Laws of Florida

A verbatim publication of the general and special laws enacted by the Florida Legislature in a given year and published each year following the regular session of the legislature. It presents the laws in the order in which they are numbered by the Secretary of State, as well as resolutions and memorials passed by the legislature. Source: Florida Senate Glossary

Laws of Florida, 1845–1996
Territorial Laws, 1822–1845

2009

2009

Special Session A
Chapter Law Number Size Description Bill Number
Ch_2009-001.pdf 272 KB Appropriations/Special Appropriations S 2-A
Ch_2009-002.pdf 126 KB Appropriations/Implementation S 4-A
Ch_2009-003.pdf 139 KB Education Funding S 6-A
Ch_2009-004.pdf 102 KB Medicaid S 8-A
Ch_2009-005.pdf 96 KB Biomedical Research S 10-A
Ch_2009-006.pdf 114 KB State Judicial System S 12-A
Ch_2009-007.pdf 93 KB State Courts Revenue Trust Fund S 14-A
Ch_2009-008.pdf 93 KB State Attorneys Revenue Trust Fund S 16-A
Ch_2009-009.pdf 93 KB Public Defenders Revenue Trust Fund S 18-A
Ch_2009-010.pdf 94 KB My Safe Florida Home Program S 20-A
Ch_2009-011.pdf 100 KB Mitigation Funding for Transportation Projects S 24-A
Ch_2009-012.pdf 93 KB Insurance Capital Build-Up Incentive Program S 28-A
Ch_2009-013.pdf 121 KB Economic Development S 38-A
Ch_2009-014.pdf 104 KB Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Department of S 40-A
Ch_2009-015.pdf 102 KB Governmental Operations S 44-A
Ch_2009-016.pdf 97 KB Water Management Lands Trust Fund H 5113-A
Ch_2009-017.pdf 95 KB Excise tax on documents/distribution of proceeds H 5115-A
Regular Session
Chapter Law Number Size Description Bill Number
Ch_2009-018.pdf 106 KB Corporate Income Tax S 1112
Ch_2009-019.pdf 96 KB Florida Statutes/Adoption Act S 1280
Ch_2009-020.pdf 135 KB Florida Statutes/Reviser's Bill S 1282
Ch_2009-021.pdf 493 KB Florida Statutes/Reviser's Bill S 1284
Ch_2009-022.pdf 100 KB Removal of Discriminatory Language in the Criminal Usury Laws S 318
Ch_2009-023.pdf 97 KB Water Protection and Sustainability Program Trust Fund/Department of Environmental Protection S 1740
Ch_2009-024.pdf 93 KB Welfare Transition Trust Fund/Department of Military Affairs H 7061
Ch_2009-025.pdf 92 KB Administrative Trust Fund/Department of Corrections H 7063
Ch_2009-026.pdf 93 KB Administrative Trust Fund/Department of Law Enforcement H 7065
Ch_2009-027.pdf 92 KB Federal Grants Trust Fund/Florida Parole Commission H 7067
Ch_2009-028.pdf 92 KB Federal Grants Trust Fund/State Courts System H 7069
Ch_2009-029.pdf 93 KB Federal Grants Trust Fund/Department of Corrections H 7071
Ch_2009-030.pdf 93 KB Federal Grants Trust Fund/Department of Law Enforcement H 7073
Ch_2009-031.pdf 92 KB Operating Trust Fund/State Courts System H 7075
Ch_2009-032.pdf 95 KB Safety Belt Law Enforcement S 344
Ch_2009-033.pdf 109 KB Confidential Informants H 271
Ch_2009-034.pdf 101 KB Confidential Records of Children S 126
Ch_2009-035.pdf 147 KB Education for Children in Shelter Care or Foster Care and Exceptional Students S 1128
Ch_2009-036.pdf 94 KB Energy-Efficient Appliance Rebate Program H 167
Ch_2009-037.pdf 92 KB High School Diplomas/Vietnam Veterans S 316
Ch_2009-038.pdf 105 KB Mental Illness S 456
Ch_2009-039.pdf 100 KB Lis Pendens S 1552
Ch_2009-040.pdf 110 KB Career and Adult Education S 1616
Ch_2009-041.pdf 101 KB Access to Health Care H 185
Ch_2009-042.pdf 96 KB Medicaid Low-Income Pool and Disproportionate Share Program H 285
Ch_2009-043.pdf 165 KB Care of Children H 381
