Governance, risk & compliance

Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR) Fla. Stat. 501.701 to 501.722; in force 1 July 2024

The Florida Digital Bill of Rights is Part V of Chapter 501 of the Florida Statutes (ss.

501. 701 to 501.

722), enacted by chapter 2023-201 (CS/CS SB 262) and in force from 1 July 2024. Most of its duties fall only on a “controller”, defined narrowly as a for-profit business with more than $1 billion in global gross annual revenue that also earns half of its revenue from online ads, runs a consumer smart speaker with a voice assistant, or runs an app store with at least 250,000 apps.

Two parts reach further: the rule against selling sensitive data without consent (s. 501.

715) applies to any for-profit business that meets the first three prongs and sells such data, and processors that serve large controllers must follow the controller’s instructions under contract (s. 501.

712). Consumers can access, correct, delete and copy their data, opt out of targeted advertising, sale and profiling, opt out of the collection of sensitive data, and refuse voice or facial recognition collection.

Responses are due in 45 days (plus 15), appeals in 60 days. Sensitive data needs consent; a known child (under 18) has extra protection.

The Department of Legal Affairs enforces under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act with penalties up to $50,000 per violation, tripled in listed cases. A 45-day cure may be granted but is never available for known child violations.

There is no private right of action and no universal opt-out mandate in the text read. Read from the 2025 Florida Statutes and chapter 2023-201.

Subsections inside s. 501.

713 and the 2025 and 2026 amendments, if any, were not read line by line. General information, not legal advice.

Assessment tiers & levels Lavawall supports

Lavawall assesses Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR) at every level below, so you can start where you are and step up as your program matures.

How Lavawall® helps you get to Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR) compliance

Most of Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR) comes down to technical controls you have to run and prove: keeping systems patched, hardening configuration, detecting breaches early, backing up what matters, controlling access, and keeping evidence that all of it actually happened. Lavawall® runs those controls across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace from one console, maps them to Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR), and tracks your posture continuously instead of once a year at audit time.

• Assess your current state against Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR) in the Lavawall GRC module, with the questionnaire and control set built in.
• Remediate the gaps with the same platform — automated patching, configuration fixes, backups, and access review — not a separate project.
• Evidence everything with timestamped, exportable records auditors, insurers, and clients accept.

Related

Lavawall® supports Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR) as part of a built-in catalogue of compliance frameworks. Framework requirements are summarized for planning purposes; always confirm the current official text before certifying.