Category: Florida Clean Air Act

New Florida Law Allows Smoking Bans at Beaches

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation on June 17 that allows local leaders to restrict or even ban smoking on Florida’s public beaches and in public parks. Passed with near-unanimous approval by the state legislature in March, HB 105 will take effect on July 1. Designed to build on the state’s Clean Indoor Air Act (FCIAA), the…


New Law Restricts Smoking on Florida Beaches

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on June 17 that allows local leaders to restrict, even ban, smoking on Florida’s public beaches. Passed with near-unanimous approval by the state legislature in March, HB 105 will take effect on July 1. Designed to build on the state’s Clean Indoor Air Act (FCIAA), its purpose is to protect…