Statutory Cleanup - Deleting Expired and Obsolete Provisions

State Bills: Florida

Published March 30th, 2026

Detected April 2nd, 2026

Summary

Florida enacted Chapter No. 2026-14 (S0104), a technical cleanup bill that removes expired, obsolete, or superseded provisions from the Florida Statutes. The bill also corrects cross-references, fixes typographical and grammatical errors, and removes redundancies. The legislation passed unanimously in both chambers with no dissent.

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What changed

Florida Senate Bill S0104 removes expired, obsolete, or superseded statutory provisions and corrects technical errors in the Florida Statutes. The bill addresses provisions that have had their effect, served their purpose, or been impliedly repealed; corrects cross-references and citations; and removes inconsistencies and redundancies for clarity. The legislation carries Chapter No. 2026-14.

This cleanup bill imposes no new obligations on regulated entities since it targets provisions already expired or obsolete. Compliance teams and legal professionals reviewing Florida Statutes for any provisions previously cited for defense or reference should verify current applicability. The bill passed 36-0 in the Senate and 107-0 in the House with no opposition.

Source document (simplified)

ChangeBridge / Florida / S0104 Enacted S0104 S Enacted 2026-03-31

Florida Statutes

Deleting provisions that have expired, have become obsolete, have had their effect, have served their purpose, or have been impliedly repealed or superseded; replacing incorrect cross-references and citations; correcting grammatical, typographical, and like errors; removing inconsistencies, redundancies, and unnecessary repetition in the statutes; and improving the clarity of the statutes and facilitating their correct interpretation, etc.

Bill Details

State Florida

Session 2026 Regular Session

Chamber Senate

Official Source www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/104

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Action History

2026-03-31 Chapter No. 2026-14 2026-03-30 Approved by Governor 2026-03-30 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 2026-03-17 S Ordered enrolled 2026-03-09 H Passed; YEAS 107, NAYS 0 2026-03-09 H Read 3rd time 2026-03-09 H Added to Third Reading Calendar 2026-03-09 H Read 2nd time 2026-03-05 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026) 2026-02-16 H Added to Second Reading Calendar 2026-02-10 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) 2026-02-10 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/19/2026) 2026-02-10 H Bill referred to House Calendar 2026-01-22 H In Messages 2026-01-22 S Immediately certified 2026-01-22 S Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 2026-01-22 S Read 3rd time 2026-01-22 S Read 2nd time 2026-01-20 S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/22/26 2026-01-15 S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading 2026-01-15 S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 2026-01-13 S Introduced 2026-01-12 S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/15/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building 2025-12-05 S Referred to Rules 2025-12-03 S Filed