The new laws taking effect in Florida on July 1 of this year cover a wide range of topics
What an extensive list of new laws in Florida! Here are some highlights of the laws that will take effect on July 1:
- The new laws taking effect in Florida on July 1 of this year cover a wide range of topics
- Here’s a summary of the most notable ones:
- These laws reflect a variety of concerns and legislative priorities in Florida, addressing everything from labor protections and education to environmental and property issues.
- The 180 laws will take effect on July 1
Here’s a summary of the most notable ones:
- Heat protection for outdoor workers (SB 1492): This law prevents cities and counties from implementing local regulations that exceed federal requirements for protecting workers from heat.
- School chaplains (HB 931): Allows school districts to involve volunteer chaplains, with background check requirements and an option for parents to choose based on the chaplain’s religious affiliation.
- Patriotic organizations in schools (HB 1317): Facilitates visits by representatives of youth patriotic organizations to schools to promote patriotism and civic participation.
- Teaching the history of communism (SB 1264): Requires students to learn about the history of communism, including its impacts on the U.S. and other Latin American countries, as well as its comparison with democratic ideologies.
- Elimination of citizen oversight boards for police investigations (HB 601): Reduces the role of civilian boards in overseeing police investigations, now appointed by sheriffs or police chiefs.
- Expansion of Safe Haven (HB 775): Extends the period for parents to surrender babies to safe locations, no questions asked, from 7 to 30 days.
- Removal of climate change from state laws (HB 1645): Effectively removes the term “climate change” from state laws and promotes the expansion of natural gas.
- Ban on lab-grown meat (SB 1084): Prohibits the sale of lab-grown meat in Florida, citing concerns about its environmental and energy impact.
- Domestic violence (SB 1224): Establishes new guidelines for law enforcement’s assessment of domestic violence risk.
- Transparency and limitation of HOA fines (HB 1203): Imposes restrictions on homeowners association fines and requires more transparency in their operations.
These laws reflect a variety of concerns and legislative priorities in Florida, addressing everything from labor protections and education to environmental and property issues.
The 180 laws will take effect on July 1
HB 21: Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victims Compensation Program
SB 46: Reading Performance Initiative for the Academic Excellence Program
HB 49: Employment
HB 59: Disposition of homeowners association rules and covenants
HB 73: Supported Decision-Making Authority
HB 85: Pub. Rec./New state banks and new state trust companies
HB 87: Bear capture
HB 103: Pub. Rec./County and city attorneys
HB 113: Tax collection and sales
HB 117: Disclosure of grand jury testimony
HB 141: Economic Development
HB 149: Continuing contracts
HB 151: Florida Retirement System
SB 158: Motor vehicle value exempt from legal process
HB 159: Medications for HIV infection prevention
SB 168: Congenital cytomegalovirus screening tests
HB 179: Towing and storage
SB 186: Policy Committee on Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases
HB 187: Antisemitism
HB 197: Health professionals and massage therapy
HB 201: Emergency refill of insulin and insulin-related supplies or equipment
HB 215: Risk retention groups
HB 217: University campus facilities in state critical areas of concern
HB 241: Coverage for skin cancer screening exams
HB 271: Motor vehicle parking on private property
HB 275: Crimes involving critical infrastructure
SB 276: Review of advisory bodies
HB 287: Transportation
HB 303: Rabies vaccines
SB 304: Household moving services
HB 305: Crimes involving minors
HB 321: Balloon releases
SB 330: Behavioral health teaching hospitals
HB 353: Alternate location for district court judges
HB 357: Special observances
SB 364: Public Service Commission standards
SB 366: Civil penalties under the 1967 Gas Safety Act
HB 377: License or permit to operate a rental vehicle
HB 379: Financial and public record information on competitive bidding
SB 382: Continuing education requirements
HB 385: Safe exchange of minors
HB 389: Transportation facility designations
HB 405: Regulation of commercial motor vehicles
HB 415: Pregnancy and parenting resource website
HB 429: Real estate
HB 433: Employment regulations
HB 437: Anchorage limitation areas
HB 461: Jury service excuse
HB 463: Lights displayed on Department of Fire vehicles
HB 481: Building construction regulations and system warranties
HB 487: Lost and abandoned property
HB 521: Equitable distribution of marital assets and liabilities
SB 522: Tallahassee Community College
HB 523: Florida Arts Seal Program
HB 535: Low-voltage alarm system projects
HB 537: Student performance
SB 544: Swim class voucher program
SB 564: After-care services for young adults
HB 583: Individual wine containers
