out the welcome mat and offer the president maximum flexibility to construct this historic landmark in Florida.”
NBC News reported March 8 that the president’s team has scouted locations, including Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, south of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, and Florida International University in Miami-Dade County.
A House version of the bill (HB 69), filed by Rep. Alex Andrade, R-Pensacola, is ready to go to the full House. The dissenting votes Thursday were cast by Sen. Lori Berman, D-Boca Raton, Sen. Tina Polsky, D-Boca Raton, and Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith, D-Orlando.
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