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

2012

2012

Regular Session
Chapter Law Numbersort icon Size Description Bill Number
2012 General Laws Index.pdf 301 KB 2012 General Laws Index 2012
Ch_2012-001.pdf 14 KB Spaceport Facilities S 634
Ch_2012-002.pdf 379 KB Reapportionment/U.S. Congress S 1174
Ch_2012-003.pdf 22 KB Rules Establishing Numeric Nutrient Criteria H 7051
Ch_2012-004.pdf 20 KB Florida Statutes/Adoption H 7005
Ch_2012-005.pdf 312 KB Florida Statutes/Reviser's Bill H 7007
Ch_2012-006.pdf 29 KB Florida Statutes/Reviser's Bill H 7009
Ch_2012-007.pdf 150 KB Florida Statutes/Reviser's Bill H 7011
Ch_2012-008.pdf 58 KB Drug-Free Workplaces H 1205
Ch_2012-009.pdf 14 KB Education S 98
Ch_2012-010.pdf 16 KB State University System Optional Retirement Program S 198
Ch_2012-011.pdf 21 KB Public Records/Donors S 374
Ch_2012-012.pdf 21 KB Public Records/Donors S 570
Ch_2012-013.pdf 111 KB Building Construction and Inspection S 704
Ch_2012-014.pdf 36 KB Practice of Dentistry S 1040
Ch_2012-015.pdf 22 KB Public Meetings and Records S 1856
Ch_2012-016.pdf 85 KB Special Districts H 107
Ch_2012-017.pdf 15 KB Criminal Restitution H 189
Ch_2012-018.pdf 20 KB Recreational Vehicle Dealers H 393
Ch_2012-019.pdf 39 KB Protection of Minors H 437
Ch_2012-020.pdf 34 KB Biomedical Research H 655
Ch_2012-021.pdf 53 KB Murder/Deputy John C. Mecklenburg Act H 667
Ch_2012-022.pdf 40 KB Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program H 859
Ch_2012-023.pdf 67 KB Controlled Substances H 1175
Ch_2012-024.pdf 21 KB Certification of 911 Public Safety Telecommunicators H 1227
Ch_2012-025.pdf 22 KB Public Records/Constitutional Officers H 1305
Ch_2012-026.pdf 11 KB Judicial Census Commissions H 4047
Ch_2012-027.pdf 48 KB Obsolete or Outdated Programs and Requirements H 7043
Ch_2012-028.pdf 31 KB Open Government Sunset Review Act H 7115
Ch_2012-029.pdf 41 KB Regional Workforce Boards H 7023
Ch_2012-030.pdf 277 KB Unemployment Compensation H 7027
Ch_2012-031.pdf 84 KB Repeal of Administrative Rules H 7029
Ch_2012-032.pdf 131 KB Economic Development H 7087
Ch_2012-033.pdf 95 KB Health Care Services H 5301
Ch_2012-033.pdf 99 KB Health Care Services H 5301
Ch_2012-034.pdf 13 KB Repeal of a Worker's Compensation Reporting Requirement S 140
Ch_2012-035.pdf 15 KB Misdemeanor Pretrial Substance Abuse Programs S 186
Ch_2012-036.pdf 21 KB Preventing Deaths from Drug-Related Overdoses S 278
Ch_2012-037.pdf 43 KB Blood Establishments S 364
Ch_2012-038.pdf 31 KB Financial Emergencies S 368
Ch_2012-039.pdf 28 KB Video Voyeurism S 436
Ch_2012-040.pdf 12 KB Veteran's Guardianship S 520
Ch_2012-041.pdf 28 KB Restraint of Incarcerated Pregnant Women S 524
Ch_2012-042.pdf 19 KB Florida Healthy Kids Corporation S 608
Ch_2012-043.pdf 42 KB Adult Day Care Centers S 694
Ch_2012-044.pdf 59 KB Medicaid Managed Care S 730
Ch_2012-045.pdf 29 KB County Boundary Lines S 800
Ch_2012-046.pdf 21 KB Florida College System Personnel Records S 878
Ch_2012-047.pdf 14 KB Special Observances/Everglades Day S 924
Ch_2012-048.pdf 21 KB Natural Guardians S 990
Ch_2012-049.pdf 134 KB Fiduciaries S 1050
Ch_2012-050.pdf 11 KB Mosquito Control Districts S 1724
Ch_2012-051.pdf 36 KB Office of Legislative Services S 2058
Ch_2012-052.pdf 14 KB District School Board Bonds H 465
Ch_2012-053.pdf 14 KB Giving False Information to a Law Enforcement Officer H 37
Ch_2012-054.pdf 29 KB Homestead Property Tax Exemptions H 95
