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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed nine bills on Tuesday, including a measure (SB 556) that will allow banks to delay disbursing money if employees think seniors or “vulnerable” adults could be getting financially exploited. Supporters said during this year’s legislative session that the bill was needed because of widespread scams that involve seniors withdrawing money from their bank accounts. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Darryl Rouson, D-St. Petersburg includes a finding that “many persons in this state, because of age or disability, are at increased risk of financial exploitation and loss of t…