These new Florida laws are now in effect. Here's how they will impact you.
MIAMI — A new year means new state laws and Florida is no exception. This time around, 2025 will bring several changes to Florida residents, including online restrictions to platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, and limited access to adult content websites, among other reforms.
Florida Introduces 10 New Laws for 2025
A law prohibiting children of a certain age from accessing social media is among the changes being implemented in Florida.
10 new Florida laws will go into effect in 2025
On Wednesday, January 1, 2025, a new year begins, bringing with it a set of new state laws in Florida. The vice president-elect wore a black tuxedo.
Here are the new Florida laws that take effect on New Year’s Day 2025
On Jan. 1, 12 new Florida laws are set to go into effect. In 2024, Florida lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis passed over 200 new state laws, the majority of which took effect in July and October, Local 10 affiliate WKMG reported.
Hundreds of new laws in California take effect this year. Here's what to know for 2025.
Scores of new California laws are going into effect in 2025 after Gov. Gavin Newsom took action on hundreds of bills that crossed his desk last year. Among the legislation Newsom signed into law were bills to crack down on retail crime and property theft;
California Introduces 38 New Laws for 2025
During California's latest two-year legislative session, nearly 5,000 bills were introduced, with almost half failing without a vote.
New California Laws For 2025
Hundreds of new state laws will take effect in 2025. Here are a few worth noting. Over the last year, there's been a change for parking requirements at intersections or near intersections with or without crosswalks.
Get up to speed fast on these new California laws taking effect in 2025
These are among the roughly 1,000 new laws hitting California starting the first day of 2025. If that sounds like a lot, it could have been much more: California lawmakers introduced nearly 5,000 bills in the most recent legislative session ending this fall,
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No social media for kids, first responders protections: New Florida laws start Jan. 1, 2025
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Social media ban, ‘Halo Law': Here are the new Florida laws taking effect in 2025
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Florida law banning sleeping, camping in public now allows people to sue municipalities
Florida residents, business owners, and the Attorney General can bring civil action against local governments that fail to ...
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Examining Florida’s new ‘Halo Law’ that has now gone into effect
On Jan. 1, SB 184, known as the ‘Halo Law’ took effect in Florida. It creates a 25-foot buffer zone around first responders.
Social media overhaul: What Florida’s new laws mean for minors
A second-degree misdemeanor under the new law would be punishable by up to 60 days in jail. Florida healthcare providers will ...
New 'Halo Law' makes it a crime to get too close to first responders in Florida
If you get close to first responders, it will now be a crime in 2025 under Florida's new "Halo Law." This new law, Senate ...
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What you should know about Florida's new social media law
A new year means new laws are in effect — one of which hopes to safeguard children and teens on social media. Children under ...
Florida’s new law shields responders; critics say it’s aimed at curbing videos of cops
Florida’s new law protecting first responders from people “impeding, threatening, or harassing” them goes into effect Jan. 1. The new law, dubbed the “Halo Law,” was signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in the ...