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

2018

2018

Regular Session
Chapter Law Number Size Description Bill Number
2018 Index to General Laws .pdf 291 KB Index to General Laws 2018
Ch_2018_001.pdf 33 KB Public Records and Public Meetings S 1940
Ch_2018_002.pdf 26 KB Public Records/Victim of an Incident of Mass Violence S 7024
Ch_2018_003.pdf 285 KB Public Safety S 7026
Ch_2018_004.pdf 130 KB Higher Education S 4
Ch_2018_005.pdf 71 KB School District Accountability H 1279
Ch_2018_006.pdf 476 KB Education H 7055
Ch_2018_007.pdf 199 KB Military and Veterans Affairs H 29
Ch_2018_008.pdf 14 KB Postsecondary Fee Waivers H 75
Ch_2018_009.pdf 2 MB General Appropriations Act H 5001
Ch_2018_010.pdf 290 KB Implementing the 2018-2019 General Appropriations Act H 5003
Ch_2018_011.pdf 29 KB Collective Bargaining H 5005
Ch_2018_012.pdf 25 KB State-Administered Retirement Systems H 5007
Ch_2018_013.pdf 438 KB Controlled Substances H 21
Ch_2018_014.pdf 18 KB Appointment of Attorneys for Dependent Children with Special Needs S 146
Ch_2018_015.pdf 27 KB Bankruptcy Matters in Foreclosure Proceedings S 220
Ch_2018_016.pdf 32 KB Public Records/public guardians/employees with fiduciary responsibility S 268
Ch_2018_017.pdf 30 KB Consumer Finance S 386
Ch_2018_018.pdf 27 KB Fire Safety S 394
Ch_2018_019.pdf 33 KB National Statuary Hall S 472
Ch_2018_020.pdf 32 KB Office of Public and Professional Guardians Direct-Support Organization S 498
Ch_2018_021.pdf 29 KB Reporting of Adverse Incidents in Planned Out-of-Hospital Births S 510
Ch_2018_022.pdf 17 KB Homestead Waivers S 512
Ch_2018_023.pdf 32 KB Telephone Solicitation S 568
Ch_2018_024.pdf 372 KB Health Care Facility Regulation S 622
Ch_2018_025.pdf 32 KB Florida Insurance Code Exemption for Nonprofit Religious Organizations S 660
Ch_2018_026.pdf 63 KB Deferred Presentment Transactions S 920
Ch_2018_027.pdf 19 KB Vessel Safety Inspection Decals S 1132
Ch_2018_028.pdf 28 KB Postsecondary Revenue Bonds and Debt S 1712
Ch_2018_029.pdf 33 KB Pregnancy Support and Wellness Services H 41
Ch_2018_030.pdf 16 KB Coral Reefs H 53
Ch_2018_031.pdf 19 KB Florida Slavery Memorial H 67
Ch_2018_032.pdf 30 KB Voter Registration List Maintenance H 85
Ch_2018_033.pdf 29 KB Public Records/DOS H 87
Ch_2018_034.pdf 35 KB Linear Facilities H 405
Ch_2018_035.pdf 84 KB Trusts H 413
Ch_2018_036.pdf 17 KB Donation and Transfer of Human Tissue H 429
Ch_2018_037.pdf 16 KB Out-of-Country Foreign Money Judgments H 623
Ch_2018_038.pdf 32 KB Guardian Ad Litem Direct-Support Organization H 6021
Ch_2018_039.pdf 18 KB Review under the Open Government Sunset Review Act/FDLE H 7029
Ch_2018_040.pdf 17 KB Review under the Open Government Sunset Review Act/Criminal Justice Commissions H 7031
Ch_2018_041.pdf 19 KB Ratification of St. Johns River Water Management District Rules H 7035
Ch_2018_042.pdf 34 KB Motor Vehicle Registration Applications H 135
Ch_2018_043.pdf 17 KB State Symbols H 155
Ch_2018_044.pdf 19 KB Mortgage Brokering H 193
Ch_2018_045.pdf 30 KB Incarcerated Parents H 281
Ch_2018_046.pdf 44 KB Minimum Officer Qualifications H 333
Ch_2018_047.pdf 27 KB Persons Authorized to Visit Juvenile Facilities H 361
Ch_2018_048.pdf 32 KB Governance of Banks and Trust Companies H 455
Ch_2018_049.pdf 35 KB Theft H 491