Ch_2009-044.pdf 94 KB Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services H 767
Ch_2009-045.pdf 97 KB Health Care Providers/Inactive Licenses and Certificates of Need H 873
Ch_2009-046.pdf 103 KB Area Agencies on Aging H 935
Ch_2009-047.pdf 105 KB Trust Funds H 7077
Ch_2009-048.pdf 93 KB Enterprise Zones H 127
Ch_2009-049.pdf 92 KB Impact Fees H 227
Ch_2009-050.pdf 139 KB Fast Track Economic Stimulus for Small Businesses H 485
Ch_2009-051.pdf 270 KB Economic Development H 7031
Ch_2009-052.pdf 93 KB Firefighters S 198
Ch_2009-053.pdf 112 KB Zero-Tolerance Policies S 1540
Ch_2009-054.pdf 156 KB Public Accountancy S 1640
Ch_2009-055.pdf 186 KB Health Care S 1658
Ch_2009-056.pdf 120 KB Agency for Persons with Disabilities S 1660
Ch_2009-057.pdf 103 KB Health, Department of S 1662
Ch_2009-058.pdf 106 KB Distribution of Funds S 1664
Ch_2009-059.pdf 272 KB Education Funding S 1676
Ch_2009-060.pdf 198 KB Education S 1696
Ch_2009-061.pdf 169 KB State Judicial System S 1718
Ch_2009-062.pdf 93 KB Capital Collateral Regional Counsel Trust Fund S 1720
Ch_2009-063.pdf 139 KB Corrections, Department of S 1722
Ch_2009-064.pdf 119 KB Postadjudicatory and Pretrial Treatment-Based Drug Court Programs S 1726
Ch_2009-065.pdf 101 KB Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission S 1742
Ch_2009-066.pdf 280 KB Agriculture and Consumer Services, Department of S 1744
Ch_2009-067.pdf 108 KB Revenue, Department of S 1748
Ch_2009-068.pdf 162 KB Disposition of Tax Revenues S 1750
Ch_2009-069.pdf 108 KB Business and Professional Regulation, Department of S 1754
Ch_2009-070.pdf 109 KB Financial Services, Department of S 1758
Ch_2009-071.pdf 226 KB Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Department of S 1778
Ch_2009-072.pdf 174 KB State, Department of S 1780
Ch_2009-073.pdf 103 KB Unemployment Compensation Claims and Benefits Information System S 1782
Ch_2009-074.pdf 105 KB Governmental Financial Information S 1796
Ch_2009-075.pdf 97 KB State Employees S 1798
Ch_2009-076.pdf 100 KB Retirement S 1802
Ch_2009-077.pdf 101 KB State-Owned Real Property S 1804
Ch_2009-078.pdf 116 KB Service Charge on Income of Trust Funds S 1806
Ch_2009-079.pdf 155 KB Tobacco Products Surcharge S 1840
Ch_2009-080.pdf 233 KB Information Technology S 2574
Ch_2009-081.pdf 762 KB Appropriations/General Appropriations Act S 2600
Ch_2009-082.pdf 217 KB Appropriations Implementation S 2602
Ch_2009-083.pdf 92 KB Recertification of Minority Business Enterprises H 319
Ch_2009-084.pdf 93 KB Insurance Premium Financing H 741
Ch_2009-085.pdf 218 KB Transportation H 1021
Ch_2009-086.pdf 301 KB Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission H 1423
Ch_2009-087.pdf 268 KB Property Insurance H 1495
Ch_2009-088.pdf 96 KB Certification of Public School Athletic Coaches H 1539
Ch_2009-089.pdf 129 KB Transportation H 5013
Ch_2009-090.pdf 118 KB Child Support Enforcement H 5129
Ch_2009-091.pdf 92 KB Florida Patient Safety Corporation/Open Government Sunset Review H 7023
Ch_2009-092.pdf 105 KB Postsecondary Distance Learning H 7121
Ch_2009-093.pdf 145 KB Motor Vehicle Dealerships S 2630
Ch_2009-094.pdf 100 KB Attorney's Fees in Workers' Compensation Cases H 903
Ch_2009-095.pdf 101 KB Human Trafficking S 168
Ch_2009-096.pdf 287 KB Growth Management S 360
Ch_2009-097.pdf 180 KB Publicly Funded Retirement Programs S 538
Ch_2009-098.pdf 114 KB State University Tuition and Fees S 762
Ch_2009-099.pdf 128 KB Unemployment Compensation S 810
Ch_2009-100.pdf 93 KB Driver Licenses S 858