Ch_2012-055.pdf 34 KB Transfer of Tax Liability H 103
Ch_2012-056.pdf 37 KB Department of Juvenile Justice H 173
Ch_2012-057.pdf 29 KB Homestead Exemptions for Seniors H 357
Ch_2012-058.pdf 14 KB Electronic Filing of Construction Plans H 387
Ch_2012-059.pdf 70 KB Uniform Commercial Code/Secured Transactions H 483
Ch_2012-060.pdf 30 KB Pharmacy H 509
Ch_2012-061.pdf 106 KB Reducing and Streamlining Regulations H 517
Ch_2012-062.pdf 14 KB State Preemption of Regulation of Hoisting Equipment H 521
Ch_2012-063.pdf 38 KB Administrative Procedures H 541
Ch_2012-064.pdf 28 KB Health Care Fraud H 653
Ch_2012-065.pdf 33 KB Beach Management/Dennis L. Jones Beach and Shore Preservation Act H 691
Ch_2012-066.pdf 67 KB Sale or Lease of County, District, or Municipal Hospital H 711
Ch_2012-067.pdf 118 KB Consumer Services H 749
Ch_2012-068.pdf 28 KB Criminal Penalties for Violations of Securities Laws H 777
Ch_2012-069.pdf 25 KB Physical Therapy H 799
Ch_2012-070.pdf 61 KB Communications Services Taxes H 809
Ch_2012-071.pdf 27 KB Limited Agricultural Associations H 827
Ch_2012-072.pdf 68 KB Business and Professional Regulation H 887
Ch_2012-073.pdf 94 KB Background Screening H 943
Ch_2012-074.pdf 23 KB Possession of Firearm or Destructive Device During Commission of Offense H 947
Ch_2012-075.pdf 44 KB Developments of Regional Impact H 979
Ch_2012-076.pdf 40 KB Timeshares H 1001
Ch_2012-077.pdf 45 KB Warranty Associations H 1011
Ch_2012-078.pdf 21 KB Eminent Domain H 1037
Ch_2012-079.pdf 24 KB Sexually Violent Predators H 1097
Ch_2012-080.pdf 80 KB Citizens Property Insurance Corporation H 1127
Ch_2012-081.pdf 130 KB Adoption H 1163
Ch_2012-082.pdf 21 KB Identification Cards and Driver Licenses H 1165
Ch_2012-083.pdf 54 KB Agriculture H 1197
Ch_2012-084.pdf 45 KB Reorganization of Department of Children and Family Services H 1229
Ch_2012-085.pdf 36 KB Money Services Businesses H 1277
Ch_2012-086.pdf 23 KB Voluntary Contributions on Registration, Driver License, and Identification Card Forms H 1287
Ch_2012-087.pdf 14 KB District School Boards H 1357
Ch_2012-088.pdf 92 KB Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission H 1383
Ch_2012-089.pdf 20 KB Florida Climate Protection Act H 4001
Ch_2012-090.pdf 20 KB Growth Policy H 4003
Ch_2012-091.pdf 11 KB Community-Based Development Organizations H 4027
Ch_2012-092.pdf 20 KB Uniform Home Grading Scale H 4061
Ch_2012-093.pdf 24 KB Repeal of Health Insurance Provisions H 4139
Ch_2012-094.pdf 30 KB Environmental Resource Permitting H 7003
Ch_2012-095.pdf 41 KB Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission H 7025
Ch_2012-096.pdf 201 KB Governmental Reorganization H 7041
Ch_2012-097.pdf 106 KB Human Trafficking H 7049
Ch_2012-098.pdf 46 KB Military Installations H 7075
Ch_2012-099.pdf 147 KB Growth Management H 7081
Ch_2012-100.pdf 90 KB Clerks of Court H 7095
Ch_2012-101.pdf 15 KB Ratification of Rules H 7121
Ch_2012-102.pdf 19 KB Exemptions from Local Business Taxes H 7125
Ch_2012-103.pdf 14 KB Florida Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Authority S 638
Ch_2012-104.pdf 13 KB Spaceport Territory H 59
Ch_2012-105.pdf 57 KB Sexual Exploitation H 99
Ch_2012-106.pdf 23 KB Substance Abuse Education and Intervention Programs H 233
Ch_2012-107.pdf 30 KB Miami-Dade County Lake Belt Mitgation Plan H 377
Ch_2012-108.pdf 23 KB Weapons or Firearms H 463
Ch_2012-109.pdf 27 KB Probate H 733
Ch_2012-110.pdf 20 KB Motor Vehicle Registration H 763
