New Florida laws taking effect October 1, 2025

28 laws take effect October 1, 2025.

Of the 493 bills enacted since 2025, 480 have an effective date and 13 don't yet (listed below). A law here takes effect that day by its main provisions; parts of a staggered act may take effect on other dates.

Updated Nov 1, 2026 at 8:27 p.m. EST.

Crime (16)

Housing (4)

Healthcare (2)

AI (1)

Climate (1)

  • SB 7000 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    OGSR/Site-specific Location Information for Endangered and Threatened Species

    How we got this date

    Published by the legislature: 10/1/2025.

    How effective dates are worked out

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Enacted, but not yet dated (13)

These laws' texts tie their dates to something outside the legislative record (Contingent), or not enough is recorded yet to give one (Unresolved). They may take effect October 1, 2025 too; the record doesn't say.

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  • HB 1DContingentEstablishing the Congressional Districts of the StateTakes effect upon expiration of the terms of the U.S. House representatives serving on the date the act becomes law
  • HB 4001ContingentLee CountyApproval by a majority of qualified electors of Lee County voting in a referendum held in conjunction with the 2026 general election
  • HB 4003ContingentCity of Marco Island, Collier CountyApproval by a majority of qualified electors of the City of Marco Island voting in a referendum held November 3, 2026
  • HB 4013ContingentLee CountyApproval by a majority of qualified electors of each district voting in a referendum held November 3, 2026
  • HB 4025ContingentMartin and Palm Beach CountiesTakes effect upon becoming a law or on June 1, 2026, whichever occurs earlier
  • HB 4027ContingentHillsborough County Public Schools, Hillsborough CountyApproval by a majority of qualified electors of Hillsborough County voting in a referendum held with the 2026 general election
  • HB 4029ContingentGreater Naples Fire Rescue District, Collier CountyApproval by a majority of qualified electors in the Greater Naples Fire Rescue District voting in a referendum held no later than December 31, 2026
  • HB 4029ContingentHillsborough County Charterapproval by a majority of qualified electors of Hillsborough County voting in a referendum
  • HB 4035ContingentLee CountyApproval by a majority vote of qualified electors of the Lee County Mosquito Control District and the Fort Myers Beach Mosquito Control District in a referendum held November 3, 2026
  • HB 4047ContingentFort Pierce Farms Water Control District, St. Lucie Countyapproval by a majority vote of landowners within the district voting in a referendum held in accordance with section 2
  • HB 4049ContingentNorth St. Lucie River Water Control District, St. Lucie CountyApproval by a majority vote of landowners within the district voting in a referendum held in accordance with section 2
  • HB 4067ContingentPlantation Acres Improvement District, Broward CountyA majority of qualified electors of the Plantation Acres Improvement District approve the referendum question in section 3
  • HB 4091ContingentSarasota and Manatee CountiesApproval by a majority vote of non-exempt landowners present at a landowner meeting held within 20 days after the section becomes law