TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed the legislation that is intended to void a last-minute agreement that the outgoing Reedy Creek Improvement District supervisors signed in February, which empowered Disney to retain powers over the district despite the state-led takeover.

The Florida Senate had approved the bill Thursday and sent it to his office for his signature. The language of Senate Bill 1604 would allow the repeal of board agreements in independent special districts if one is signed within three months of a board takeover. Gov. Ron DeSantis and Spring Hill Republican Sen. Blaise Ingoglia announced the plan in April at an Orlando press conference.

“You are not going to win this fight,” Ingoglia said of the dispute with Disney. “This governor will.”

The legislation is the latest escalation between Florida and the entertainment giant. DeSantis, meanwhile, is also considering approval of legislation that would mandate state-led park and monorail inspections.

Disney is suing Florida in federal court, accusing the state of political retribution and free speech violations. The company last year spoke against legislation that critics called “Don’t Say Gay.” When signed into law, the bill banned classroom instruction on gender ideology and sexual orientation through third grade. It has since been expanded to cover instruction through eighth grade.

“They are being retaliated against, and they can’t allow their business plan and their business model and what they have done for 50 years — that's working — to be interfered with,” Orlando Democratic Sen. Linda Stewart told Spectrum News. 

The new governor-appointed Central Florida Tourism Oversight board announced on May 1 that it plans to counter-sue Disney in state court.