While many laws passed during this legislative session are already in effect, most will become law over the next few months. Here is a list of important laws related to the court system, public records, and public safety:

• SB 186 Public Records/Victims of Mass Violence, effective May 23
• Expands the applicability of a current public records exemption to also include a photograph or video or audio recording that depicts or records the killing of a victim of mass violence, as defined by the bill
• HB 861 Local Government Financial Reporting, effective May 23
• Requires county and municipal budget officers to submit certain information to EDR within a specified timeframe using a format developed by EDR 
• CS/CS/SB 838 Public Records/Mental Health Treatment and Services, effective July 1
• Provides a public records exemption for records related to procedures under the Baker Act
• SB 1136 Cyberharassment, effective July 1
• Redefines certain terms related to cyberharassment
• CS/CS/HB 7065 Insurance Assignment Agreements, effective July 1
• Makes changes to the assignment of benefits, or "AOB," process
• CS/SB 160 Prohibited Acts in Connection with Obscene or Lewd Materials, effective Oct. 1
• Prohibits specified actions involving a child-like sex doll; provides criminal penalties
• CS/HB 281 Pub. Rec./Voters and Voter Registration, effective July 1
• Provides a public records exemption for information related to a voter applicant's or voter's prior felony conviction, and whether such person had their voting rights restored by the clemency board or by Amendment 4
• CS/CS/CS/SB 318 Public Records/Child Abuse, Abandonment, or Neglect, effective July 1
• Expands the current public records exemption that protects the name of a Florida central abuse hotline reporter to also protect any information that would identify such reporter
• CS/CS/CS/SB 1666 Vessels, effective July 1
• Revises boating safety identification requirements for certain persons; specifies fines for violations related to no-discharge zones
• CS/CS/SB 1024 Blockchain Technology, effective May 23
• Establishes the Florida Blockchain Task Force within the Department of Financial Services
• CS/HB 10CS/HB 107 Wireless Communications While Driving, effective July 1
• Elevates texting while driving from a secondary to a primary offense
• CS/CS/CS/SB 248 Pub. Rec./Civilian Personnel Employed by a Law Enforcement Agency, effective July 1
• Defines "home address" for purposes of public records exemptions for certain agency personnel
• CS/HB 845 Pub. Rec./Petition for Certain Protective Injunctions, effective July 1
• Provides a temporary public records exemption for petitions for protective injunctions until served on a respondent
• CS/SB 124 Dependent Children, effective April 26
• Allows a guardianship petition to be filed either where the child resides or in the county with jurisdiction over the dependency case/CS/CS/SB 248 Public Records/Civilian Personnel Employed by a Law Enforcement Agency
• HB 7025 OGSR/Treatment-based Drug Court Programs, effective October 1
• Continues the public records exemption for information related to screenings for participation in such drug court programs
• HB 5303 Child Support Enforcement, effective July 1 
• Federal law requires states to impose a $25 annual fee on parents who utilize the services of a child support program, receive at least $500 of support through such program, and have never received temporary cash assistance.
• CS/HB 311 Autonomous Vehicles, effective July 1
• Makes it legal for autonomous vehicles to operate in Florida.

• CS/CS/CS/SB 248 Public Records/Civilian Personnel Employed by a Law Enforcement Agency, effective July 1
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  Defines "home address" for purposes of public records exemptions for certain agency personnel