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.

In a year that saw hundreds of new laws passed, Florida still has some taking effect Jan. 1, 2026. Here's what's coming.

Property insurance may be what’s on residents’ minds as Florida continues to grapple with high housing costs, but people need to look out for soaring health insurance costs in the coming year, too.

Florida’s newest laws require breast exam insurance coverage for state employees, regulate pet insurance and wellness ...

Only a few new laws tracking effect in Florida in the beginning of 2026, but several existing laws have January provisions or ...

Residents and stakeholders are encouraged to follow state agency announcements for updates and compliance requirements.

Health insurance rates will increase sharply for the 4 million-plus Floridians who rely on so-called Obamacare plans or small employer health insurance coverage in the coming weeks, according to data ...

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

Early in his first term, Gov. Ron DeSantis boldly declared that Florida would be the No. 1 state in the nation for workforce education by 2030. He and his colleagues in the Florida Legislature have ...

There’s been some big changes to Florida’s short term health insurance laws these past few months. Starting in June 2019, the state is not limiting the duration of short term health insurance plans ...

HB 655, a bill that amends property insurance to include coverage for pets, is one of two insurance-related bills that take ...

Faced with decades in prison for fraud, an insurance executive turned on his accomplices, securing their conviction and ...