162 new Florida laws take effect on July 1

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida’s 2021 legislative session was jam packed with plenty of new bills that could become law. So far, almost 300 bills have been signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Only a few have been rejected.

In Florida, the governor can sign or veto a bill. If the governor doesn’t act on a piece of legislation that arrives at their desk within seven to 15 days, it passes as is.

Bills that the governor vetoes can still pass with a two-thirds majority vote in both chambers, letting the bill become law.

Another option for legislation during the session is when a bill is laid on the table. This is when a lawmaker files a motion to “reject the measure,” which stops it from moving forward.

WFLA.com has been breaking down the different pieces of legislation that Floridians will have to know going forward. Here, you’ll find a quick list of everything that’s passed, split up between what’s already in effect, what’s coming further down the line and what’s going to start July 1.

Bills signed by DeSantis to take effect July 1

HB 5: Civic Education Curriculum
HB 17: Podiatric Medicine
HB 37: Abandoned Cemeteries
SB 44: Use of Drones by Government Agencies
SB 46: Craft Distilleries
SB 52: Postsecondary Education
HB 53: Public Works
SB 56: Community Association Assessment Notices
HB 59: Growth Management
SB 60: County and Municipal Code Enforcement
HB 67: Public Defender Duties
SB 70: Domestic Violence Centers
SB 76: Insurance
SB 88: Faring Operations
SB 96: Child Welfare
SB 100: Highway Projects
HB 131: Educator Conduct
HB 141: Parenting and Time-Sharing of a Minor Child for a Convicted Parent
SB 148: Beverage Law
HB 149: Students with Disabilities in Public Schools
HB 157: First Aid Training in Public Schools
HB 169: Purchase of Commodities and Services by Water Management Districts
HB 173: Individual Education Plan Requirements for Students with Disabilities
HB 183: Office of Minority Health and Health Equity
SB 184: Purple Alert
HB 217: Conservation Area Designations
HB 221: Recovery of Spaceflight Assets
HB 223: Marina Evacuations
HB 231: Services for Veterans and Their Families
HB 233: Postsecondary Education
HB 241: Parents’ Bill of Rights
HB 245: Massage Therapy
SB 262: Dispensing Medicinal Drugs
SB 272: Rare Disease Advisory Council
SB 286: Fire Sprinklers
HB 311: Public Records/Assessment Instruments
SB 342: Vehicle and Vessel Registration
SB 348: Medicaid
HB 353: Bicycle Operation Regulations
SB 354: Restitution
SB 366: Educational Opportunities Leading to Employment
HB 369: Construction Contracting Regulation Exemption
SB 378: Payment for Construction Services
HB 379: Public Records/Economic Development Agencies
SB 388: Injured Police Canines
SB 400: Public Records
HB 401: Florida Building Code
HB 403: Home-based Businesses
HB 419: Early Learning and Early Grade Success
SB 420: Motor Vehicle Insurance Coverage Exclusions
HB 429: Purple Star Campuses
SB 430: Retail Petroleum Fuel Measuring Devices
HB 431: Physician Assistants
HB 435: Veterans Employment and Training
HB 441: Elder-focused Dispute Resolution Process
HB 463: Community Association Pools
HB 467: Insurance Adjuster Examination Requirements
HB 487: Growth Management
HB 519: Required Health Education Instruction
SB 524: Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Trust Funds
HB 529: Moments of Silence in Public Schools
SB 530: Nonopioid Alternatives
HB 545: Reproductive Health and Disease Education
HB 583: Interception of Wire, Oral, or Electronic Communications Made in Violation of Protective Orders
SB 590: School Safety
HB 597: Homestead Exemption for Seniors 65 and Older
SB 616: Public Accountancy
SB 628: Urban Agriculture
SB 630: Community Associations
HB 663: Cottage Food Operations
HB 667: Building Inspections
HB 673: DNA Evidence Collected in Sexual Offense Investigations, “Gail’s Law”
SB 694: Waste Management
SB 714: Resource Information for Individuals with Disabilities
SB 716: Consent for Pelvic Examinations
HB 723: Juvenile Justice Education Programs
SB 728: Credit for Reinsurance
HB 735: Preemption of Local Occupational Licensing
SB 768: Administration of Vaccines
HB 781: Public Records