Ch_2009-101.pdf 104 KB Unemployment Compensation S 1062
Ch_2009-102.pdf 133 KB Law Enforcement Explorers S 57
Ch_2009-103.pdf 93 KB Clinical, Counseling, and Psychotherapy Services H 109
Ch_2009-104.pdf 96 KB Public Records/Exemptions H 135
Ch_2009-105.pdf 96 KB Equine Activities H 169
Ch_2009-106.pdf 130 KB Pest Control H 255
Ch_2009-107.pdf 92 KB Medical Faculty Certificates H 387
Ch_2009-108.pdf 123 KB Tax Credits for Contributions to Nonprofit Scholarship-Funding Organizations H 453
Ch_2009-109.pdf 96 KB Veterans H 509
Ch_2009-110.pdf 92 KB Motor Vehicle Registration Applications H 687
Ch_2009-111.pdf 184 KB Jacksonville Transportation Authority H 1213
Ch_2009-112.pdf 92 KB Department of Citrus and Florida Citrus Commission H 7001
Ch_2009-113.pdf 145 KB Florida Kidcare Program S 918
Ch_2009-114.pdf 96 KB Guardians Ad Litem S 1018
Ch_2009-115.pdf 133 KB Administration of Estates H 599
Ch_2009-116.pdf 101 KB Self-Insurance Funds H 845
Ch_2009-117.pdf 103 KB Trust Administration H 965
Ch_2009-118.pdf 93 KB Corporate Annual Financial Statements H 1517
Ch_2009-119.pdf 93 KB Open Government Sunset Review H 7039
Ch_2009-120.pdf 96 KB Breast Cancer Detection and Screening H 1269
Ch_2009-121.pdf 98 KB Ad Valorem Assessments H 521
Ch_2009-122.pdf 102 KB Military Affairs H 635
Ch_2009-123.pdf 110 KB Educational Dollars for Duty Program H 685
Ch_2009-124.pdf 96 KB Health Insurance S 1122
Ch_2009-125.pdf 93 KB Campaign Financing S 216
Ch_2009-126.pdf 97 KB Local Government S 252
Ch_2009-127.pdf 96 KB Clinical Laboratories S 408
Ch_2009-128.pdf 96 KB Conveyance of Bodies Into or Out of the State S 414
Ch_2009-129.pdf 92 KB Fictitious Names S 872
Ch_2009-130.pdf 96 KB Ad Valorem Taxation S 1580
Ch_2009-131.pdf 141 KB Taxation of Documents S 2430
Ch_2009-132.pdf 295 KB Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services S 2612
Ch_2009-133.pdf 115 KB Temporary Accommodations H 61
Ch_2009-134.pdf 97 KB Expedited Permitting Process for Economic Development Projects H 73
Ch_2009-135.pdf 100 KB Property Appraisers H 179
Ch_2009-136.pdf 96 KB Prepaid College Programs H 281
Ch_2009-137.pdf 97 KB Off-Highway Vehicles H 333
Ch_2009-138.pdf 110 KB Highway Safety H 481
Ch_2009-139.pdf 97 KB Oil and Gas Production Taxes H 515
Ch_2009-140.pdf 105 KB Financial Instruments H 569
Ch_2009-141.pdf 98 KB Medicare Supplement Policies H 675
Ch_2009-142.pdf 133 KB Community Development Districts H 821
Ch_2009-143.pdf 96 KB Public Records/Exemptions H 895
Ch_2009-144.pdf 122 KB School Improvement and Accountability H 991
Ch_2009-145.pdf 93 KB Florida Center for Nursing H 1139
Ch_2009-146.pdf 97 KB Charter County Transit System Surtax H 1205
Ch_2009-147.pdf 96 KB Influenza Vaccine H 1405
Ch_2009-148.pdf 175 KB Placement of Children H 1409
Ch_2009-149.pdf 93 KB Open Government Sunset Review H 7015
Ch_2009-150.pdf 95 KB Open Government Sunset Review H 7019
Ch_2009-151.pdf 93 KB Open Government Sunset Review H 7021
Ch_2009-152.pdf 101 KB Open Government Sunset Review H 7025
Ch_2009-153.pdf 110 KB Open Government Sunset Review H 7027
Ch_2009-154.pdf 101 KB Rural Agricultural Industrial Centers H 7053
Ch_2009-155.pdf 102 KB Military Base Closures H 7123
Ch_2009-156.pdf 98 KB Public Records and Public Meetings/Exemptions H 7125
Ch_2009-157.pdf 128 KB Real Property Used for Conservation Purposes H 7157
Ch_2009-158.pdf 115 KB Secondhand Dealers S 2700
Ch_2009-159.pdf 102 KB Unlawful Use of Utility Services H 29
Ch_2009-160.pdf 92 KB Human Smuggling H 123
