For the first time during his tenure, Gov. Ron DeSantis allowed three bills to become law without his signature.

More than 100 new laws went into effect July 1. Some change the rules for certain government procedures and others amend penalties for violating current laws. Some establish new prohibited acts and another creates an alert system for children with autism who are in peril.

Former Jaguars executive Amit Patel's legal problems aren't over, even after pleading guilty to federal charges.

A federal judge upheld most of a new Florida law toughening regulations for petition gathering, but ordered that state officials couldn't enforce a provision for some petition groups that prohibited nonresident and noncitizen volunteers from gathering signatures.

The stripping of fluoride from municipal drinking water supplies and student cellphone restrictions are just two of more than 100 new Florida laws that are now in effect. Following the 2025 legislative session, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed dozens of bills into law, many of which went into effect of July 1.

A federal judge has blocked a key part of a new law that imposed additional restrictions on the state’s ballot-initiative process, saying a ban on non-Florida residents and non-U.S. citizens collecting and delivering petitions “imposes a severe burden on political expression that the state has failed to justify.

To comply with the law, which is designed to save lives and help avoid crashes, drivers in Florida must do what they’ve been doing for emergency or public service vehicles for nearly 25 years.

Gov. Ron DeSantis last month signed the law (HB 907), which was unanimously passed by the Legislature in April and is dubbed the Sunshine Genetics Act.