2025 Florida Legislature

From an animal abuser database to condo affordability accountability, here are some of the laws taking effect on Jan. 1.

From not-so-forever homes to "flesh-eating" bacteria infections, here's a list of the stories that interested you the most in 2025.

The lawsuit focuses on a section of a law that prohibits local governments from proposing or adopting “more restrictive or burdensome” amendments to comprehensive plans or land development regulations.

The memo clarified a law that went into effect earlier this year and is in response to confusion on social media.

The challenge contends that SB 180 effectively freezes all local land-development regulations and comprehensive plans through Oct. 1, 2027, violates home-rule authority and strips the ability of cities and counties to manage their growth.

The laws range from changes in how mentally ill people are treated in the criminal-justice system to requiring landlords to disclose information about flood risks and more.

On "Florida Matters," WUSF reporters Meghan Bowman and Douglas Soule explain what Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed and what survived, as well as new laws you might want to know about.

The Legislature in 2022 set up two programs to help property insurers set up critical backup programs. A measure signed into law last week essentially put money back in the state’s coffers.

Many children in Florida lack access to routine dental care. According to data from the Florida Department of Health, nearly 1 in 3 third-graders had cavities during the 2021–22 school year.

Funding for AP and IB programs at the state's K-12 schools was also salvaged.

The bill would have made a series of changes related to the Florida Board of Nursing’s approval and oversight of nursing education programs.

The designation of high occupancy vehicles was reserved the lanes for cars and trucks carrying more than the driver. The advent of "express lanes" led to a change as part of a comprehensive transportation law.