Despite this man’s crazy busy schedule, running all over God’s creation, We the People Club was excited to welcome FL State Rep. Danny Nix when he spoke on April 6, 2026 at our monthly club meeting, before he soon returns to Tallahassee, as the legislature will be discussing redistricting and property taxes, among other bills.
Nix started by saying that he is very proud of three bills he’s being part of, such as the President Donald J. Trump Boulevard bill that was passed, President Donald J. Trump Airport bill, the Sharia Law bill – which is effectively a No Sharia Law bill – that was passed, known as the HB 1471, and he added that he was very proud of passing the Domestic Violence bill, known as the HB 277, which serves to protect victims.
Watch the full video with State Rep. Danny Nix HERE.
LET’S GET DOWN INTO THE NITTY-GRITTY STUFF
Let’s expand a bit on what Danny Nix was referring to at the meeting yesterday. Two important matters deserve elaboration: 1) HB 1471 the “No Sharia Law” and 2) HB 277 the Domestic Violence bill Nix was referring to.
HB 1471, the “No Sharia Law” Bill and What It’s Designed to Do
The new Florida law (HB 1471, signed April 2026) includes, among other provisions, a ban on applying foreign or religious law (including Sharia) in courts if it conflicts with the U.S. or Florida Constitution.
This means that Florida courts are prohibited from enforcing foreign or religious laws, as they should never do anyway.
Objectively, and this did not come from Nix. It is unfiltered perspective of the author of this article. It is incredible that we are at a point in this country’s history where a law literally has to spell this out in words: “if it conflicts with the U.S. or Florida Constitution,” knowing, if one has ever read the U.S. Constitution, that the U.S. Constitution is, indeed, the Supreme Law of the Land, which means that all other laws are to be applied IN ACCORDANCE WITH the U.S. Constitution and must, as a result, not conflict with it. But we are verifiably at a point where it – this otherwise common sense fact – apparently, must be reiterated through other laws passed.
And just to make it abundantly clear for all; the No Sharia Law bill does NOT introduce Sharia Law. In fact, it does the exact opposite; it LIMITS any use of Sharia Law in courts. But it does more than just that.
Terrorism Designation Powers
The state can now, and has previously by Executive Order, designate certain groups as “terrorist organizations.” Organizations, such as the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR (Council of American-Islamic Relations). It essentially codifies the Executive Order that Governor Ron DeSantis issued in December 2025 which declared that specifically these two organizations are designated as “foreign terrorist organizations.
The order directed Florida agencies to deny any and all state funds, contracts, or benefits. It also ordered Florida agencies to take action against “material support” for the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR.
While the opposition to the Governor’s Executive Order may argue that a terrorist designation authority formally belongs to the federal government and that the state designation is largely symbolic and subject to legal challenges, in reality, due to a state’s right to self-protection and protection of its citizens, the law and the original E.O. allow the state agencies to dissolve groups wherever they are found in the State of Florida, lose state funding, and face legal penalties.
This, in layman’s terms, means that, in practice, if a person or group provides material support, such as money or training, etc., such persons can be prosecuted with felony charges. Additionally, the new law states that no public funds may be used to support or promote any of these organizations or their subsidiaries.
For years, particularly after Barack Obama became president, universities and colleges have become recruiting grounds for anti-American organizations and terrorist recruitment organizations. This bill prohibits the presence of such groups. College students can now be expelled for promoting designated terrorist groups, cell, and organizations on education campuses. Additionally, educational institutions that are tied to such organizations can lose funding and/or vouchers.
In other word, this law is designed to put an end to the mad growth of terrorist organizations that was enabled by insane legislation passed under the Obama regime.
HB 277 The Domestic Violence Bill
HB 277 The Domestic Violence bill that Danny Nix has worked with a democrat on to get passed, and thank you for that, is designed to increase criminal penalties for domestic violence, electronically monitor these violent individuals, or rightfully spoken: criminals, provide a state-wide injunction tracking, and provide victim support.
Increased criminal penalties for domestic violence offenders who have prior domestic violence convictions and for repeat offenses can be reclassified to more serious charges.
This is long overdue. Thank you for getting this passed!
In essence, this means that the so-called Increased Criminal Penalties provision creates an automatic escalation system for repeat domestic violence offenders. It reclassifies any new offense to a higher level if the offender has a prior conviction. In practice, it means that, for example, a second-degree misdemeanor now automatically becomes a first-degree misdemeanor and that a first-degree misdemeanor automatically becomes a third-degree felony. You get the idea.
The message is clear with this bill: domestic violence in the state of Florida is not tolerated. Furthermore, and this is good stuff for the victims as justice is sought, the law defines a prior conviction to include guilty pleas, no-contest pleas, and even cases where adjudication was withheld. This makes it easier for tougher penalties to be applied.
The new Domestic Violence law provides for a new pilot program, which is the electronic monitoring of offenders. Good stuff! It creates an electronic monitoring system for certain domestic violence offenders, which is to be designed in detail and implemented by the county sheriffs around the state. The program requires that evaluations and reports to be completed by the Florida Department of corrections. As Danny Nix said, these offenders can now find themselves having to wear ankle bracelets. If that doesn’t work, let’s go back to the good old chain and metal ball around the ankle, shall we.
So, We the People Club look forward to hearing more about this from Sheriff Prummel in the near future hopefully.
Not just that, but the law expands the collaboration between the FLDOC and the FLDL – Florida Department of Law Enforcement. From the research this author conducted, it appears that in these systems, the date of violence and sexual violence is entered into a statewide verification system and that it is to expand tracking and accessibility of protective orders across the many jurisdictions we have in Florida. It should make it easier for agencies to get access to valuable information about offenders and their history related to domestic violence and other crimes they may have been charged with and convicted of.
The idea is to elevate protection against domestic violence. This is elevated by the new and enhanced Victim Support that the bill provides for. This includes improved ways for victims to obtain assistance with relocation and victim protection. The good news is that this bill is not going to sit around for a year before it takes effect. In fact, and applauds for a job well done to the legislators, who sat aside party politics, this bill is scheduled to take effect already this year on July 1, 2026. Cudos to the lawmakers.
VIEW THE HB 277 BILL HERE
Thank you to FL State Rep. Danny Nix for providing an update on what is going on in the legislature. We look forward to continuing updates and townhall meetings we can host for you.
by Karina Schmitt