Florida laws take effect July 1

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The 2022 legislative session was heavy on new bills. At a recent event in Tampa, Gov. Ron DeSantis joked that the state legislature had given him more bills to sign or veto than normal.

Now approaching the start of July, here are the bills taking effect this summer, and beyond, after clearing both chambers of the state legislative body and which have been approved by the governor.

2022 Laws Already in Effect:

HJR 1: Additional Homestead Property Tax Exemption for Specified Critical Public Service Workforce
SB 58: Relief of Yeilyn Quiroz Otero by Miami-Dade County
SB 70: Relief of Donna Catalano by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
SB 74: Relief of Harry Augustin Shumow/Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County, d/b/a Jackson Memorial Hospital
SB 80: Relief of Christeia Jones/Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
SB 96: Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund
SB 98: Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund
SB 156: Loss Run Statements
HB 159: Pub. Rec./Lottery Winners
SB 282: Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
SB 288: Electronic Dissemination of Commercial Recordings and Audiovisual Works
SB 350: Procedures for Petitions for Utility Rate Relief
HB 395: “Victims of Communism Day”
HB 397: Court Fiscal Administration
SB 364: Specialty License Plates
SB 430: Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
SB 434: Florida Tourism Marketing
SB 438: United States Space Force
HB 455: Rupert J Smith Law Library, St. Lucie County
HB 457: St. Lucie County
HB 461: Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program Student Service Requirements
HB 471: Town of Lake Clarke Shores, Palm Beach County
SB 494: Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
HB 513: Comprehensive Review Study of the Central and Southern Florida Project
SB 514: Substitution of Work Experience for Postsecondary Educational Requirements
SB 518: Private Property Rights to Prune, Trim, and Remove Trees
SB 520: Public Records and Public Meetings
SB 524: Election Administration
SB 534: Prescription Drugs Used in the Treatment of Schizophrenia for Medicaid Recipients
HB 535: Barefoot Bay Recreation District, Brevard County
HB 539: Nursing Home Financial Reporting
SB 542: Evidentiary Standards for Actions Arising During an Emergency
HB 543: Uterine Fibroid Research and Education
SB 544: Drug-related Overdose Prevention
SB 566: Mental Health Professional Licensure
SB 638: Early Childhood Music Education Incentive Pilot Program
SB 704: Substance Abuse Service Providers
HB 749: Fraud Prevention
SB 846: Florida Statutes
SB 848: Florida Statutes
SB 850: Florida Statutes
SB 852: Florida Statutes
HB 873: Pub. Rec./Execution Information
HB 893: Child Welfare Placements
HB 895: Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, Manatee and Sarasota Counties
HB 925: Benchmark Replacements for London Interbank Offered Rate
SB 926: Licensure Examinations for Dental Practitioners
HB 927: Downtown Crystal River Entertainment District, Citrus County
HB 929: City of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County
SB 934: Public Records/Homelessness Counts and Information Systems
SB 962: Residential Development Projects for Affordable Housing
SB 968: Individual Retirement Accounts
SB 988: In-person Visitation
HB 993: Sebring Airport Authority, Highlands County
HB 1045: West Villages Improvement District, Sarasota County
SB 1046: Public Records/Law Enforcement Geolocation Information
HB 1047: Cedar Hammock Fire Control District, Manatee County
SB 1048: Student Assessments
HB 1057: Evidence of Vendor Financial Stability
SB 1058: Property Insurer Reimbursements
SB 1062: Service of Process
SB 1078: Soil and Water Conservation Districts
HB 1103: North River Ranch Improvement Stewardship District, Manatee County
HB 1105: Lake County Water District, Lake County
HB 1107: City of Inverness, Citrus County
HB 1135: Santa Rosa County
HB 1189: Firefighters’ Relief and Pension Fund of the City of Pensacola, Escambia County
SB 1222: Acute and Post-acute Hospital Care at Home
HB 1231: East Lake Tarpon Community, Pinellas County
SB 1239: Nursing Homes
SB 1380: Real Property Rights
HB 1423: City of Edgewood, Orange County
HB 1427: Hillsborough County Aviation Authority
HB 1429: City of Ocala, Marion County
HB 1431: City of Apopka, Orange County
HB 1433: Orange County
HB 1435: Code and Traffic Enforcement
HB 1475: Cleanup of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
HB 1495: Immokalee Water and Sewer District, Collier County
HB 1497: City of Jacksonville, Duval County
HB 1499: City of Key West, Monroe County
HB 1563: Homestead Property Tax Exemptions for Classroom Teachers, Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics, Child Welfare Professionals, and Servicemembers
HB 1581: Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
HB 1583: Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, Escambia County
HB 1591: Hernando County
SB 1614: Public Records/Motor Vehicle Crashes/Traffic Citations
SB 1658: Executive Appointments
SB 1808: Immigration Enforcement
SB 2516: Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims
HB 6513: Relief/Kareem Hawari/Osceola County School Board
SB 7014: Civil Liability for Damages Relating to COVID-19
HB 7027: The Judicial Branch

