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Introduced
02/27/2025
02/27/2025
In Committee
04/28/2025
04/28/2025
Crossed Over
04/29/2025
04/29/2025
Passed
04/29/2025
04/29/2025
Dead
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to law enforcement officers and other personnel; amending s. 112.1815, F.S.; authorizing first responder amputees to continue to serve as first responders under certain circumstances; creating s. 112.195, F.S.; creating the Florida Medal of Valor and the Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal; providing requirements for such medals; creating a board to evaluate applications for awarding such medals; providing for board membership; creating s. 316.2675, F.S.; prohibiting the use of motor vehicle kill switches; providing exceptions; providing a criminal penalty; amending s. 775.0823, F.S.; requiring a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for attempted murder in the first degree committed against specified justice system personnel; amending s. 817.49, F.S.; providing legislative findings concerning prosecution of the false reporting of crimes; amending s. 843.025, F.S.; prohibiting a person from depriving specified officers of digital recording devices or restraint devices; prohibiting a person from rendering a specified officer's weapon, radio, digital recording device, or restraint device useless or otherwise preventing the officer from defending himself or herself or summoning assistance; providing a criminal hb1371 -04-erCS/2025 Legislature penalty; amending s. 933.05, F.S.; requiring certain search warrants to be returned to the court within a specified time period; amending ss. 937.021 and 937.022, F.S.; revising requirements for the reporting of missing persons information; creating s. 943.0413, F.S.; creating the Critical Infrastructure Mapping Grant Program within the Department of Law Enforcement; providing eligibility; specifying requirements for maps created by the program; authorizing the department to adopt rules; amending s. 951.27, F.S.; specifying requirements for testing inmates for infectious diseases; requiring test results to be reported to specified persons; requiring a first responder and other specified persons to provide notice upon his or her exposure to certain substances; requiring an employing agency to provide notice if a first responder or specified person is unable to provide notice; requiring a detention facility to test an inmate upon receipt of a specified notice; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill addresses multiple aspects of law enforcement, public safety, and personnel protections in Florida. It allows first responders with amputations to continue serving if they meet certification requirements, creates two new medals for first responders (the Florida Medal of Valor for exceptional life-saving actions and the Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal for officers injured in the line of duty), and establishes a five-member board to evaluate medal applications. The bill prohibits the unauthorized use of vehicle kill switches, with specific exceptions for vehicle owners, law enforcement, and leasing companies. It also introduces a mandatory 25-year minimum prison sentence for attempted first-degree murder of specified justice system personnel, encourages prosecution of false crime reporting, and strengthens protections for law enforcement officers by making it illegal to deprive them of communication or protection devices. Additionally, the bill creates a Critical Infrastructure Mapping Grant Program to help map potential terrorist targets and emergency response locations, revises missing persons reporting procedures, and establishes new requirements for testing and reporting infectious diseases in detention facilities. The legislation aims to enhance public safety, support first responders, and provide clearer legal frameworks for various law enforcement and emergency response scenarios.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Justice
Sponsors (9)
Danny Alvarez (R)*,
Danny Nix (R)*,
Shane Abbott (R),
Jose Alvarez (D),
Adam Anderson (R),
Erika Booth (R),
Tom Fabricio (R),
Michael Owen (R),
Alex Rizo (R),
Other Sponsors (3)
Criminal Justice Subcommittee (H), House Budget Committee (H), Judiciary Committee (H)
Last Action
Ordered enrolled (on 04/29/2025)
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