Gov. DeSantis Suspends All Local COVID-19 Emergency Orders CBS Miami 5/4/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS Miami ST. PETERSBURG (CBSMiami) – Citing the wide availability of vaccines in the state, Gov. Ron DeSantis has invalidated all local emergency orders related to COVID-19. At a bill signing in St. Petersburg, the governor made it official. “What I’m going to do is sign the bill, it’s effective July 1st, and I will also sign an executive order pursuant to that bill, invalidating all remaining local emergency COVID orders effective on July 1st. To bridge the gap between then and now, I am going to suspend, under my executive power, the local emergency orders as it relates to COVID,” said DeSantis.