Taking Effect in July:

HB 3: Law Enforcement
HB 5: Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality
HB 7: Individual Freedom
HB 31: Firefighter Inquiries and Investigations
HB 45: Educational Opportunities for Disabled Veterans
HB 105: Regulation of Smoking By Counties and Municipalities
SB 144: Identification Cards
SB 160: Transportation-related Facility Designations
HB 173: Care of Students with Epilepsy or Seizure Disorders
HB 195: Juvenile Diversion Program Expunction
SB 196: Florida Housing Finance Corporation
HB 197: Pub. Rec./Nonjudicial Arrest Record of a Minor
SB 222: Swimming Pool Specialty Contracting Services
SB 224: Regulation of Smoking in Public Places
HB 225: Charter School Charters
SB 226: Care for Retired Police Dogs
SB 235: Restraint of Students with Disabilities in Public Schools
SB 236: Children with Developmental Delays
SB 254: Religious Institutions
HB 255: Private Instructional Personnel Providing Applied Behavior Analysis Services
SB 266: Motor Vehicle Insurance
SB 282: Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
SB 288: Electronic Dissemination of Commercial Recordings and Audiovisual Works
SB 312: Telehealth
SB 350: Procedures for Petitions for Utility Rate Relief
SB 352: Construction Liens
HB 357: Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers
HB 375: Structural Engineering Recognition Program for Professional Engineers
HB 381: Breach of Bond Costs
HB 397: Court Fiscal Administration
SB 418: Assistive Technology Advisory Council
HB 423: Building Regulation
SB 442: Powers of Land Authorities
HB 453: Officer and Firefighter Physical Examination Requirements and Records
SB 454: Florida Commission on Offender Review
HB 469: Patient Care in Health Care Facilities
SB 474: Recreational Off-highway Vehicles
HB 481: Temporary Underground Power Panels
HB 459: Step-therapy Protocols
HB 469: Patient Care in Health Care Facilities
SB 514: Substitution of Work Experience for Postsecondary Education Requirements
SB 518: Private Property Rights to Prune, Trim, and Remove Trees
SB 534: Prescription Drugs Used in the Treatment of Schizophrenia for Medicaid Recipients
HB 539: Nursing Home Financial Reporting
SB 542 Evidentiary Standards for Actions Arising During an Emergency
HB 543: Uterine Fibroid Research and Education
SB 544: Drug-related Overdose Prevention
SB 562: Military Occupational Licensure
HB 593: Telecommunicator Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
SB 596: Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsels
SB 598: Public Records/Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel Office
SB 606: Boating Safety
HB 615: Human Trafficking
HB 631: Airport Funding
SB 632: Occupational Therapy
SB 634: Judicial Notice
HB 689: Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
SB 706: School Concurrency
SB 722: Education for Student Inmates
SB 752: Probationary or Supervision Services for Misdemeanor Offenders
SB 758: Education
SB 768: Department of Health
SB 806: Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Forms of Dementia Education and Public Awareness
HB 817: Emergency Medical Care and Treatment to Minors Without Parental Consent
HB 837: Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program
SB 838: Fire Investigators
SB 854: Florida Statutes
HB 855: Managed Care Plan Performance
SB 856: Private Provider Inspections of Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems
SB 882: Inventories of Critical Wetlands
SB 896: Educator Certification Pathways for Veterans
SB 898: Lodging Standards
HB 899: Mental Health of Students
HB 909: Pollution Control Standards and Liability
SB 914: Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
HB 915: Commercial Motor Vehicle Registration
HB 921: Campaign Financing
HB 959: Department of Financial Services
HB 963: Funding for Sheriffs
HB 965: Environmental Management
HB 967: Golf Course Best Management Practices Certification
SB 1000: Nutrient Application Rates
SB 1006: State Symbols
SB 1012: Victims of Crimes
HB 1023: Insolvent Insurers
SB 1038: Florida Seaport Transportation and economic Development Council
SB 1048: Student Assessments
SB 1054: Financial Literacy Instruction in Public Schools
HB 1097: Florida Citrus
HB 1099: Living Organ Donors in Insurance Policies
SB 1110: Grease Waste Removal and Disposal
HB 1119: Grandparent Visitation Rights
SB 1140: Alarm Systems
SB 1186: Agritourism
SB 1190: Two-way Radio Communication Enhancement Systems
HB 1209: Administration of Vaccines
SB 1222: Acute and Post-acute Hospital Care at Home
SB 1236: County and Municipal Detention Facilities
SB 1244: Statutes of Limitation for Offenses Relating to Sexual Performance by a Child
SB 1246: County and Municipal Detention Facilities
HB 1249: Treatment of Defendants Adjudicated Incompetent to Stand Trial
SB 1262: Mental Health and Substance Abuse
SB 1304: Public Records/Trust Proceedings
HB 1349: Guardianship Data Transparency
SB 1360: Governor’s Medal of Freedom
SB 1368: Trusts
SB 1374: Clinical Laboratory Testing
HB 1411: Floating Solar Facilities
HB 1421: School Safety
SB 1432: Vessel Anchoring
HB 1445: OGSR/Dependent Eligibility Information/DMS, contingent upon SB 7026
HB 1467: K-12 Education
HB 1469: Transportation Facility Designations
SB 1474: Online Training for Private Security Officers
SB 1502: Estates and Trusts
SB 1526: Public Records/Annuity Contract Payees
SB 1552: Direct-support Organization for the Florida Prepaid College Board
HB 1557: Parental Rights in Education
HB 1577: Homeless Youth
SB 1680: Financial Institutions
SB 1712: Veteran Suicide Prevention Training Pilot Program
SB 1764: Municipal Solid Waste-to-Energy Program
SB 1770: Donor Human Milk Bank Services
SB 1844: Mental Health and Substance Abuse
SB 1950: Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Program
SB 2510: Florida Gaming Control Commission
SB 2518: Information Technology
SB 2524: Education
SB 2526: Health
SB 2530: Motor Vehicle Title Fees
HB 5001: General Appropriations Act
HB 5003: Implementing the 2022-2023 General Appropriations Act
HB 5005: Collective Bargaining
HB 5007: State-administered Retirement Systems
HB 5009: State Group Insurance Program
HB 5301: Capitol Complex
SB 7026: OGSR/Dependent Eligibility Verification Services
HB 7029: Time Limitations for Preadjudicatory Juvenile Detention Care
SB 7034: Child Welfare
SB 7036: Lifeline Telecommunications Service
SB 7044: Postsecondary Education
HB 7053: Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience
HB 7055: Cybersecurity
HB 7057: Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Cybersecurity, contingent upon HB 7055
HB 7065: Child Welfare
HB 7071: Taxation

