TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed off on another two bills, adding them to the growing list of new state laws on the books this year.
DeSantis received these two bills alongside another three earlier this week. Those other three bills were signed into law on Tuesday.
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All of these new laws are set to take effect on July 1, alongside over 70 others. You can find the full list of those upcoming laws here.
In the meantime, both of Wednesday’s new laws are as follows:
HB 531 — Background Screening
House Bill 531 requires the Agency for Health Care Administration to create a public webpage to provide education and awareness of care provider background screening.
HB 867 — Rail Transportation
House Bill 867 establishes the Coastal Link Commuter Rail Service Act.
Under this law, the state and local governments that have an agreement with Brightline to operate a commuter rail service on the Coastal Link corridor may take on indemnification and insurance obligations.
As such, the law provides a framework under state law for lawsuits involving situations that pop up due to commuter rail services like Brightline.