Associated PressNovember 2, 2021
5min531
First test of SB 90 restrictions comes in light-turnout municipal elections.
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Associated PressNovember 2, 2021
Jason DelgadoOctober 4, 2021
8min1828
Some laws take effect in July while others become law in October.
Staff ReportsJune 29, 2021
25min4944
Here's a look at 10 of them.
Jim TurnerSeptember 30, 2020
6min535
The changes are among 206 bills that cleared the House and Senate before the Session ended March 19.
Wire ServicesJuly 1, 20209min524
The new fiscal year begins today, and so do a lot of new laws.
Staff ReportsJanuary 1, 2019
3min311
Three bills that passed the 2018 Legislative Session and were signed by Gov. Rick Scott will take effect on the first day of the new year. Summaries below have been adapted from various staff analyses: — HB 85, on “Voter Registration List Maintenance.” The bill allows the Department of State to become a member of a nongovernmental […]
Jim RosicaJanuary 1, 2018
2min218
Four bills passed during the 2017 Legislative Session go into effect on the first day of the new year. HB 435: This bill updates the Office of Financial Regulation’s regulatory procedures and requirements for international financial institutions. SB 590: This bill authorizes the Florida Department of Revenue to establish parenting time plans agreed to by both […]
Associated PressJuly 4, 2017
11min223
Starting Saturday, concealed guns will be permitted at college campuses in Georgia and Kansas, more public buildings and bus stations in Tennessee, and at the Iowa state Capitol as new laws take effect continuing the steady expansion of gun rights in Republican-controlled states. The firearms policies are among scores of laws scheduled to take effect […]
Jim RosicaJuly 1, 2017
6min242
Saturday is not only the first day of the state’s budget year, it’s also when a host of new laws go into effect. Here’s a capsule look at five of the more notable statutes taking effect July 1: — Religious expression in schools. This new law clarifies that public school students can’t be punished for […]
Staff ReportsDecember 28, 2016
4min619
A law taking effect on New Year’s Day will make it more difficult for kids to abuse over-the-counter cough medicine to go “Robo-tripping.” SB 938 makes it illegal for manufacturers, distributors, or retailers to supply medicines containing dextromethorphan, or DXM, to anyone under 18. Anyone who looks younger than 25 would have to supply proof […]