During the 2024 legislative session and even in previous years, Florida lawmakers drafted and passed several new laws that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2025. Beside the aforementioned changes, some of the most notable laws that went into effect on New Year's Day are aimed toward protecting fi...
- More than 100 new laws passed during the 2021 legislative session will hit the books this week, ranging from a record $100 billion state budget to a ban on COVID-19 vaccine "passports" and an expansion of school vouchers. Also taking effect are two measures from the 2020 session, incl...
In all, 34 laws that passed during the 2024 legislative session are now in effect, with the homeless changes (HB 1365) drawing the most attention. "Florida has chosen to reject comfortable inaction and tackle this problem head-on," House bill sponsor Sam Garrison said in June after the U....
The article reports on the impact of new growth management laws on debt in Florida. One of the major focus of new growth management law passed by the Legislature in 2005 and signed into law by Governor Jeb Bush is the financial feasibility requirement. Local governments are required under the...
Like many states when July First rolled around in Florida, new laws were set to take effect. Here in Louisiana we just recently wrapped up our session of the state legislature so we're still sorting out what got passed and what didn't. Oh, and in Louisiana, we still have the possibilit...
New laws went into effect prohibiting delinquent owners and those with a criminal background from participating in board business, including elections. Florida Statute 720.306(9) now states that any owner who is more than 90 days delinquent in making payment of any assessment or fine, or has bee...
Florida,山东,anyone, Indiana, and several other states have already passed laws aimed at restricting student phone use at school.The new law is aimed at helping students focus on schoolwork, social development, and the world in front of them, not their screens, when they're in school. It ...
may want to consider delaying filing until the deadline has passed, as their payments will then be tax-free. In either case, it is critical for those who are thinking about filing for divorce to speak with an experienced alimony lawyer who can advise them on the impact of the new laws....
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed into law contentious and wide-ranging changes to the state's voting laws... Highlighting the sharply partisan debate surrounding Senate Bill 90, passed by state lawmakers last week, DeSantis barred most Florida reporters from attending the event held in West...
Florida on Thursday passed new voting laws that place restrictions around vote-by-mail and ballot drop boxes. Florida’s state legislature passed a bill that specifies who can drop off a ballot at a drop box and where drop boxes can be placed. It also stipulates that drop boxes cannot...