HB 591: Prevention of hot car deaths
SB 592: Historic preservation programs
HB 601: Law enforcement officers and correctional officers
HB 613: Mobile home park lot leases
HB 619: Sovereign immunity for professional corporations
HB 621: Property rights
HB 623: Builder warranties
SB 644: Rural emergency hospitals
SB 674: U.S.-produced iron and steel in public works projects
SB 678: Forensic genetic genealogy research grant program
SB 692: Public Records/Florida Gaming Control Commission
HB 705: Public works projects
HB 707: Unused funds from the State University
HB 709: Alcoholic beverage service in stores
HB 725: Admissions to long-term care facilities for veterans
SB 736: Services provided by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles or its agents
HB 761: Petitions for injunctions for interpersonal violence
SB 770: Real estate improvements
HB 775: Surrendered infants
HB 781: Unsolicited proposals for public-private partnerships
SB 804: Gaming licenses and permits
HB 813: Certified Public Accountants
SB 818: Military licensure
SB 832: Employment of persons with disabilities
HB 849: Veterinary practices
HB 855: Dental services
HB 865: Youth athletic activities
HB 883: Use of short-acting bronchodilators in public and private schools
HB 885: Coverage for biomarker testing
HB 917: Career and technical education
HB 919: Use of artificial intelligence in political advertising
HB 931: School chaplains
HB 935: Home health care services
HB 937: Purple Alert
SB 938: Dentistry
HB 939: Consumer Protection
SB 958: Local government employees
SB 968: Spaceport territory
HB 975: Background checks and certifications
HB 983: Pub. Rec./Circuit Court Clerks, Deputy Clerks, and Clerk Staff
SB 984: Judicial liens
SB 998: Liquefied Petroleum Gas Sales
HB 1021: Community associations
HB 1029: My Safe Florida Condo Pilot Program
HB 1031: Debt relief services
HB 1065: Substance abuse treatment
HB 1083: Permanency for children
SB 1084: Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
SB 1090: Unauthorized sale of alcoholic beverages
HB 1109: Safety for Jewish schools and preschools
HB 1113: Use of lights and sirens on emergency vehicles
HB 1131: Grant program for online undercover operations
HB 1133: Violations against vulnerable road users
SB 1136: Water resource regulation
SB 1142: Occupational licensing
HB 1161: Eligibility verification for homestead exemption
HB 1181: Juvenile justice
SB 1198: Corporate actions
HB 1203: Homeowners associations
SB 1224: Protection of children and crime victims
HB 1227: Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day
HB 1259: Cardiovascular Service Providers
HB 1264: History of communism
HB 1267: Economic Self-Sufficiency
HB 1285: Education
SB 1286: Return of firearms and ammunition after an arrest
HB 1291: Educator preparation programs
HB 1301: Department of Transportation
HB 1317: Patriotic Organizations
HB 1329: Veterans
HB 1331: Goods produced through forced labor
HB 1335: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
HB 1337: Correctional Department
HB 1347: Consumer finance loans
SB 1350: Salvage
HB 1361: Education
HB 1363: Traffic control
HB 1403: School choice
SB 1420: Department of Commerce
HB 1425: Juvenile Justice
HB 1451: Identification documents
SB 1456: Counties designated as state critical areas of concern
HB 1473: School Safety
HB 1503: Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
HB 1509: Pub. Rec./School guardians
SB 1512: Controlled substances
SB 1532: Mitigation
HB 1555: Cybersecurity
HB 1557: Department of Environmental Protection
HB 1565: Florida Red Tide Technology Development and Mitigation Initiative
HB 1567: Requirements for county emergency management directors
HB 1569: Regulatory exemption for bona fide nonprofit organizations
SB 1582: Department of Health
HB 1589: Driving without a valid driver’s license
SB 1600: Interstate mobility
HB 1611: Insurance
SB 1616: Electronic access to official records
HB 1645: Energy Resources
HB 1653: Duties and prohibited acts associated with death
SB 1680: Advanced technology
SB 1688: Career-themed courses
SB 1704: Sheriffs in consolidated governments
SB 1720: Marine intrusion in military operations
SB 1758: Individuals with Disabilities
SB 1764: Penalties in auto racing
SB 2518: Health and human services
HB 5001: General Appropriations Act
HB 5003: Implementation of the 2024-2025 General Appropriations Act
HB 5005: Collective bargaining
HB 5101: Education
HB 5201: Trust Funds/Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund/FGCC
HB 5203: Property forfeited by the Florida Gaming Control Commission
HB 5401: Judges
SB 7002: Deregulation of public schools
SB 7004: Education
HB 7011: Inactive special districts
HB 7013: Special districts
HB 7021: Mental health and substance abuse
SB 7028: My Safe Home Program in Florida
SB 7032: Education
HB 7063: Combating human trafficking
SB 7072: Cancer funding
HB 7073: Taxes
SB 7078: Public records and meetings/Grant requests for cancer research
HB 7089: Transparency in Health and Human Services
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