Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S958: Local Regulation of Drinking Straws and Stirrers
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Prohibiting local governmental entities from enacting any rule, regulation, or ordinance for drinking straws or stirrers which does not meet specified requirements; providing requirements for local governmental entities that elect to enact rules, regulations, or ordinances for drinking straws or stirrers, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to local regulation of drinking straws and stirrers; providing legislative findings and intent; creating s. 403.7034, F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting local governmental entities from enacting any rule, regulation, or ordinance for drinking straws or stirrers which does not meet specified requirements; providing requirements for local governmental entities that elect to enact rules, regulations, or ordinances for drinking straws or stirrers; providing applicability; providing construction; providing a directive to the Division of Law Revision…
From the introduced text, December 18, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to local regulation of drinking straws and stirrers; providing legislative findings and intent; creating s. 403.7034, F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting local governmental entities from enacting any rule, regulation, or ordinance for drinking straws or stirrers which does not meet specified requirements; providing requirements for local governmental entities that elect to enact rules, regulations, or ordinances for drinking straws or stirrers; providing applicability; providing construction; providing a directive to the Division of Law Revision; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. (1) The Legislature finds that: (a) Many businesses and communities in this state are using paper drinking straws and stirrers as a purportedly better option for public health and the environment. However, independent university studies have shown that most paper straws contain harmful PFAS chemicals, exposure to which is linked to concerning health risks. (b) Paper drinking straw regulations marginalize residents with disabilities for whom paper straws are not an option. (c) Any regulation of drinking straws and stirrers must be based on government policy driven by science. (2) The Legislature intends to: (a) Combat the harmful impacts of paper drinking straws and stirrers and provide businesses and residents of this state with better alternatives to single-use plastic straws and stirrers; and …