Starting October 1st, 34 new laws that were passed by the Florida Legislature will go into effect in the state. One of those is bill HB 1365, banning unauthorized public camping and public sleeping. It will prohibit counties from allowing people to camp or sleep on public property.

MIAMI - A new law taking effect Tuesday will impact thousands of people struggling with homelessness across Florida. House Bill 1365 prohibits camping on streets, sidewalks, and in parks. Cities and counties are required to provide temporary shelter,

The governor said Florida is sending resources such as more than 100 Starlink satellites, three airboats, an aircraft and search and rescue teams.

We stand by to do more as we have resources that are not being used for our recovery efforts here in the state of Florida,”the governor said about sending help to North Carolina.

More than 110,000 customers in Florida were still without electricity on Monday afternoon while thousands in the Carolinas were desperate for food, water and shelter.