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

2016

2016

Regular Session
Chapter Law Number Size Description Bill Numbersort icon
Index to General Laws.pdf 442 KB 2016 Index to General Laws 2016
Ch_2016-050.pdf 23 KB Churches or Religious Organizations H 43
Ch_2016-014.pdf 25 KB Agritourism H 59
Ch_2016-015.pdf 24 KB Electronic Monitoring Devices H 75
Ch_2016-016.pdf 47 KB Severe Injuries Caused by Dogs H 91
Ch_2016-076.pdf 26 KB Law Enforcement Officer Body Cameras H 93
Ch_2016-051.pdf 24 KB Transactions in Fresh Produce Markets H 103
Ch_2016-052.pdf 14 KB Jury Service H 111
Ch_2016-017.pdf 23 KB Continuing Care Facilities H 127
Ch_2016-018.pdf 24 KB Unattended Persons and Animals in Motor Vehicles H 131
Ch_2016-053.pdf 29 KB Financial Transactions H 145
Ch_2016-221.pdf 38 KB Healthy Food Financing Initiative H 153
Ch_2016-054.pdf 15 KB Medical Faculty Certification H 173
Ch_2016-116.pdf 74 KB Administrative Procedures H 183
Ch_2016-117.pdf 23 KB Teacher Certification H 189
Ch_2016-118.pdf 14 KB A Special Election H 195
Ch_2016-222.pdf 57 KB Health Care Services H 221
Ch_2016-119.pdf 28 KB Bullying and Harassment Policies in Schools H 229
Ch_2016-077.pdf 53 KB Motor Vehicle Manufacturer Licenses H 231
Ch_2016-019.pdf 15 KB Children and Youth Cabinet H 241
Ch_2016-120.pdf 58 KB Culinary Education Programs H 249
Ch_2016-020.pdf 31 KB Public Records/Public Agency Contract for Services H 273
Ch_2016-121.pdf 24 KB County and Municipality Homestead Tax Exemption H 277
Ch_2016-223.pdf 40 KB Principal Autonomy Pilot Program Initiative H 287
Ch_2016-078.pdf 66 KB Public Records H 293
Ch_2016-122.pdf 26 KB Expressway Authorities H 299
Ch_2016-079.pdf 26 KB Unlicensed Activity Fees H 303
Ch_2016-123.pdf 103 KB Medical Use of Cannabis H 307
Ch_2016-124.pdf 70 KB Utility Projects H 347
Ch_2016-080.pdf 39 KB Mental Health Counseling Interns H 373
Ch_2016-125.pdf 48 KB Physician Assistants H 375
Ch_2016-021.pdf 24 KB Public Records/Florida State Boxing Commission H 381
Ch_2016-081.pdf 29 KB Offenses Evidencing Prejudice H 387
Ch_2016-082.pdf 15 KB Title Insurance H 413
Ch_2016-244.pdf 13 KB Highlands Road and Bridge District H 419
Ch_2016-224.pdf 111 KB Health Care Services H 423
Ch_2016-126.pdf 35 KB Recreational Vessel Registration H 427
Ch_2016-083.pdf 30 KB Fire Safety H 431
Ch_2016-127.pdf 125 KB Mental health Services in the Criminal Justice System H 439
Ch_2016-225.pdf 54 KB Local Government Environmental Financing H 447
Ch_2016-022.pdf 96 KB Special Districts H 479
Ch_2016-245.pdf 12 KB Columbia County Law Library H 481
Ch_2016-226.pdf 45 KB Water and Wastewater H 491
Ch_2016-128.pdf 86 KB Ad Valorem Taxation H 499
Ch_2016-246.pdf 13 KB Gilchrist County Development Authority H 519
Ch_2016-055.pdf 15 KB Small Community Sewer Construction Assistance Act H 525
Ch_2016-129.pdf 165 KB Building Codes H 535
Ch_2016-023.pdf 29 KB Addresses of Legal Residence H 541
Ch_2016-024.pdf 218 KB Human Trafficking H 545
Ch_2016-084.pdf 74 KB Offenses concerning Racketeering and Illegal Debts H 549
Ch_2016-085.pdf 26 KB Organizational Structure/DEP H 561
Ch_2016-227.pdf 25 KB Instruction for Homebound and Hospitalized Students H 585
Ch_2016-130.pdf 37 KB Environmental Control H 589
Ch_2016-056.pdf 58 KB Workers’ Compensation System Administration H 613
Ch_2016-131.pdf 44 KB Community Contribution Tax Credits H 627
