Overview
- More than 100 bills signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis took effect July 1, activating a large fiscal‑year package that touches education, public safety, utilities, consumer protections, and state symbols.
- The Teddy Bridgewater Act directs the Florida High School Athletic Association to allow head coaches to use personal funds for students’ food, transportation and recovery costs with written parental consent, required reporting to the FHSAA, and a $15,000 per‑team annual cap.
- A new law on hyperscale data centers creates utility rules for large electric loads and orders a state review of data‑center impacts, a move supporters say shields ratepayers and critics say could understate water and energy demands.
- Florida established a process for state officials to designate domestic terrorist organizations by FDLE recommendation and governor‑and‑Cabinet approval, and it eased rules allowing certain armed worship security volunteers without private‑security licensure.
- Other July 1 changes include required restaurant disclosure of mandatory operations charges, expanded pet‑buyer protections, and a law giving the state authority to rename major commercial airports with a direction to seek renaming Palm Beach International Airport to President Donald J. Trump International Airport subject to federal approval and required agreements.