TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – On Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed another batch of 15 bills, adding to the list of over 200 laws approved so far this year.
Many of the new laws will take effect on July 1, including new traffic designations, required payments for local governments, and even a missing persons project.
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That said, he also vetoed three other bills, which are as follows:
No additional information has been provided at this time about why DeSantis chose to veto these bills in particular.
Meanwhile, you can find the full list of laws signed on Thursday below:
HB 33 — New Road Names
House Bill 33 renames the following roadways in Florida:
Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue — The portion of State Road 985 between Southwest 24th Street and State Road 90 in Miami-Dade County
President Donald J. Trump Boulevard — The portion of State Road 870 between West Tradewinds Avenue and the eastern end of Commercial Boulevard in Broward County
Under this law, the FDOT must erect suitable markers for these new designations.
The law takes effect on July 1.
HB 47 — Medical Diagnoses
House Bill 47 lets parents whose child is removed from their home by the DCF ask for a second medical evaluation (or a compilation of differential diagnoses) within five days of an initial examination.
The healthcare practitioner who performs the second evaluation must submit a written report to both the DCF and the parents within 10 days.
Furthermore, the law allows the DCF to delay forwarding allegations of criminal conduct to law enforcement pending the outcome of the child protection investigation if the parent alleges the child has a certain preexisting condition or asks for a second evaluation.
The law takes effect on July 1.
SB 110 — Homestead Exemptions
Senate Bill 110 clarifies homestead property tax eligibility for certain long-term leaseholders.
Under this law, lessees who holds a bona fide home or condo lease of at least 98 years gets to enjoy the same homestead exemptions as someone who would otherwise own that property.
The law took effect immediately upon being signed.
HB 253 — Dental Care
House Bill 253 expands eligibility for the Veterans Dental Care Grant Program.
The law accomplishes this by providing explicit statutory authorization for the program to provide services to veterans with incomes of up to 400% of the federal poverty level.
The law takes effect on July 1.
HB 273 — Special Districts
House Bill 273 requires that when state or federal money is used to help special districts in rural areas, the agreement must allow those districts to get paid for approved work they finish.
The law takes effect on July 1.
HB 797 — Nonprofits
House Bill 797 revises the Florida Not For Profit Corporation Act to conform with the Model Nonprofit Corporation Act and the Florida Business Corporation Act.
The law takes effect on July 1.
SB 962 — Live Local Act
Senate Bill 962 provides that for the purposes of the Live Local Act, farms and farming operations are excluded from the definitions of commercial, industrial or mixed-use zoning that would require the local government to approve certain affordable housing developments.
The law took effect immediately upon being signed.
HB 967 — Electronic Payments
House Bill 967 requires local governments to accept the following forms of payment:
Credit cards
Charge cards
Bank debit cards
Electronic funds transfers (EFTs)
The law takes effect on Jan. 1, 2027.
HB 1081 — Cybersecurity
House Bill 1081 requires Cyber Florida at the University of South Florida to develop a Cybersecurity Experiential Learning Program.
The law takes effect on July 1.
SB 1180 — Community Development Districts
Senate Bill 1180 revises rules for Community Development Districts (CDDs).
More specifically, the law sets up a recall election process for members of a CDD’s board of supervisors, which largely mirrors that of recall procedures for local governments.
The law takes effect on July 1.
HB 1285 — Biosolids Management (Permits)
House Bill 1285 prohibits the DEP from issuing or renewing land application site permits that allow the disposal or land application of septage as Class B biosolids if there is a permitted wastewater treatment facility within 30 miles of the site that accepts septage for higher levels of treatment.
The law takes effect on July 1.
HB 1405 — Missing Persons
House Bill 1405 reestablishes the Missing Persons with Special Needs Statewide Project.
The project would be implemented through centers for autism and related disabilities (CARD), each of which must provide personal search-and-rescue devices for distribution to project participants.
The law takes effect on July 1.
HB 4003 — Marco Island
House Bill 4003 mandates that the city of Marco Island hold a special election to fill city council vacancies that occur over a year before a general election.
If a vacancy occurs within one year of a general election, the bill instead requires the city council to appoint a qualified citizen within 60 days who will hold the office until the next general election.
If the city council fails to do so, the governor would instead be allowed to fill the vacancy or call a special election.
The law is subject to approval by Marco Island voters in the general election on Nov. 3.
HB 4079 — Marion County
House Bill 4079 creates the Uplands Stewardship District, an independent special district in Marion County tasked with installing, operating and maintaining community infrastructure.
The law took effect immediately upon being signed, though the provisions that allow a property tax levy must still be approved by voters.
HB 6515 — Gate Arm Victim
House Bill 6515 authorizes Miami-Dade County to pay $500,000 to compensate Lourdes and Edward Latour after Lourdes Latour was seriously injured by a malfunctioning automatic gate arm while leaving the Gables by the Sea community on her bicycle in 2017.
The law took effect immediately upon being signed.
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