Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 913 into law in 2025. The law makes changes to the regulation of condos and cooperatives, ...

FDLE launched a statewide animal abuser database Jan. 1, 2026. Dexter's Law makes it more likely someone convicted of animal ...

Florida database tracks those guilty of animal cruelty. Pet sellers, rescue groups can screen applicants so they won't place ...

Fox 4’s Austin Schargorodski reports on Florida’s new animal cruelty database and why a Fort Myers shelter says missing ...

Florida’s new database was meant to protect animals. Rescuers say it falls short, offering only names and no way to ...

Five new Florida laws passed during the 2025 legislative session are scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2026, adding to a slate of measures that began rolling out earlier in the year.

Florida has launched a statewide animal cruelty database as part of Dexter's Law, providing information on individuals ...

Regulations to pet insurance and providing a database about animal cruelty are among a handful of changes in state laws that ...

Nearly 2,000 bills were filed during the 2025 legislative session – and more than 250 were passed by both the Florida Senate ...

There are only a few new laws tracking effect in Florida in the beginning of 2026, but several existing laws have January ...

The law first took effect on July 1, though it applies to claims for services provided starting on Jan. 1, 2026. Senate Bill ...

Summertime in Florida means a lot of different things: Long afternoons spent on the beach, plenty of opportunities to swim in the state's natural springs, rivers and lakes and of course, keeping your ...