Ch_2009-161.pdf 113 KB Public Health Initiatives H 331
Ch_2009-162.pdf 117 KB Secondhand Dealers and Secondary Metals Recyclers H 339
Ch_2009-163.pdf 95 KB Reimbursement of Federal Excise Taxes on Motor Fuel H 375
Ch_2009-164.pdf 125 KB Homelessness H 597
Ch_2009-165.pdf 118 KB Notices of Proposed Property Taxes H 701
Ch_2009-166.pdf 105 KB Surplus Lines Insurers H 853
Ch_2009-167.pdf 98 KB Aircraft Safety H 1065
Ch_2009-168.pdf 120 KB Nursing Programs H 1209
Ch_2009-169.pdf 108 KB Open Government Sunset Review H 7037
Ch_2009-170.pdf 345 KB Gaming S 788
Ch_2009-171.pdf 170 KB Seaport Security H 7141
Ch_2009-172.pdf 114 KB Electronic Health Records S 162
Ch_2009-173.pdf 104 KB Change of Name S 258
Ch_2009-174.pdf 94 KB Court Costs S 526
Ch_2009-175.pdf 97 KB Florida Prepaid College Program S 606
Ch_2009-176.pdf 93 KB Health Facilities S 620
Ch_2009-177.pdf 109 KB Physician Practice S 720
Ch_2009-178.pdf 97 KB Sinkhole Losses S 742
Ch_2009-179.pdf 116 KB Direct Support Organizations S 746
Ch_2009-180.pdf 176 KB Parental Responsibility and Time-Sharing S 904
Ch_2009-181.pdf 96 KB Emergency Medical Services S 948
Ch_2009-182.pdf 103 KB Discretionary Sales Surtaxes S 1000
Ch_2009-183.pdf 139 KB Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Department of S 1100
Ch_2009-184.pdf 93 KB Sexual Battery S 1312
Ch_2009-185.pdf 101 KB Money Services Businesses S 1534
Ch_2009-186.pdf 98 KB Public Records/Exemptions S 2158
Ch_2009-187.pdf 134 KB Administrative Procedures S 2188
Ch_2009-188.pdf 110 KB Tobacco Settlement Agreements S 2198
Ch_2009-189.pdf 100 KB Professional Liability Claims S 2252
Ch_2009-190.pdf 128 KB DNA Database S 2276
Ch_2009-191.pdf 96 KB Frist-Responder Services S 2282
Ch_2009-192.pdf 99 KB Corporate Income Tax S 2504
Ch_2009-193.pdf 102 KB Fraud and Abuse in State-Funded Programs S 2658
Ch_2009-194.pdf 134 KB Sexual Offenders and Predators H 115
Ch_2009-195.pdf 270 KB Business and Professional Regulation, Department of H 425
Ch_2009-196.pdf 97 KB Written Valuations of State-Owned Surplus Lands/Open Government Sunset Review H 7035
Ch_2009-197.pdf 107 KB Public Records/Exemptions S 440
Ch_2009-198.pdf 167 KB Prescription Drugs S 462
Ch_2009-199.pdf 123 KB Water Conservation S 494
Ch_2009-200.pdf 117 KB Law Enforcement Officers and Correctional Officers S 624
Ch_2009-201.pdf 101 KB Water Management Districts/Limitation of Liability S 1078
Ch_2009-202.pdf 100 KB Pharmacy S 1868
Ch_2009-203.pdf 125 KB Construction Defects S 2064
Ch_2009-204.pdf 189 KB Clerks of Court S 2108
Ch_2009-205.pdf 242 KB Corporations S 2330
Ch_2009-206.pdf 144 KB Motor Vehicle and Mobile Home Title Transfer H 293
Ch_2009-207.pdf 101 KB Florida Uniform Principal and Income Act H 379
Ch_2009-208.pdf 98 KB Delivery Vehicles H 405
Ch_2009-209.pdf 312 KB Retirement H 479
Ch_2009-210.pdf 122 KB Public Construction Projects H 611
Ch_2009-211.pdf 94 KB Florida Kidcare Program H 807
Ch_2009-212.pdf 96 KB Open Government Sunset Review H 7041
Ch_2009-213.pdf 95 KB State University Presidents S 234
Ch_2009-214.pdf 195 KB Charter Schools S 278
Ch_2009-215.pdf 124 KB Service of Process S 412
Ch_2009-216.pdf 104 KB Campus Police/Legal Jurisdiction S 554
Ch_2009-217.pdf 93 KB Special Districts S 712
Ch_2009-218.pdf 165 KB Anatomical Gifts S 766
Ch_2009-219.pdf 95 KB Cemeteries S 926
Ch_2009-220.pdf 97 KB Motor Vehicles/Use of Lights S 1030
Ch_2009-221.pdf 110 KB Prescription Drugs S 1144
Ch_2009-222.pdf 112 KB Public K-12 Education S 1248