Ch_2018_050.pdf 17 KB Distributing Pharmaceutical Drugs and Devices H 513
Ch_2018_051.pdf 20 KB Alarm Confirmation H 539
Ch_2018_052.pdf 43 KB Prohibition Against Contracting with Scrutinized Companies H 545
Ch_2018_053.pdf 35 KB Public Records/Construction Documents H 551
Ch_2018_054.pdf 32 KB Missing Persons H 591
Ch_2018_055.pdf 87 KB Covenants and Restrictions H 617
Ch_2018_056.pdf 33 KB Equitable Distribution of Marital Assets and Liabilities H 639
Ch_2018_057.pdf 17 KB State Employment H 651
Ch_2018_058.pdf 53 KB Business Filings H 661
Ch_2018_059.pdf 28 KB Mammography H 735
Ch_2018_060.pdf 29 KB Public Records/Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network H 755
Ch_2018_061.pdf 31 KB Public Records/Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network H 935
Ch_2018_062.pdf 36 KB Consumer Report Security Freezes H 953
Ch_2018_063.pdf 19 KB Homeowner’s Insurance Policy Disclosures H 1011
Ch_2018_064.pdf 51 KB Public Records/Addiction Treatment Facility H 1055
Ch_2018_065.pdf 49 KB public records and public meetings/Citizens Property Insurance Corporation H 1127
Ch_2018_066.pdf 130 KB trauma services H 1165
Ch_2018_067.pdf 28 KB Joint Task Force on State Agency Law Enforcement Communications H 1177
Ch_2018_068.pdf 30 KB guardianship H 1187
Ch_2018_069.pdf 74 KB deployed parent custody and visitation H 1217
Ch_2018_070.pdf 28 KB telephone solicitation H 1267
Ch_2018_071.pdf 53 KB clerks of court H 1361
Ch_2018_072.pdf 16 KB employment services for persons with disabilities H 1437
Ch_2018_073.pdf 16 KB Volunteer Florida, Inc. H 6033
Ch_2018_074.pdf 27 KB review under the Open Government Sunset Review Act/DCF H 7011
Ch_2018_075.pdf 17 KB review under the Open Government Sunset Review Act/Dept. of Legal Affairs H 7013
Ch_2018_076.pdf 17 KB review under the Open Government Sunset Review Act/Commission on Ethics H 7041
Ch_2018_077.pdf 29 KB public records/United States Census Bureau address information H 7053
Ch_2018_078.pdf 31 KB optometry H 7059
Ch_2018_079.pdf 17 KB Florida ABLE Program Trust Fund/State Board of Administration H 7069
Ch_2018_080.pdf 33 KB Taxes and Fees for Veterans and Low-Income Persons S 100
Ch_2018_081.pdf 30 KB Marriage Licenses S 140
Ch_2018_082.pdf 31 KB Nonnative Animals S 168
Ch_2018_083.pdf 34 KB Unlawful Detention by a Transient Occupant S 566
Ch_2018_084.pdf 317 KB Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services S 740
Ch_2018_085.pdf 23 KB Young Farmers and Ranchers S 872
Ch_2018_086.pdf 61 KB Juvenile Justice S 1552
Ch_2018_087.pdf 60 KB Animal Welfare S 1576
Ch_2018_088.pdf 30 KB State Assumption of Federal Section 404 Dredge and Fill Permitting Authority H 7043
Ch_2018_089.pdf 26 KB Direct Primary Care Agreements H 37
Ch_2018_090.pdf 23 KB Cardiac Programs H 283
Ch_2018_091.pdf 36 KB Prescription Drug Pricing Transparency H 351
Ch_2018_092.pdf 15 KB Reports Concerning Seized or Forfeited Property H 547
Ch_2018_093.pdf 42 KB Subpoenas in Investigations of Sexual Offenses H 581
Ch_2018_094.pdf 60 KB Possession of Real Property H 631
Ch_2018_095.pdf 49 KB Pharmacies H 675
Ch_2018_096.pdf 175 KB Community Associations H 841
Ch_2018_097.pdf 25 KB Limitations of Actions other than for the Recovery of Real Property H 875
Ch_2018_098.pdf 24 KB Perinatal Mental Health H 937
