How can a bill become law in Florida without the governor’s signature?
More than 150 new Florida laws went into effect July 1 following a legislative session that often pitted Gov. Ron DeSantis against the Florida Legislature.
➤ What are Florida’s new laws? Here’s the list, what each one means
For the first time during his tenure, DeSantis this year allowed three bills to become law without his signature.
What Florida bills became law in 2025 without being signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis?
Here’s a list of three bills that became new laws in Florida without being signed by DeSantis:
How can a bill become a law in Florida without being signed by the governor?
Every bill passed by the Florida Legislature is sent to the governor for approval. The bill becomes a law if the governor approves and signs it, or fails to veto it within the allotted time period, according to Article III, Section 8 of the Florida Constitution.
While the Legislature is in session, Florida’s governor has seven days to sign or veto an act after it has been presented.
If the Legislature adjourns sine die before an act is presented to the governor, or while an act is in the governor’s possession, the governor has 15 days to sign or veto the act, according to Article III, Section 8 of the Florida Constitution.
Sine die is Latin for “without day.” The motion to “adjourn sine die” is the last action of a session of the Legislature,” according to flsenate.gov.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed 11 bills in 2025
So far. DeSantis has vetoed 11 bills:
Can the Florida Legislature override governor’s veto?
When Florida’s governor vetoes an act, it doesn’t become law and returns back to the house where it originated, according to flsenate.gov.
The act can still become law if two-thirds of the members of each house vote to override the veto, according to Article III, Section 8 of the Florida Constitution.
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Can bill become law in Florida without governor’s signature? Here’s what state Constitution says
Reporting by Cheryl McCloud and C. A. Bridges, USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida / Tallahassee Democrat
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