SB 794: Independent Living Services
HB 797: Florida Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association
SB 804: Substance Abuse Services
HB 805: Volunteer Ambulance Services
HB 823: Alarm System Contractors
HB 827: School District Funding
HB 847: Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network
HB 855: Barber Services
HB 871: Sovereign Immunity for Child Protection Teams
HB 873: Military Affairs
HB 885: Juvenile Justice Programs and Detention
SB 896: Renewable Energy
SB 904: Doorstep Refuse and Recycling Collection Containers
HB 905: Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
HB 909: Cultural and Historical Programs
HB 919: Preemption Over Restriction of Utility Services
SB 920: Liability of Persons Providing Areas for Public Outdoor Recreational Purposes
SB 922: Veterans’ Preference in Employment
SB 950: Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety
SB 976: Protection of Ecological Systems, “Florida Wildlife Corridor Act”
SB 1018: Largemouth Bass
SB 1028: Education, “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act”
HB 1041: Protection of Elderly Persons and Disabled Adults
SB 1048: Public Records/Conviction Integrity Unit Reinvestigation Information
HB 1051: Environmental Compliance Costs
HB 1057: Agency for Health Care Administration
SB 1060: Limitation of Liability for Voluntary Engineering or Architectural Services
SB 1070: Estates and Trusts
HB 1079: Agency Contracts for Commodities and Contractual Services
SB 1108: Education
SB 1120: Telephone Solicitation
SB 1126: Department of Transportation
SB 1134: Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
HB 1137: Information Technology Procurement
SB 1136: Board of Directors of Florida ABLE, Inc.
HB 1157: Freestanding Emergency Departments
HB 1159: Education
HB 1177: Biscayne Bay
HB 1189: Victims of Sexual Offenses
SB 1194: Transportation
HB 1197: Courts
HB 1209: Department of Financial Services
HB 1229: Public Records
HB 1231: Domestic Violence
HB 1239: Broadband Internet Infrastructure
HB 1261: Higher Education
HB 1289: Autonomous Vehicles
HB 1297: Cybersecurity
HB 1313: Digital Driver Licenses and Identification Cards
HB 1315: Public Records/Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
HB 1349: Assistance Programs
HB 1359: Public Records/Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (eff. the same date as HB 1151 or similar legislation, signed into law on June 30)
HB 1381: Maternal Health Outcomes (eff. July 1, presented June 28)
HB 1507: Workforce Related Programs and Services, “The REACH Act”
SB 1634: Public Records/Aquaculture/Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
SB 1716: Transportation Facility Designations Honoring Fallen Law Enforcement Officers
SB 1770: Genetic Counseling
SB 1826: Human Trafficking
SB 1884: Preemption of Firearms and Ammunition Regulation
SB 1890: Campaign Financing
SB 1934: Health Care Practitioner Discipline
SB 1966: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
SB 2504: Collective Bargaining
SB 2510: State Agency Law Enforcement Radio System
SB 2512: Documentary Stamp Tax Distributions
SB 2518: Health Care
HB 5011: Termination of the Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund
HB 5101: Education Funding
HB 5301: Judges
HB 5601: Higher Education
HB 6077: Assets of an Estate in Administration
HB 7011: Student Literacy
HB 7017: Foreign Influence
SB 7018: State-administered Retirement Systems
SB 7022: OGSR/Proprietary Confidential Business Information
SB 7028: OGSR/Data Processing Software
HB 7045: School Choice
SB 7056: Trust Funds
HB 7061: Taxation
SB 7072: Social Media Platforms, while passed, the bill is on hold, pending federal review on free speech grounds
HB 7051: Law Enforcement and Correctional Officer Practices
SB 7074: Public Records/Social Media Platform Activities

Bills presented to governor, awaiting yes/no

SB 590: School Safety (eff. July 1, presented June 28)
HB 649: Petition for Objection to Assessment (eff. July 1, presented June 28)
SB 912: Land Use and Development (eff. upon becoming law, presented June 28)
SB 1086: Operation and Safety of Motor Vehicles and Vessels (eff. July 1, presented June 16)
HB 7023: Veterans Treatment Court Programs (eff. July 1, presented June 28)

