A bill filed in the Florida legislature would ban all tobacco smoking on Florida’s public beaches. Currently, it is illegal to litter on beaches, but smoking is allowed. However, it can take anywhere from 18 months to 10 years for a cigarette filter to fully decompose. The proposed bill would have a twenty-five-dollar fine or ten hours of community service. If it becomes law the beach smoking ban would go into effect July 1st. The bill has only been proposed in the Senate and a House companion has not yet been introduced.