Ch_2016-086.pdf 29 KB Public Food Service Establishments H 633
Ch_2016-247.pdf 13 KB Eagle Bay Sub-Drainage District, Okeechobee County H 649
Ch_2016-132.pdf 117 KB Department of Financial Services H 651
Ch_2016-248.pdf 47 KB City of Jacksonville, Duval County H 655
Ch_2016-133.pdf 43 KB Automobile Insurance H 659
Ch_2016-057.pdf 32 KB Title Insurance H 695
Ch_2016-087.pdf 16 KB Art in the Capitol Competition H 701
Ch_2016-134.pdf 25 KB Vessels H 703
Ch_2016-249.pdf 15 KB City of Tallahassee, Leon County H 709
Ch_2016-058.pdf 53 KB Education Personnel H 719
Ch_2016-059.pdf 40 KB Secondhand Dealers H 739
Ch_2016-088.pdf 32 KB Agriculture H 749
Ch_2016-135.pdf 36 KB Mental Health Treatment H 769
Ch_2016-089.pdf 25 KB Special Assessments on Agricultural Lands H 773
Ch_2016-090.pdf 54 KB Unclaimed Property H 783
Ch_2016-250.pdf 25 KB St Lucie County Fire District, St. Lucie County H 785
Ch_2016-091.pdf 59 KB Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program H 793
Ch_2016-136.pdf 14 KB Out-of-State Fee Waivers for Active Duty Service Members H 799
Ch_2016-109.pdf 31 KB Sunset Review of Medicaid Dental Services H 819
Ch_2016-228.pdf 13 KB Reimbursement of Assessment H 821
Ch_2016-137.pdf 60 KB Education Programs for Individuals with Disabilities H 837
Ch_2016-251.pdf 12 KB Bay County Bridge Authority, Bay County H 845
Ch_2016-252.pdf 12 KB Pasco County H 847
Ch_2016-253.pdf 26 KB Broward County H 871
Ch_2016-060.pdf 29 KB Motor Vehicle Service Agreement Companies H 875
Ch_2016-254.pdf 12 KB Northwest Florida Community Hospital Board of Trustees, Washington County H 891
Ch_2016-255.pdf 32 KB West Manatee Fire and Rescue District, Manatee County H 895
Ch_2016-256.pdf 13 KB City of Delray Beach, Palm Beach County H 911
Ch_2016-229.pdf 82 KB Operations of the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation H 931
Ch_2016-230.pdf 155 KB Department of Health H 941
Ch_2016-092.pdf 50 KB Firesafety H 965
Ch_2016-093.pdf 45 KB Family Law H 967
Ch_2016-094.pdf 49 KB Community Development Districts H 971
Ch_2016-231.pdf 64 KB Behavioral Health Workforce H 977
Ch_2016-232.pdf 13 KB Administrative Procedures H 981
Ch_2016-201.pdf 32 KB Implementation of the Water and Land Conservation Constitutional Amendment H 989
Ch_2016-095.pdf 29 KB Public Records H 1025
Ch_2016-138.pdf 41 KB Information Technology Security H 1033
Ch_2016-257.pdf 158 KB Babcock Ranch Community Independent Special District, Charlotte and Lee Counties H 1039
Ch_2016-096.pdf 33 KB Anchoring Limitation Areas H 1051
Ch_2016-139.pdf 129 KB Nurse Licensure Compact H 1061
Ch_2016-097.pdf 27 KB Public Records and Meetings H 1063
Ch_2016-258.pdf 30 KB South Broward Hospital District, Broward County H 1071
Ch_2016-233.pdf 361 KB State Areas H 1075
Ch_2016-259.pdf 12 KB North Sumter County Hospital District, Sumter County H 1081
Ch_2016-140.pdf 106 KB Agency for Persons with Disabilities H 1083
Ch_2016-098.pdf 28 KB Eligibility for Employment as Child Care Personnel H 1125
Ch_2016-099.pdf 31 KB Applicability of Revenue Laws to Out-of-State Businesses during Disaster-Response Periods H 1133
Ch_2016-141.pdf 15 KB Character Development Instruction H 1147
Ch_2016-100.pdf 28 KB Alternative Sanctioning H 1149
Ch_2016-142.pdf 27 KB Postsecondary Education for Veterans H 1157
Ch_2016-234.pdf 154 KB Transparency in Health Care H 1175
Ch_2016-101.pdf 37 KB Bad Faith Assertions of Patent Infringement H 1181