Ch_2009-223.pdf 453 KB Health Care S 1986
Ch_2009-224.pdf 93 KB Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission S 2150
Ch_2009-225.pdf 102 KB Supplemental Educational Services S 2538
Ch_2009-226.pdf 156 KB Telecommunications Companies S 2626
Ch_2009-227.pdf 114 KB Public Procurement of Services S 2666
Ch_2009-228.pdf 150 KB Florida College System S 2682
Ch_2009-229.pdf 93 KB Firearms Transactions H 177
Ch_2009-230.pdf 97 KB Public Records/Exemptions H 631
Ch_2009-231.pdf 96 KB Management of Wastewater H 707
Ch_2009-232.pdf 95 KB Grounds for Nonrecognition of Foreign Defamation Judgments H 949
Ch_2009-233.pdf 92 KB Sale and Delivery of Firearms H 1003
Ch_2009-234.pdf 97 KB Open Government Sunset Review H 7013
Ch_2009-235.pdf 100 KB Open Government Sunset Review H 7017
Ch_2009-236.pdf 102 KB Scripps Florida Funding Corporation/Open Government Sunset Review H 7043
Ch_2009-237.pdf 115 KB Open Government Sunset Review H 7051
Ch_2009-238.pdf 106 KB Exceptional Students H 7089
Ch_2009-239.pdf 112 KB Student Records H 7117
Ch_2009-240.pdf 105 KB Public Records/Exemptions H 7119
Ch_2009-241.pdf 402 KB Mortgage Brokering and Mortgage Lending S 2226
Ch_2009-242.pdf 150 KB Investor Protection H 483
Ch_2009-243.pdf 204 KB Water Resources S 2080
Ch_2009-244.pdf 107 KB Relief/Jorge and Debbie Garcia-Bengochea S 58
Ch_2009-245.pdf 97 KB Relief/Sheila and John Forehand S 30
Ch_2009-246.pdf 97 KB Relief/Raul Otero S 46
Ch_2009-247.pdf 96 KB Relief/Vincent Merriweather S 522
Ch_2009-248.pdf 100 KB Relief/Joseph Fatta, Jr. S 524
Ch_2009-249.pdf 221 KB Viera Stewardship District, Brevard County H 393
Ch_2009-250.pdf 99 KB South Indian River Water Control District, Palm Beach County H 743
Ch_2009-251.pdf 98 KB Plantation Acres Improvement District, Broward County H 773
Ch_2009-252.pdf 103 KB City of Tamarac, Broward County H 775
Ch_2009-253.pdf 100 KB City of West Park, Broward County H 777
Ch_2009-254.pdf 138 KB Broward County H 801
Ch_2009-255.pdf 92 KB City of Jacksonville, Duval County H 877
Ch_2009-256.pdf 348 KB Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District, Palm Beach County H 967
Ch_2009-257.pdf 200 KB Central Broward Water Control District H 1059
Ch_2009-258.pdf 478 KB Lake Worth Drainage District, Palm Beach County H 1063
Ch_2009-259.pdf 97 KB Broward County Tourist Development Council H 1095
Ch_2009-260.pdf 187 KB East County Water Control District, Lee and Hendry Counties H 1113
Ch_2009-261.pdf 197 KB Spring Hill Fire Rescue and Emergency Medical Services District, Hernando County H 1147
Ch_2009-262.pdf 94 KB City of Leesburg, Lake County H 1169
Ch_2009-263.pdf 343 KB Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, Manatee and Sarasota Counties H 1235
Ch_2009-264.pdf 93 KB Gulf County H 1369
Ch_2009-265.pdf 93 KB Panama City, Bay County H 1371
Ch_2009-266.pdf 139 KB Tierra Verde Community, Pinellas County H 1375
Ch_2009-267.pdf 109 KB City of Pensacola, Town of Century, and Escambia County H 1431
Ch_2009-268.pdf 138 KB City of Orlando Firefighter Pension Fund, Orange County H 1433
Ch_2009-269.pdf 93 KB Lee County Sheriff's Office H 1435
Ch_2009-270.pdf 148 KB Pine Tree Water Control District, Palm Beach County H 1541
HJR0081.pdf 92 KB Proposed Constitutional Amendment HJR 81
HJR0833.pdf 100 KB Proposed Constitutional Amendment HJR 833
SJR0532.pdf 116 KB Proposed Constitutional Amendment SJR 532
Special Session B
Chapter Law Number Size Description Bill Number
Ch_2009-271.pdf 204 KB Transportation H 1-B