Laws Taking Effect in September

HB 1049: Trailer Estates Fire Control District, Manatee County, takes effect Sept. 30, 2022

Laws Taking Effect in October

HB 95: Controlled Substances, takes effect Oct. 1, 2022
HB 389: Money Services Businesses, takes effect Oct. 1, 2022
HB 399: Motor Vehicle and Vessel Law Enforcement, takes effect Oct. 1, 2022
SB 444: Indecent, Lewd, or Lascivious Touching, takes effect Oct. 1, 2022
SB 546: Consumer Finance Loans, takes effect Oct. 1, 2022
HB 777: Local Tax Referenda Requirements, takes effect Oct. 1, 2022
HB 905: Protective Injunctions, takes effect Oct. 1, 2022
SB 1534: Retail Theft, takes effect Oct. 1, 2022
HB 1571: Residential Picketing, takes effect Oct. 1, 2022
SB 1798: Sexually Related Offenses, takes effect Oct. 1, 2022
HB 6037: Traveling Across County Lines to Commit a Burglary, takes effect Oct. 1, 2022
SB 7000: OGSR/Nonviable Birth Certificates, takes effect Oct. 1, 2022
SB 7002: OGSR/Information Relating to Medical Marijuana Held by the Department of Health, takes effect Oct. 1, 2022
SB 7004: OGSR/Technology Systems/State University or a Florida College System Institution, takes effect Oct. 1, 2022
SB 7006: OGSR/Campus Emergency Response, takes effect Oct. 1, 2022
SB 7008: OGSR/Substance Abuse Impaired Persons, takes effect Oct. 1, 2022
HB 7009: OGSR/Health Information/Department of Corrections, takes effect Oct. 1, 2022
SB 7010: OGSR/Public and Professional Guardians, takes effect Oct. 1, 2022
HB 7015: OGSR/Identity of a Witness to Murder, takes effect Oct. 1, 2022
SB 7016: OGSR/Information Submitted by Insurers/Department of Financial Services, takes effect Oct. 1, 2022
SB 7018: OGSR/Injured or Deceased Employee/Department of Financial Services, takes effect Oct. 1, 2022
SB 7020: OGSR/Office of Financial Regulation, takes effect Oct. 1, 2022
SB 7024: OGSR/Alleged Victim or Victim of Sexual Harassment, takes effect Oct. 1, 2022

Laws Taking Effect in December

HB 7001: Implementation of the Constitutional Prohibition Against Lobbying by a Public Officer, takes effect Dec. 31, 2022
HB 7003: Implementation of the Constitutional Prohibition Against Lobbying by a Former Justice or Judge, takes effect Dec. 31, 2022

Laws With Extra Requirements

HB 995: Sumter County, contingent upon referendum
HB 1491: Alligator Point Water Resources District, Franklin County, contingent upon referendum
HB 1493: Alachua County, contingent upon referendum
HB 1521: Professional Counselors Licensure Compact, contingent upon other states
HB 1523: Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Professional Counselors Licensure Compact, contingent upon HB 1521

Laws Taking Effect in 2023