Ch_2016-143.pdf 27 KB Fumigation H 1205
Ch_2016-102.pdf 15 KB Veterans’ Employment H 1219
Ch_2016-260.pdf 13 KB Barron Water Control District H 1221
Ch_2016-144.pdf 14 KB Home Loan Banks H 1233
Ch_2016-145.pdf 99 KB Ordering of Medication H 1241
Ch_2016-103.pdf 26 KB Medicaid Provider Overpayments H 1245
Ch_2016-261.pdf 117 KB Greater Naples Fire Rescue District, Collier County H 1265
Ch_2016-262.pdf 120 KB Greater Naples Fire Rescue District, Collier County H 1265
Ch_2016-146.pdf 33 KB Discretionary Sales Surtaxes H 1297
Ch_2016-235.pdf 35 KB Emergency Allergy Treatment in Schools H 1305
Ch_2016-123.pdf 103 KB Medical Use of Cannabis H 1313
Ch_2016-104.pdf 239 KB Sexual Offenders H 1333
Ch_2016-147.pdf 36 KB Long-Term Care Managed Care Prioritization H 1335
Ch_2016-263.pdf 93 KB City of Webster, Sumter County H 1339
Ch_2016-105.pdf 428 KB Illicit Drugs H 1347
Ch_2016-148.pdf 74 KB Growth Management H 1361
Ch_2016-149.pdf 26 KB Competency-Based Education Pilot Program H 1365
Ch_2016-150.pdf 50 KB Termination of Pregnancies H 1411
Ch_2016-264.pdf 15 KB Hillsborough County H 1417
Ch_2016-265.pdf 12 KB Martin County H 1433
Ch_2016-266.pdf 38 KB Relief of Susana Castillo, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Andrea Castillo H 3509
Ch_2016-267.pdf 36 KB Relief of Q.B. by the Palm beach County School Board H 3515
Ch_2016-268.pdf 24 KB Relief of Rafael Zaldivar and Kyoko Zaldivar, Parents of Alex Zaldivar, Deceased, Individually and as Co-personal Representatives of the Estate of Alex Zaldivar, and Brienna Campos and Remington Campos by Orange County H 3517
Ch_2016-269.pdf 27 KB Relief of Melvin and Alma Colindres by the City of Miami H 3525
Ch_2016-106.pdf 15 KB Slungshot H 4009
Ch_2016-066.pdf 2 MB General Appropriations Act H 5001
Ch_2016-062.pdf 387 KB Implementing the 2016-2017 General Appropriations Act H 5003
Ch_2016-063.pdf 29 KB State-Administered Retirement Systems H 5005
Ch_2016-064.pdf 30 KB Collective Bargaining H 5007
Ch_2016-065.pdf 149 KB Health Care Services H 5101
Ch_2016-025.pdf 14 KB Alzheimer’s Disease Research H 5103
Ch_2016-003.pdf 83 KB Individuals with Disabilities H 7003
Ch_2016-061.pdf 149 KB Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services H 7007
Ch_2016-107.pdf 92 KB Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission H 7013
Ch_2016-236.pdf 48 KB Education Access and Affordability H 7019
Ch_2016-026.pdf 30 KB Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for Deployed Servicemembers H 7023
Ch_2016-108.pdf 27 KB At-Risk Vessels H 7025
Ch_2016-181.pdf 84 KB Department of Transportation H 7027
Ch_2016-237.pdf 383 KB Education H 7029
Ch_2016-027.pdf 15 KB OGSR/Emergency Notification by Agency H 7033
Ch_2016-028.pdf 16 KB OGSR/Office of Financial Regulation H 7035
Ch_2016-238.pdf 125 KB Early Childhood Development H 7053
Ch_2016-239.pdf 367 KB Transportation H 7061
Ch_2016-151.pdf 64 KB Public Corruption H 7071
Ch_2016-240.pdf 33 KB Health Care H 7087
Ch_2016-029.pdf 30 KB Working Capital Trust Fund H 7091
Ch_2016-220.pdf 160 KB Taxation H 7099
Ch_2016-013.pdf 112 KB Sentencing for Capital Felonies H 7101
HJR0193.pdf 45 KB Proposed Constitutional Amendment HJR193
HJR0275.pdf 32 KB Proposed Constitutional Amendment HJR275
HJR1009.pdf 31 KB Proposed Constitutional Amendment HJR1009
Ch_2016-241.pdf 444 KB Mental Health and Substance Abuse S 12