Ch_2018_099.pdf 14 KB Daylight Saving Time H 1013
Ch_2018_100.pdf 98 KB Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult H 1059
Ch_2018_101.pdf 37 KB Expunction of Criminal History Records H 1065
Ch_2018_102.pdf 152 KB Department of Financial Services H 1073
Ch_2018_103.pdf 163 KB Child Welfare H 1079
Ch_2018_104.pdf 24 KB Education for Prisoners H 1201
Ch_2018_105.pdf 37 KB Sexual Offenders and Predators H 1301
Ch_2018_106.pdf 291 KB Nursing H 1337
Ch_2018_107.pdf 32 KB Medication Administration H 1373
Ch_2018_108.pdf 59 KB Child Welfare H 1435
Ch_2018_109.pdf 24 KB Florida Statutes/Adoption H 7021
Ch_2018_110.pdf 323 KB Florida Statutes/Reviser's Bill H 7023
Ch_2018_111.pdf 71 KB Florida Statutes/Reviser's Bill H 7025
Ch_2018_112.pdf 35 KB Florida Statutes/Reviser's Bill H 7027
Ch_2018_113.pdf 15 KB Land Acquisition Trust Fund/DOS H 7033
Ch_2018_114.pdf 13 KB Legislature/2020 Regular Session H 704
Ch_2018_115.pdf 15 KB Land Acquisition Trust Fund/DACS H 7051
Ch_2018_116.pdf 23 KB Review under the Open Government Sunset Review Act/Office of Financial Regulation H 7075
Ch_2018_117.pdf 15 KB Review under the Open Government Sunset Review Act/Complaint of Misconduct Against Agency Employee H 7077
Ch_2018_118.pdf 282 KB Taxation H 7087
Ch_2018_119.pdf 50 KB Corporate Income Tax H 7093
Ch_2018_120.pdf 24 KB Review under the Open Government Sunset Review Act/Local Government Electric Utility H 7095
Ch_2018_121.pdf 24 KB Review under the Open Government Sunset Review Act/Insurers to Citizens Property Insurance Corporation H 7097
Ch_2018_122.pdf 15 KB Ratification of Department of Elderly Affairs Rules S 7028
Ch_2018_123.pdf 15 KB Ratification of Agency for Health Care Administration Rules H 7099
Ch_2018_124.pdf 29 KB Workers’ Compensation Benefits for First Responders S 376
Ch_2018_125.pdf 28 KB State Investments H 359
Ch_2018_126.pdf 28 KB Resign-to-Run Law S 186
Ch_2018_127.pdf 134 KB Criminal Justice S 1392
Ch_2018_128.pdf 37 KB Written Threats to Conduct Mass Shootings or Acts of Terrorism H 165
Ch_2018_129.pdf 27 KB Redirection of Fees to Tax Collectors H 185
Ch_2018_130.pdf 75 KB Motor Vehicles H 215
Ch_2018_131.pdf 123 KB Insurance H 465
Ch_2018_132.pdf 15 KB Excess Credit Hour Surcharges H 565
Ch_2018_133.pdf 24 KB Beverage Law H 667
Ch_2018_134.pdf 60 KB Home Education H 731
Ch_2018_135.pdf 30 KB Beverage Law H 961
Ch_2018_136.pdf 56 KB Early Learning H 1091
Ch_2018_137.pdf 23 KB Airboat Regulation H 1211
Ch_2018_138.pdf 23 KB Alcoholic Beverages H 1265
Ch_2018_139.pdf 97 KB Florida Business Entities H 1285
Ch_2018_140.pdf 34 KB Participant Local Government Advisory Council H 6003
Ch_2018_141.pdf 13 KB Write-In Candidates H 6009
Ch_2018_142.pdf 32 KB Medical Marijuana Growers H 6049
Ch_2018_143.pdf 24 KB Department of Corrections Direct-Support Organization H 6059
Ch_2018_144.pdf 25 KB Sale of Firearms H 55
Ch_2018_145.pdf 36 KB Transportation H 141
Ch_2018_146.pdf 32 KB Public Records and Public Meetings/Firesafety System Plans Requirements H 41
Ch_2018_147.pdf 46 KB Public Records/Child Advocacy Centers H 417
Ch_2018_148.pdf 28 KB Children’s Initiatives H 449
Ch_2018_149.pdf 31 KB Unfair Insurance Trade Practices H 483
Ch_2018_150.pdf 117 KB K-12 Public Education H 495
Ch_2018_151.pdf 23 KB Trespass on Airport Property H 523