Ch_2012-111.pdf 26 KB Vehicles with Autonomous Technology H 1207
Ch_2012-112.pdf 13 KB State Investments H 1417
Ch_2012-113.pdf 11 KB Actions for Damages H 4077
Ch_2012-114.pdf 20 KB Federal Environmental Permitting H 4123
Ch_2012-115.pdf 11 KB Continuing Education for Athletic Trainers and Massage Therapists H 4163
Ch_2012-116.pdf 83 KB Administrative Authority H 7055
Ch_2012-117.pdf 120 KB Energy H 7117
Ch_2012-118.pdf 1 MB Appropriations/General Appropriations Act H 5001
Ch_2012-119.pdf 94 KB Appropriations/Implementing H 5003
Ch_2012-120.pdf 23 KB Prescription Drug Abuse H 227
Ch_2012-121.pdf 48 KB Formation of Local Governments S 692
Ch_2012-122.pdf 21 KB Department of Health S 1958
Ch_2012-123.pdf 61 KB State Judicial System S 1960
Ch_2012-124.pdf 31 KB Court-Related Assessments S 1964
Ch_2012-125.pdf 21 KB Criminal Justice S 1968
Ch_2012-126.pdf 53 KB Water Management Districts S 1986
Ch_2012-127.pdf 28 KB Department of Economic Opportunity S 1996
Ch_2012-128.pdf 161 KB Transportation S 1998
Ch_2012-129.pdf 37 KB Postsecondary Education S 1994
Ch_2012-130.pdf 24 KB Department of the Lottery H 843
Ch_2012-131.pdf 26 KB Broadband Internet Service H 945
Ch_2012-132.pdf 28 KB State Employees/Collective Bargaining H 5007
Ch_2012-133.pdf 92 KB Prekindergarten Through Grade 12 Education Funding H 5101
Ch_2012-134.pdf 155 KB Postsecondary Education Funding H 5201
Ch_2012-135.pdf 33 KB Reemployment Services H 5203
Ch_2012-136.pdf 13 KB Department of Children and Family Services H 5303
Ch_2012-137.pdf 14 KB Shared County and State Responsibility for Juvenile Detention H 5401
Ch_2012-138.pdf 28 KB State Court Revenues H 5403
Ch_2012-139.pdf 24 KB One-Stop Business Registration Portal H 5501
Ch_2012-140.pdf 13 KB Trust Funds/One-Stop Business Registration Portal Clearing Trust Fund/DOR H 5503
Ch_2012-141.pdf 25 KB Department of Management Services H 5507
Ch_2012-142.pdf 66 KB State Data Center System H 5509
Ch_2012-143.pdf 48 KB Department of Business and Professional Regulation H 5511
Ch_2012-144.pdf 15 KB License to Carry a Concealed Weapon or Firearm H 5601
Ch_2012-145.pdf 49 KB Taxation H 5701
Ch_2012-146.pdf 48 KB Retirement H 5005
Ch_2012-147.pdf 59 KB Domestic Violence H 7093
Ch_2012-148.pdf 37 KB Effect of Dissolution or Annulment of Marriage on Certain Designations H 401
Ch_2012-149.pdf 33 KB Public Records H 629
Ch_2012-150.pdf 47 KB Reclaimed Water H 639
Ch_2012-151.pdf 205 KB Insurance H 1101
Ch_2012-152.pdf 20 KB Florida Evidence Code H 701
Ch_2012-153.pdf 65 KB Stalking H 1099
Ch_2012-154.pdf 29 KB Public Records/Victims of Domestic Violence H 1193
Ch_2012-155.pdf 95 KB Protection of Vulnerable Persons H 1355
Ch_2012-156.pdf 21 KB Freeholder Voting S 116
Ch_2012-157.pdf 26 KB Disabled Parking Permits S 226
Ch_2012-158.pdf 13 KB State Symbols/Official State Flagship S 326
Ch_2012-159.pdf 111 KB Military Support S 922
Ch_2012-160.pdf 145 KB Health Care Facilities H 787
Ch_2012-161.pdf 31 KB Residential Construction Warranties H 1013
Ch_2012-162.pdf 15 KB Postsecondary Education Course Registration for Veterans H 45
Ch_2012-163.pdf 25 KB Osteopathic Physicians H 171
Ch_2012-164.pdf 21 KB Intergovernmental Cooperation H 231
Ch_2012-165.pdf 25 KB Public Lodging Establishments H 249
Ch_2012-166.pdf 19 KB Sick Leave for School District Employees H 285
Ch_2012-167.pdf 24 KB Youth Athletes H 291
Ch_2012-168.pdf 31 KB Radiological Personnel H 309
Ch_2012-169.pdf 14 KB College Credit for Military Training and Education Courses H 347
