SNOWBIRDS AND VISITORS: NEW LAWS OF INTEREST IN FLORIDA

Every year, new laws are passed during the Florida Legislative Session in the spring, and most of them go into effect on July 1. Here are a few of interest that were passed during the 2025 session. No Wake Law (SB 462) More than welcome at a time when sudden and deadly floods have occurred across the country, Florida’s new No Wake Law prohibits motorists from driving at speeds high enough to cause dangerous waves on flooded streets. The bipartisan « anti-wake law, » signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis, allows cities and counties to establish reduced speed zones when streets are flooded, and law enforcement officers can issue citations to violators. Kevin Batdorf,...