Ch_2016-035.pdf 72 KB Family Trust Companies S 80
Ch_2016-036.pdf 62 KB Scrutinized Companies S 86
Ch_2016-182.pdf 19 KB Gold Star License Plates S 88
Ch_2016-183.pdf 19 KB Natural Gas Rebate Program S 90
Ch_2016-184.pdf 154 KB Pollution Discharge Removal and Prevention S 100
Ch_2016-037.pdf 132 KB Absentee Voting S 112
Ch_2016-153.pdf 91 KB Public-Private Partnerships S 124
Ch_2016-154.pdf 36 KB Public Records and Public Meetings S 126
Ch_2016-012.pdf 15 KB Discharging a Firearm S 130
Ch_2016-004.pdf 32 KB Identification Cards and Driver Licenses S 158
Ch_2016-005.pdf 37 KB Trade Secrets S 180
Ch_2016-006.pdf 80 KB Public Records and Meetings S 182
Ch_2016-242.pdf 54 KB Military and Veterans Affairs S 184
Ch_2016-110.pdf 14 KB Conservation Easements S 190
Ch_2016-155.pdf 26 KB Redevelopment Trust Fund S 194
Ch_2016-038.pdf 26 KB Public Records/Department of Transportation S 196
Ch_2016-030.pdf 45 KB Florida Association of Centers for Independent Living S 202
Ch_2016-185.pdf 55 KB Offenses Involving Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards S 218
Ch_2016-039.pdf 25 KB Parking for Disabled Veterans S 222
Ch_2016-007.pdf 60 KB Mandatory Minimum Sentences S 228
Ch_2016-186.pdf 31 KB Missing Persons with Special Needs S 230
Ch_2016-040.pdf 135 KB Guardianship S 232
Ch_2016-067.pdf 13 KB Medical Assistant Certification S 238
Ch_2016-068.pdf 32 KB Infectious Disease Elimination Pilot Program S 242
Ch_2016-111.pdf 35 KB Merger and Acquisition Brokers S 286
Ch_2016-243.pdf 13 KB State Designations S 288
Ch_2016-041.pdf 27 KB National Statuary Hall S 310
Ch_2016-069.pdf 28 KB Vision Care Plans S 340
Ch_2016-031.pdf 28 KB Procurement Procedures for Educational Institutions S 350
Ch_2016-187.pdf 46 KB Violation of an Injunction for Protection S 380
Ch_2016-042.pdf 31 KB Expunction of Records of Minors S 386
Ch_2016-043.pdf 13 KB Nonresident Plaintiffs in Civil Actions S 396
Ch_2016-044.pdf 39 KB Location of Utilities S 416
Ch_2016-112.pdf 24 KB Health Insurance Coverage for Opioids S 422
Ch_2016-156.pdf 60 KB Crime of Making Threats of Terror or Violence S 436
Ch_2016-070.pdf 31 KB Physical Therapy S 450
Ch_2016-045.pdf 53 KB Transfers of Structured Settlement Payment Rights S 458
Ch_2016-046.pdf 68 KB Digital Assets S 494
Ch_2016-188.pdf 16 KB Repeal of a Prohibition on Cohabitation S 498
Ch_2016-157.pdf 18 KB Supervisor of Elections Salaries S 514
Ch_2016-189.pdf 49 KB Estates S 540
Ch_2016-001.pdf 384 KB Environmental Resources S 552
Ch_2016-158.pdf 29 KB Reimbursement to health access settings for dental hygiene services for children S 560
Ch_2016-032.pdf 19 KB Public Educational Facilities S 576
Ch_2016-113.pdf 14 KB Responsibilities of Health Care Providers S 586
Ch_2016-071.pdf 35 KB Adoption S 590
Ch_2016-159.pdf 53 KB Public Records S 592
Ch_2016-114.pdf 38 KB Public Records S 624
Ch_2016-160.pdf 30 KB Consumer Credit S 626
Ch_2016-162.pdf 32 KB Fees for Records S 628
Ch_2016-072.pdf 27 KB Evidence Collected in Sexual Offense Investigations S 636
Ch_2016-167.pdf 35 KB Voter Identification S 666
Ch_2016-002.pdf 164 KB Educational Options S 672
Ch_2016-190.pdf 83 KB Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco S 698
Ch_2016-163.pdf 39 KB Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys S 708
Ch_2016-191.pdf 18 KB Florida Holocaust Memorial S 716
Ch_2016-164.pdf 49 KB Public Records S 752
Ch_2016-161.pdf 30 KB Public Records S 754