Ch_2012-170.pdf 38 KB Physician Assistants H 363
Ch_2012-171.pdf 41 KB Chiropractic Medicine H 413
Ch_2012-172.pdf 31 KB Alzheimer's Disease H 473
Ch_2012-173.pdf 31 KB Animal Control H 479
Ch_2012-174.pdf 375 KB Transportation and Mitigation Programs H 599
Ch_2012-175.pdf 23 KB Self-Service Storage Facilities H 715
Ch_2012-176.pdf 24 KB Public Accountancy H 769
Ch_2012-177.pdf 35 KB Emergency 911 Service H 801
Ch_2012-178.pdf 114 KB Child Protection H 803
Ch_2012-179.pdf 73 KB Transactions by Secondhand Dealers and Secondary Metals Recyclers H 885
Ch_2012-180.pdf 22 KB Tourist Development Tax H 1015
Ch_2012-181.pdf 220 KB Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles H 1223
Ch_2012-182.pdf 277 KB Department of Citrus H 1237
Ch_2012-183.pdf 22 KB Public Records/Department of Citrus H 1239
Ch_2012-184.pdf 324 KB Department of Health H 1263
Ch_2012-185.pdf 20 KB Metal Theft H 1323
Ch_2012-186.pdf 24 KB Homeless Youth H 1351
Ch_2012-187.pdf 27 KB Water Storage and Water Quality Improvements H 1389
Ch_2012-188.pdf 56 KB High School Athletics H 1403
Ch_2012-189.pdf 12 KB Recreation and Parks H 4039
Ch_2012-190.pdf 118 KB Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services H 7021
Ch_2012-191.pdf 156 KB Acceleration Options in Public Education H 7059
Ch_2012-192.pdf 57 KB Digital Learning H 7063
Ch_2012-193.pdf 95 KB Administration of Property Taxes H 7097
Ch_2012-194.pdf 111 KB School Improvement and Education Accountability H 7127
Ch_2012-195.pdf 78 KB Postsecondary Education H 7135
Ch_2012-196.pdf 31 KB State and Local Government Relations with Cuba or Syria H 959
Ch_2012-197.pdf 158 KB Motor Vehicle Personal Injury Protection H 119
Ch_2012-198.pdf 25 KB Sponsorship of State Greenways and Trails S 268
Ch_2012-199.pdf 25 KB Recognition of Military Personnel and Veterans S 276
Ch_2012-200.pdf 14 KB Review under the Open Gov't Sunset Review Act S 446
Ch_2012-201.pdf 25 KB Financial Institutions S 792
Ch_2012-202.pdf 21 KB Sovereignty Submerged Lands H 13
Ch_2012-203.pdf 28 KB Premises Liability H 313
Ch_2012-204.pdf 84 KB Public Fairs and Expositions H 449
Ch_2012-205.pdf 97 KB Environmental Regulation H 503
Ch_2012-206.pdf 24 KB Title Insurance H 643
Ch_2012-207.pdf 25 KB Public Records H 645
Ch_2012-208.pdf 40 KB Department of Business and Professional Regulation H 693
Ch_2012-209.pdf 220 KB Insurance Agents and Adjusters H 725
Ch_2012-210.pdf 28 KB Hiring, Leasing, or Obtaining Personal Property or Equipment with the Intent to Defraud H 729
Ch_2012-211.pdf 84 KB Construction Contracting H 897
Ch_2012-212.pdf 63 KB Legal Notices H 937
Ch_2012-213.pdf 48 KB Insurance H 941
Ch_2012-214.pdf 30 KB Public Records H 1089
Ch_2012-215.pdf 93 KB State Employment H 1261
Ch_2012-216.pdf 11 KB Review under the Open Gov't Sunset Review Act H 7013
Ch_2012-217.pdf 14 KB Review under the Open Gov't Sunset Review Act H 7015
Ch_2012-218.pdf 15 KB Review under the Open Gov't Sunset Review Act H 7017
Ch_2012-219.pdf 19 KB Review under the Open Gov't Sunset Review Act H 7033
Ch_2012-220.pdf 22 KB Review under the Open Gov't Sunset Review Act H 7035
Ch_2012-221.pdf 20 KB Review under the Open Gov't Sunset Review Act H 7037
Ch_2012-222.pdf 76 KB State Retirement H 7079
Ch_2012-223.pdf 45 KB Review under the Open Gov't Sunset Review Act H 7103
Ch_2012-224.pdf 23 KB Review under the Open Gov't Sunset Review Act H 7105
Ch_2012-225.pdf 21 KB Review under the Open Gov't Sunset Review Act H 7107
