The state Legislature’s 2026 regular session adjourned March 13 with 1,896 bills filed and 234, 12%, sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his signature to make them law.
Here are some of the pending bills of interest to the legal community:
Boards remain required to notify the public when a meeting will happen and keep a full record, but the records are exempt from the public until the case is settled or the deadline to sue expires.
If approved, the law takes effect July 1.
If approved, it becomes effective July 1.
If approved, the law takes effect July 1.
The bill increases the funding amount for relocation assistance claims for victims of domestic violence from $1,500 to $2,500 for a single claim.
The bill also adds threatening to kill or injure a family pet and the existence of a military protective order to the list of factors that judges can consider when determining whether to grant a domestic violence injunction.
If approved, it takes effect July 1.
The bill provides that current balances and revenue be transferred to the State Courts Revenue Trust Fund.
If approved, the change is effective July 1.
The bill gives a personal representative more authority with respect to a decedent’s safe deposit box and allows a personal representative to institute a proceeding to enforce their authority as personal representative.
If approved, it takes effect July 1.
The bill also sets up a public records exemption for a victim’s lawful representative, family member or next of kin.
It takes effect July 1 if signed by DeSantis.