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These 4 new Florida laws take effect this week; minimum wage inches up
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A bill dealing with a voter-approved prohibition on public officials and employees using their offices to benefit themselves, their families or employers is among four new laws that will take effect this week.The other bills involve fines for driving past stopped school buses, insurance policy statements and election equipment used for recounts.Lawmakers during the 2020 legislative session passed a bill (HB 7009) to help carry out a 2018 constitutional amendment aimed, at least in part, at slowing the revolving door involving public officials and the private sector.In all, lawmakers approved 206 bills during the 2020 session, which ended March 19, with 201 signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis.