#2026-97 extends Executive Order 24-156– Emergency Management – Hurricane Debby

• Date: 05 May 2026
• Executive Order No.: 2026-97

STATE

OF

FLORIDA

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER 26-97

(Emergency Management -Extension

of

Executive Order 24-156 -Hurricane Debby)

WHEREAS, on August

1,

2024, I issued Executive Order 24-156, declaring a state

of

emergency for fifty-four counties due to the severe weather, heavy rainfall, flash flooding, river

flooding, coastal flooding, erosion and gusty winds caused by Invest 97L; and

WHEREAS, on August

2,

2024, I issued Executive Order 24-157, which amended

Executive Order 24-156, to reclassify Invest 97L

as

Tropical Cyclone Four and declare a state

of

emergency for sixty-one counties; and

WHEREAS, on August

7,

2024, I issued Executive Order 24-158, which amended

Executive Order 24-156, to reclassify Tropical Cyclone Four

as

Hurricane Debby and declare a

state

of

emergency for thirty-seven counties; and

WHEREAS, the affected areas are still recovering from the damage caused by Hurricane

Debby; and

WHEREAS, Executive Order 24-156,

as

amended and subsequently extended

by

Executive Order 26-59, expires on May

5,

2026, unless extended; and

WHEREAS, an extension

of

Executive Order 24-156 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 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:

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