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 Florida Constitution (Last Updated: May 7, 2021)
 ARTICLE III. LEGISLATURE
 SECTION 11. Prohibited special laws.

  SECTION 11. Prohibited special laws.  

  • 1(a) 2There shall be no special law or general law of local application pertaining to:
    16(1) 17election, jurisdiction or duties of officers, except officers of municipalities, chartered counties, special districts or local governmental agencies;
    35(2) 36assessment or collection of taxes for state or county purposes, including extension of time therefor, relief of tax officers from due performance of their duties, and relief of their sureties from liability;
    68(3) 69rules of evidence in any court;
    75(4) 76punishment for crime;
    79(5) 80petit juries, including compensation of jurors, except establishment of jury commissions;
    91(6) 92change of civil or criminal venue;
    98(7) 99conditions precedent to bringing any civil or criminal proceedings, or limitations of time therefor;
    113(8) 114refund of money legally paid or remission of fines, penalties or forfeitures;
    126(9) 127creation, enforcement, extension or impairment of liens based on private contracts, or fixing of interest rates on private contracts;
    146(10) 147disposal of public property, including any interest therein, for private purposes;
    158(11) 159vacation of roads;
    162(12) 163private incorporation or grant of privilege to a private corporation;
    173(13) 174effectuation of invalid deeds, wills or other instruments, or change in the law of descent;
    189(14) 190change of name of any person;
    196(15) 197divorce;
    198(16) 199legitimation or adoption of persons;
    204(17) 205relief of minors from legal disabilities;
    211(18) 212transfer of any property interest of persons under legal disabilities or of estates of decedents;
    227(19) 228hunting or fresh water fishing;
    233(20) 234regulation of occupations which are regulated by a state agency; or
    245(21) 246any subject when prohibited by general law passed by a three-fifths vote of the membership of each house. Such law may be amended or repealed by like vote.
    274(b) 275In the enactment of general laws on other subjects, political subdivisions or other governmental entities may be classified only on a basis reasonably related to the subject of the law.

Note

Note.—See the following for prohibited subject matters added under the authority of this paragraph:

s. 112.67, F.S. (Pertaining to protection of public employee retirement benefits).

s. 121.191, F.S. (Pertaining to state-administered or supported retirement systems).

s. 145.16, F.S. (Pertaining to compensation of designated county officials).

s. 189.031(2), F.S. (Pertaining to independent special districts).

s. 190.049, F.S. (Pertaining to the creation of independent special districts having the powers enumerated in two or more of the paragraphs of s. 190.012, F.S.).

s. 215.845, F.S. (Pertaining to the maximum rate of interest on bonds).

s. 298.76(1), F.S. (Pertaining to the grant of authority, power, rights, or privileges to a water control district formed pursuant to ch. 298, F.S.).

s. 373.503(2)(b), F.S. (Pertaining to allocation of millage for water management purposes).

s. 1011.77, F.S. (Pertaining to taxation for school purposes and the Florida Education Finance Program).

s. 1013.37(5), F.S. (Pertaining to the “State Uniform Building Code for Public Educational Facilities Construction”).