Bills That Go into Effect January 1 Ordered by Bill Number HB 0003
Online Access to Materials Harmful to Minors by Tramont Online Protections for Minors: Requiring social media platforms to prohibit certain minors from creating new accounts; requiring social media platforms to terminate certain accounts and provide additional options for termination of such accounts; providing conditions under which social media platforms are required to prohibit certain minors from entering into contracts to become account holders; authorizing the Department of Legal Affairs to bring actions under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act for knowing or reckless violations; authorizing the department to issue and enforce civil investigative demands under certain circumstances, etc. Effective Date: January 1, 2025
HB 0135
Voter Registration Applications by Gossett-Seidman Voter Registration Applications: providing an exception to a requirement that certain voter registration applicants must be registered without party affiliation; requiring the department to provide an applicant with a certain receipt; requiring the department to ensure that information technology processes and updates do not alter certain information without written consent; etc. Effective Date: January 1, 2025
SB 0184
Impeding, Threatening, or Harassing First Responders by Avila Impeding, Threatening, or Harassing First Responders; Defining the terms “first responder” and “harass”; prohibiting a person, after receiving a warning not to approach from a first responder who is engaged in the lawful performance of a legal duty, from violating such warning and approaching or remaining within a specified distance of the first responder with specified intent, etc. Effective Date: 1/1 /2025
HB 0267
Building Regulations by Esposito Building Regulations: Requiring the Florida Building Commission to modify provisions in the Florida Building Code relating to replacement windows, doors, or garage doors; providing requirements for such modifications; revising the timeframes in which local building officials must issue permits or provide certain written notice if certain private providers affix their professional seal to an affidavit; providing requirements for such written notices; deeming a permit application approved under certain circumstances; prohibiting local building code enforcement agency's from auditing the performance of private providers until the local building code enforcement agency creates a manual for standard operating audit procedures; providing requirements for such manual; requiring the manual to be publicly available online or printed; requiring certain audit results to be readily accessible; specifying when a permit application is deemed complete and approved; requiring the commission to review and consider certain provisions of law and technical amendments thereto and report its findings to the Legislature by a specified date, etc. Effective Date: January 1, 2025
SB 0362
Medical Treatment Under the Workers’ Compensation Law by Bradley Medical Treatment Under the Workers’ Compensation Law; Increasing limits on witness fees charged by certain witnesses; increasing maximum reimbursement allowances for physicians and surgical procedures, etc. Effective Date: 1/1/2025
SB 0556
Protection of Specified Adults by Rouson Protection of Specified Adults; Authorizing financial institutions, under certain circumstances, to delay a disbursement or transaction from an account of a specified adult; specifying that a delay on a disbursement or transaction expires on a certain date; authorizing the financial institution to extend the delay under certain circumstances; authorizing a court of competent jurisdiction to shorten or extend the delay, etc. Effective Date: 1/1/2025
SB 0892
Dental Insurance Claims by Harrell