Ch_2016-166.pdf 242 KB Regulated Service Providers S 772
Ch_2016-168.pdf 14 KB Reciprocal Insurers S 812
Ch_2016-169.pdf 55 KB Mobile Homes S 826
Ch_2016-170.pdf 35 KB Insurance Guaranty Association Assessments S 828
Ch_2016-171.pdf 34 KB Divers-Down Warning Devices S 846
Ch_2016-172.pdf 104 KB Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services S 854
Ch_2016-073.pdf 24 KB Foster Families S 860
Ch_2016-165.pdf 148 KB Organization of the Department of Financial Services S 908
Ch_2016-173.pdf 70 KB Fraudulent Activities Associated with Payment Systems S 912
Ch_2016-174.pdf 35 KB Solid Waste Management S 922
Ch_2016-175.pdf 28 KB Persons with Disabilities S 936
Ch_2016-176.pdf 30 KB Retail Sale of Dextromethorphan S 938
Ch_2016-177.pdf 32 KB Prescription Drug Monitoring Program S 964
Ch_2016-219.pdf 46 KB Unclaimed Property S 966
Ch_2016-178.pdf 24 KB Security System Plans S 1004
Ch_2016-008.pdf 24 KB Florida Statutes/Adoption S 1030
Ch_2016-009.pdf 28 KB Florida Statutes/Reviser's Bill S 1032
Ch_2016-010.pdf 246 KB Florida Statutes/Reviser's Bill S 1038
Ch_2016-011.pdf 60 KB Florida Statutes/Reviser's Bill S 1040
Ch_2016-033.pdf 70 KB Judgments S 1042
Ch_2016-179.pdf 60 KB Contraband Forfeiture S 1044
Ch_2016-115.pdf 33 KB Farm Vehicles S 1046
Ch_2016-180.pdf 26 KB Service of Process on Financial Institutions S 1104
Ch_2016-192.pdf 53 KB International Trust Entities S 1106
Ch_2016-193.pdf 34 KB Central Florida Expressway Authority S 1110
Ch_2016-194.pdf 141 KB Health Plan Regulatory Administration S 1170
Ch_2016-074.pdf 16 KB Residential Facilities S 1174
Ch_2016-195.pdf 28 KB Dredge and Fill Activities S 1176
Ch_2016-196.pdf 33 KB Discounts on Public Park Entrance Fees and Transportation Fares S 1202
Ch_2016-197.pdf 43 KB Sinkhole Coverage Insurance S 1274
Ch_2016-198.pdf 34 KB Emergency Management S 1288
Ch_2016-199.pdf 45 KB Victim and Witness Protection S 1294
Ch_2016-200.pdf 54 KB Shellfish Harvesting S 1318
Ch_2016-152.pdf 33 KB Juvenile Detention Costs S 1322
Ch_2016-202.pdf 29 KB Insurance Agents S 1386
Ch_2016-203.pdf 19 KB Ratification of Department of Financial Services Rules S 1402
Ch_2016-204.pdf 28 KB Orders of No Contact S 1412
Ch_2016-205.pdf 34 KB Public Records S 1416
Ch_2016-206.pdf 71 KB Insurer Regulatory Reporting S 1422
Ch_2016-207.pdf 29 KB Service of Process S 1432
Ch_2016-208.pdf 71 KB Crustaceans S 1470
Ch_2016-209.pdf 126 KB Airport Zoning Law of 1945 S 1508
Ch_2016-210.pdf 118 KB Housing Assistance S 1534
Ch_2016-211.pdf 32 KB Elevators S 1602
Ch_2016-212.pdf 317 KB Drugs, Devices, and Cosmetics S 1604
Ch_2016-047.pdf 23 KB OGSR/Local Government S 7002
Ch_2016-213.pdf 76 KB Death Benefits Under The Florida Retirement System S 7012
Ch_2016-034.pdf 17 KB Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children S 7016
Ch_2016-075.pdf 34 KB OGSR/Florida Health Choices Program S 7020
Ch_2016-214.pdf 35 KB A Review Under The Open Government Sunset Review Act S 7022
Ch_2016-048.pdf 23 KB OGSR/Florida Center for Brain Tumor Research S 7024
Ch_2016-215.pdf 67 KB State Board of Administration S 7028
Ch_2016-049.pdf 27 KB OGSR/Bids, Proposals, or Replies in Response to a Competitive Solicitation S 7030
Ch_2016-216.pdf 284 KB Workforce Development S 7040
Ch_2016-217.pdf 36 KB A Review Under The Open Government Sunset Review Act S 7048
Ch_2016-218.pdf 16 KB The Legislature S 7076