Ron DeSantis signs bill to further combat swatting

Published May 21, 2025 3:37pm ET



Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed a bill Wednesday that would turn swatting attempts into “really serious offenses.”

This is the second bill DeSantis has signed in Florida on swatting, or making false police reports to scare victims by sending law enforcement to their home. According to the governor, this second law will be “the strongest in the country.”

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