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Introduced
12/30/2025
12/30/2025
In Committee
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to the Statewide Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Unit; creating s. 943.0316, F.S.; providing legislative intent; defining the term "adversary intelligence entity"; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to establish and administer a Statewide Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Unit at a specified location; requiring that a team from the unit be assigned to and aligned with each regional domestic security task force; specifying unit duties; requiring the department to create a team by a specified date to serve as the initial leadership and organizational core of the full unit; requiring the department to establish a statewide unit housed in a specified location; requiring that the unit be composed of a specified number of teams; requiring the department to annually request a certain number of positions and amount of funding for each position in order to achieve full staffing by a specified date; specifying team tasks, composition, and experience requirements; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill establishes a new Statewide Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Unit within the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, designed to detect, identify, neutralize, and protect against various threats including foreign adversaries, terrorists, and other entities deemed hostile to state and national interests. The unit will be housed at the department's regional operational center, with teams assigned to each regional domestic security task force. By July 1, 2027, the department must create an initial 10-person leadership team, and by December 30, 2033, fully staff a statewide unit composed of at least seven teams. Each team will be required to have a specific structure, including a team leader, facility security officer, and deputy team leader, with team members mandated to have either government, military, or law enforcement experience in intelligence or counterintelligence. The unit's broader mission includes analyzing threat patterns, gathering intelligence, formulating action plans, and executing arrests or other counterintelligence strategies to safeguard the state from what the bill broadly defines as "adversary intelligence entities." The legislation will take effect on July 1, 2026, providing a multi-year implementation timeline for establishing this specialized security unit.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Government Affairs, Justice
Sponsors (16)
Danny Alvarez (R)*,
Jose Alvarez (D),
Jessica Baker (R),
Dean Black (R),
Nathan Boyles (R),
Robbie Brackett (R),
Ryan Chamberlin (R),
Jeff Holcomb (R),
Kim Kendall (R),
Chip LaMarca (R),
Kiyan Michael (R),
Michael Owen (R),
Bill Partington (R),
Paula Stark (R),
Dana Trabulsy (R),
Susan L. Valdés (R),
Last Action
Now in State Affairs Committee (on 02/24/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/945 |
| Analysis - Budget Committee (Post-Meeting) | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/945/Analyses/h0945e.BUC.PDF |
| Analysis - Budget Committee (Post-Meeting) | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/945/Analyses/h0945d.BUC.PDF |
| Analysis - Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/945/Analyses/h0945c.JDC.PDF |
| Analysis - Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/945/Analyses/h0945b.JDC.PDF |
| Analysis - Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/945/Analyses/h0945a.GOS.PDF |
| Analysis - Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/945/Analyses/h0945.GOS.PDF |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/945/BillText/Filed/PDF |
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