Five New Bills Signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Now in Effect

taking effect between June 26 and July 1

BREVARD COUNTY • FLORIDA — The Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis, has signed five bills into law on June 26. These laws span improvements in disaster response, regulatory transparency, environmental accountability, and anti‑discrimination enforcement, all taking effect between June 26 and July 1, 2025.

The following bills were signed:

CS/CS/SB 180 — Emergencies

● Local Ordinances: Prohibits local governments from extending moratoriums or imposing burdensome land-use regulations (including cumulative substantial-improvement rules) related to disaster-prone structures

● Impact Fees: Prevents local entities from charging impact fees on replacement structures

● Hurricane Shelters: Prioritizes funding for hurricane shelter retrofits in areas where shelter scarcity exists

● Medical Response: Authorizes National Guard members to provide medical care during emergencies

● Emergency Management Plan: Updates requirements for Florida’s comprehensive emergency management plan

● Post-Storm Recovery: Mandates expedited local permitting and moratorium withdrawals to speed recovery

● Effective: Upon signature on June 26, 2025

CS/SB 108 — Administrative Procedures

● Timeline Enforcement: Requires state agencies to publish notice of rule development within 30 days of mandated legislative action, and proposed rule notice within 180 days, or withdraw the rule if not timely

● Public Notice: Mandates at least 7 days between development and proposed rule notices. All materials must be underlined/struck-through and electronically searchable

● Emergency Rules: Emergency rule texts must appear in the Florida Administrative Code

● Rule Reviews: Agencies must review all existing rules within five years and re-review new rules in their fifth year post-adoption

● Legislative Ratification: Rules not ratified in the next legislative session must be withdrawn; rulemaking must restart within 90 days if authority remains

● Regulatory Cost Analysis: Enhances transparency by allowing SERC workshops and detailed economic impact statements

● Licensing Data Reporting: Requires agencies to publish licensing metrics in annual regulatory plans

● Effective: July 1, 2025

CS/CS/SB 492 — Mitigation Banks

● Establishes a standardized credit-release schedule for mitigation banks, replacing the prior case-by-case system

● Aims to streamline and clarify how environmental mitigation credits are issued

● Effective: July 1, 2025

CS/CS/SB 1678 — Entities that Boycott Israel

● Expands “boycott of Israel” to include policies at educational institutions restricting academic relationships or research due to Israeli affiliation

● Ensures that entities or schools imposing such restrictions fall under the state’s anti‑boycott provisions

● Effective: Assumed to be effective at signing

HB 1143 — Permits for Drilling, Exploration & Extraction of Oil & Gas

● Risk Assessments: Requires environmental risk testing ahead of drilling operations; prohibits drilling within 10 miles of any National Estuarine Research Reserve (Apalachicola, Guana Tolomato, Rookery Bay)

● Stricter Oversight: Adds layers of scrutiny to permit issuance, including blowout protections and environmental evaluations

● Effective: July 1, 2025

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