Bills already on the books

HB 1: Combating Public Disorder
HB 3: Home Book Delivery for Elementary Students
HB 9: Protecting Consumers Against Pandemic-related Fraud
SB 50: Taxation, or “The Park Randall ‘Randy’ Miller Act”
SB 64: Reclaimed Water
SB 68: Public Records/Staff and Domestic Violence Advocates of Domestic Violence Centers
SB 72: Civil Liability for Damages Relating to COVID-19
SB 90: Elections
SB 234: Sexual Offender Registration
HB 259: Safety of Religious Institutions
SB 306: Florida Statutes
SB 308: Florida Statutes
SB 310: Florida Statutes
SB 312: Florida Statutes
HB 327: Public Records/Disaster Response
HB 337: Impact Fees
HB 371: False Reports of Crimes
HB 385: Alcoholic Beverage Licenses, Lake and Sumter Counties
SB 416: POW-MIA Vietnam Veterans Bracelet Memorial
HB 425: Disposition of Unclaimed Property
HB 483: Electronic Legal Documents
HB 485: Personal Care Attendants
SB 602: Business Organizations
HB 661: Modification or Continuation of Terms of Probation
HB 751: City of Gainesville, Alachua County
SB 776: Racketeering
HB 787: St. Augustine-St. Johns County Airport Authority, St. Johns County
HB 839: Express Preemption of Fuel Retailers and Related Transportation Infrastructure
HB 845: Higher Education
SB 912: Land Use and Development
HB 915: Port of Palm Beach District, Palm Beach County
HB 979: Village of Wellington, Palm Beach County
HB 1035: Loxahatchee River Environmental Control District, Martin and Palm Beach Counties
SB 1040: Duties of the Attorney General
HB 1055: Public Records/Trade Secrets (eff. upon becoming law, presented June 28)
HB 1069: Pub. Rec./Department of Military Affairs
HB 1185: Indian Trail Improvement District, Palm Beach County
HB 1213: Homosassa Special Water District, Citrus County
HB 1309: Environmental Regulation
HB 1311: Public Records and Meetings/Public Service Commission
HB 1463: Department of Economic Opportunity
HB 1495: Coral Springs Improvement District, Broward County (eff. upon approval by qualified electors of Coral Springs Improvement District in referendum, signed into law on June 30)
HB 1499: Pine Tree Water Control District, Broward County (eff. upon approval by qualified electors of Pine Tree Water Control District in referendum, signed into law on June 30)
HB 1501: Sunshine Drainage District, Broward County (eff. upon approval by qualified electors of Sunshine Drainage District in referendum, signed into law on June 30)
HB 1503: North Springs Improvement District, Broward County (eff. upon approval by qualified electors of North Springs Improvement District in referendum, signed into law on June 30)
HB 1589: City of Key West, Monroe County
HB 1591: South Seminole and North Orange County Wastewater Transmission Authority
HB 1593: Seminole County (eff. upon becoming law, presented June 28)
SB 1598: Consumer Protection
HB 1631: Trailer Estates Park and Recreation District, Manatee County
HB 1633: Okaloosa Gas District, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, and Walton Counties
HB 1637: Immokalee Water and Sewage District, Collier County (eff. upon becoming law, signed into law on June 30)
HB 1639: Public Records/Network Schematics, Hardware and Software Configurations, or Encryption/Supervisors of Elections
HB 1645: City of Freeport, Walton County
HB 1647: City of Orlando, Orange County (eff. upon becoming law, presented June 28)
SB 1786: Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan
SB 1944: Utility and Communications Poles
SB 1946: Anchoring Limitation Areas
SB 1954: Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience
SB 2006: Emergency Management
SB 2500: Appropriations
SB 2502: Implementing the 2021-2022 General Appropriations Act
SB 2514: Resilient Florida Trust Fund
SB 2516: Water Storage North of Lake Okeechobee
HB 6095: Scheduling of Drug Products Containing Cannabidiol
HB 6503: Relief/Emilio Jesus Vizcaino-Aday/Miami-Dade County
HB 6511: Relief/Estate of Crystle Marie Galloway/Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners
HB 7033: Task Force on Closing the Achievement Gap for Boys
SB 7054: Triumph Gulf Coast Trust Fund/Department of Economic Opportunity
HB 7059: Corporate Income Tax