# Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Stripping Disney of Self-Governing Status

By Human Events · Published 2022-04-22 · News & Analysis › Politics · https://humanevents.com/news/ron-desantis-signs-bill-stripping-disney-of-self-governing-status

> Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a bill stripping Disney World of its special tax and administrative status. As previously reported by Human Events News, the Florida house on Thursday passed the bill just a day after the Florida Senate voted 23 to 16 to dissolve Disney’s self-governing status granted by the state over 50 \[…\]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a bill stripping Disney World of its special tax and administrative status.

As previously reported by *Human Events News*, the Florida house on Thursday passed the bill just a day after the Florida Senate voted 23 to 16 to dissolve Disney’s self-governing status granted by the state over 50 years ago.

The Reedy Creek Improvement District, a special administrative unit under Disney control will no longer exist under the measure, *Just the News* [reports](https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/ron-desantis-signs-bill-strip-disney-special-tax-status-sending-stock-price?utm_source=breaking&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter).