Florida has a series of new laws going into effect on July 1. WUFT has done a roundup of many of the new laws, which total more than 100, covering everything from Dexter’s Law on animal cruelty to the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico in schools. Here’s a breakdown of the laws: SB 492: Mitigation Banks: Developments that damage Florida’s wetlands offset their environmental impacts by buying credits from restoration projects known as mitigation banks.