Ch_2018_152.pdf 25 KB Florida Fire Prevention Code H 529
Ch_2018_153.pdf 30 KB Unfair Insurance Trade Practices H 533
Ch_2018_154.pdf 24 KB High School Graduation Requirements H 577
Ch_2018_155.pdf 25 KB Water Management District H 703
Ch_2018_156.pdf 26 KB Public Records/Sales Related to Surplus Lands H 705
Ch_2018_157.pdf 22 KB Closing the Gap Grant Program H 1009
Ch_2018_158.pdf 409 KB Developments of Regional Impact H 1151
Ch_2018_159.pdf 53 KB Lands Used for Governmental Purposes H 1173
Ch_2018_160.pdf 58 KB Tax Deed Sales H 1383
Ch_2018_161.pdf 33 KB Transportation Facility Designations S 382
Ch_2018_162.pdf 26 KB Relief of Cristina Alvarez and George Patnode H 6501
Ch_2018_163.pdf 28 KB Relief of Vonshelle Brothers H 6505
Ch_2018_164.pdf 29 KB Relief of C.M.H. H 6509
Ch_2018_165.pdf 26 KB Relief of the Estate of Dr. Sherrill Lynn Aversa H 6535
Ch_2018_166.pdf 171 KB Martin County H 395
Ch_2018_167.pdf 27 KB Ranger Drainage District, Orange County H 869
Ch_2018_168.pdf 42 KB West Palm Beach Police Pension Fund of the City of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County H 889
Ch_2018_169.pdf 13 KB St. Lucie County H 891
Ch_2018_170.pdf 144 KB Acme Improvement District and the Pine Tree Water Control District, Palm Beach County H 901
Ch_2018_171.pdf 14 KB Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, Monroe County H 1015
Ch_2018_172.pdf 15 KB Seminole County H 1017
Ch_2018_173.pdf 25 KB City of Clearwater, Pinellas County H 1071
Ch_2018_174.pdf 122 KB East Mulloch Drainage District, Lee County H 1089
Ch_2018_175.pdf 35 KB Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District, Palm Beach County H 1093
Ch_2018_176.pdf 14 KB Indian River Farms Water Control District, Indian River County H 1115
Ch_2018_177.pdf 23 KB Sebastian Inlet Tax District, Indian River and Brevard Counties H 1117
Ch_2018_178.pdf 194 KB Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, Manatee and Sarasota Counties H 1119
Ch_2018_179.pdf 40 KB Pinellas County Construction Licensing Board H 1137
Ch_2018_180.pdf 35 KB City Pension Fund for Firefighters and Police Officers in the City of Tampa, Hillsborough County H 1139
Ch_2018_181.pdf 16 KB Firefighters’ Relief and Pension Fund of the City of Pensacola, Escambia County H 1141
Ch_2018_182.pdf 24 KB South Lake County Hospital District, Lake County H 1239
Ch_2018_183.pdf 233 KB City of Tampa, Hillsborough County H 1393
Ch_2018_184.pdf 16 KB City of Marco Island, Collier County H 1395
Ch_2018_185.pdf 27 KB Hardee County Economic Development Authority, Hardee County H 1397
Ch_2018_186.pdf 57 KB Tohopekaliga Water Authority, Osceola County H 1423
Ch_2018_187.pdf 31 KB City of Orlando, Orange County H 1447
Ch_2018_188.pdf 16 KB Campbellton-Graceville Hospital District, Jackson County H 1449
Ch_2018_189.pdf 14 KB Charlotte County Tourist Development Council, Charlotte County H 1451
Ch_2018_190.pdf 28 KB Relief of Cathleen Smiley by Brevard County H 6515
Ch_2018_191.pdf 31 KB Relief of Ashraf Kamel and Marguerite Dimitri by the Palm Beach County School Board H 6523
Ch_2018_192.pdf 29 KB Relief of Christopher Cannon H 6527
Ch_2018_193.pdf 24 KB Relief of Ramiro Companioni, Jr., by the City of Tampa H 6545
HJR7001.pdf 28 KB Proposed Constitutional Amendment HJR7001