HB 495 2024
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb0495-00
Page 1 of 2
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to prohibition of smoking and vaping 2
in state parks; creating s. 386.2095, F.S.; 3
prohibiting smoking and vaping within the boundaries 4
of state parks; requiring the Department of Health to 5
post signs at specified locations; providing sign 6
requirements; providing penalties; amending s. 7
386.208, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made 8
by the act; providing an effective date. 9
10
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
12
Section 1. Section 386.2095, Florida Statutes, is created 13
to read: 14
386.2095 Smoking and vaping prohibited in state parks. — 15
(1) A person may not smoke or vape within the boundaries 16
of a state park. 17
(2) The department shall conspicuously post at each 18
entrance of each state park signs stating that smoking and 19
vaping are prohibited within the boundaries of the state park. 20
The signs must be clearly legible in a font size of at least 1 21
inch in height and incl ude the words "SMOKING OR VAPING WITHIN 22
STATE PARK BOUNDARIES IS PROHIBITED BY LAW." 23
(3) A person who violates subsection (1) is subject to 24
penalties as provided in s. 386.208. 25
HB 495 2024
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
hb0495-00
Page 2 of 2
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
Section 2. Section 386.208, Florida Statutes, is amended 26
to read: 27
386.208 Penalties.—Any person who violates s. 386.204 or 28
s. 386.2095 commits a noncriminal violation as defined in s. 29
775.08(3), punishable by a fine of not more than $100 for the 30
first violation and not more than $500 for each subsequent 31
violation. Jurisdictio n shall be with the appropriate county 32
court. 33
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 34