Ten laws are set to go into effect in Florida beginning on Jan. 1, including a social media restriction for minors.
HB-3, a law that would restrict social media access to children, was signed into law on March 25, 2024.
Social media platforms will be required to prohibit minors under the age of 14 from creating accounts.
The platforms will also require consent from a parent or guardian for minors between the ages of 14 and 15 to create accounts.
It is unclear at this time which social media platforms will be affected due to the new law, though it does focus on platforms that use algorithms, addictive features and those that allow users to view the content or activities of other users.
What other laws will go into effect in 2025?
House Bill 135
HB-135 will not change a voter's political party affiliation without the voter's written consent.
House Bill 1093
HB-1093 will revise the Florida Uniform Principal & Income Act provisions governing trusts, estates, life estates, and other term interests.
House Bill 267
HB-267 will require the Florida Building Commission to modify provisions in the Florida Building Code relating to replacement windows, doors, or garage doors, providing requirements for such modifications.
According to the Florida Senate, this will be applicable under the following:
- Revising the timeframes in which local building officials must issue permits or provide written notice if certain private providers affix their professional seal to an affidavit.
- Providing requirements for such written notices; deeming a permit application approved under certain circumstances.
- Prohibiting local building code enforcement agencies from auditing the performance of private providers until the local building code enforcement agency creates a manual for standard operating audit procedures
- The commission is required to review and consider specific provisions of law and technical amendments and report its findings to the legislature by a specified date.
Senate Bill 892
SB-892 will prohibit a contract between a health insurer and a dentist from containing certain restrictions on payment methods, primarily credit cards.
This prohibits a health insurer from charging a fee to transmit a payment to a dentist through Automated Clearing House transfer unless the dentist has agreed to such fee, prohibiting a health insurer from denying claims for procedures included in a prior authorization.
Senate Bill 556
SB-556 is used, under certain circumstances, to delay a disbursement or transaction from a specified adult’s account.
This bill protects adults 65 and older and "vulnerable" adults 18 and older with an impaired ability "to perform the normal activities of daily living or to provide for his or her care or protection."
Senate Bill 362
SB-362 increases limits on witness fees charged by certain witnesses and increases maximum reimbursement allowances for physicians and surgical procedures.
Senate Bill 184
SB-184 prohibits a person, after receiving a warning, from approaching a first responder engaged in the lawful performance of a legal duty from violating such warning and approaching or remaining within a specified distance of the first responder with specified intent.
Senate Bill 7054
SB-7054 will require the Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration to determine the state volume limitation and publicize such information annually.
It will also repeal provisions relating to obtaining allocations, requirements, limitations on allocations, and issuance reports, establish procedures for issuing private activity bonds, and provide requirements for notices of intent to issue private activity bonds.
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