Ch_2012-226.pdf 20 KB Review under the Open Gov't Sunset Review Act H 7109
Ch_2012-227.pdf 20 KB Review under the Open Gov't Sunset Review Act H 7111
Ch_2012-228.pdf 55 KB Transportation Facility Designations H 7039
Ch_2012-229.pdf 28 KB Relief of William Dillon by the State of Florida S 2
Ch_2012-230.pdf 21 KB Relief of Eric Brody by the Broward County Sheriff's Office S 4
Ch_2012-231.pdf 71 KB East Naples Fire Control and Rescue District H 267
Ch_2012-232.pdf 27 KB GilChrist County H 435
Ch_2012-233.pdf 21 KB Relief of Denise Gordon Brown and David Brown by the North Broward Hospital District H 457
Ch_2012-234.pdf 97 KB Hillsborough Coubty Aviation Authority H 575
Ch_2012-235.pdf 38 KB City Pension Fund for Firefighters and police Officers in the City of Tampa H 577
Ch_2012-236.pdf 22 KB Relief of Ronnie Lopez and Roberto Guzman, et al., by Miami-Dade County H 579
Ch_2012-237.pdf 14 KB North St. Lucie River Water Control District H 593
Ch_2012-238.pdf 14 KB Sebastian Inlet Tax District H 601
Ch_2012-239.pdf 14 KB Hillsborough County H 605
Ch_2012-240.pdf 14 KB Fort Pierce Farms Water Control District H 619
Ch_2012-241.pdf 13 KB Citrus County H 637
Ch_2012-242.pdf 24 KB Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority H 665
Ch_2012-243.pdf 27 KB East Lake Tarpon Community H 699
Ch_2012-244.pdf 13 KB City of Clearwater H 867
Ch_2012-245.pdf 60 KB Pinellas Planning Council H 869
Ch_2012-246.pdf 21 KB Relief of Odette Acanda and Alexis Rodriguez by the Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County H 877
Ch_2012-247.pdf 22 KB Hillsborough County H 891
Ch_2012-248.pdf 20 KB Relief of Anais Cruz Peinado by the School Board of Miami-Dade County H 909
Ch_2012-249.pdf 20 KB Relief of Aaron Edwards by Lee Memorial Health System H 965
Ch_2012-250.pdf 23 KB Relief of Kristi Mellen by the North Broward Hospital District H 967
Ch_2012-251.pdf 21 KB Lealman Special Fire Control District H 1033
Ch_2012-252.pdf 22 KB Relief of James D. Feurtado, III, by Miami-Dade County H 1039
Ch_2012-253.pdf 22 KB Broward County H 1153
Ch_2012-254.pdf 14 KB East County Water Control District H 1183
Ch_2012-255.pdf 14 KB City of Jacksonville H 1253
Ch_2012-256.pdf 27 KB Acme Improvement District and Lake Worth Drainage Districe H 1255
Ch_2012-257.pdf 21 KB City of Dania Beach H 1297
Ch_2012-258.pdf 56 KB North Lake County Hospital District H 1299
Ch_2012-259.pdf 145 KB City of West Palm Beach H 1301
Ch_2012-260.pdf 139 KB City of West Palm Beach H 1325
Ch_2012-261.pdf 25 KB West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority H 1381
Ch_2012-262.pdf 23 KB Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District H 1481
Ch_2012-263.pdf 25 KB Alachua County H 1483
Ch_2012-264.pdf 30 KB Spring Lake Improvement District H 1495
Ch_2012-265.pdf 11 KB Spring Hill Fire Rescue and Emergency Medical Services District H 1513
Ch_2012-266.pdf 10 KB Charlotte County H 4075
Ch_2012-267.pdf 11 KB Palm Beach County H 4175
Ch_2012-268.pdf 18 KB Relief of Irving Hoffman and Marjorie Weiss by the City of Tallahassee H 7131
HJR0093.pdf 25 KB Proposed Constitutional Amendment HJR93
HJR0169.pdf 25 KB Proposed Constitutional Amendment HJR169
HJR0931.pdf 21 KB Proposed Constitutional Amendment HJR931
HJR1003.pdf 24 KB Proposed Constitutional Amendment HJR1003
SJR1176.pdf 1 MB Apportionment SJR1176
Special Session B
Chapter Law Numbersort icon Size Description Bill Number
SJR0002B.pdf 310 KB Apportionment SJR2B