Bill Summary
HB 1471 Systems of Law and Terrorist Organizations (2026 Session)
Cassel Co Sponsors: Baker, Bankson, Barnaby, Benarroch, Black, Borrero, Brackett, Chaney, Cobb, Conerly, Esposito, Gossett-Seidman, Griffitts Jr., Holcomb, Jacques, Kendall, Maggard, Miller, Nix, Jr., Partington, Persons-Mulicka, Plakon, Salzman, Trabulsy, Tramont, Yarkosky CS Sponsors: Education & Employment Committee, Judiciary Committee
Systems of Law and Terrorist Organizations: Providing that the Department of State may administratively dissolve a corporation that has been designated as a terrorist organization in certain situations; providing that a person who receives military training from a domestic terrorist organization in certain situations commits a specified crime; providing a person who knowingly provides or attempts or conspires to provide material support or resources to a domestic terrorist organization commits a specified crime; providing that a person who willfully becomes a member of a domestic terrorist organization and serves under the direction or control of such organization with a specified intent commits a specified crime; authorizing the Chief of Domestic Security to designate an organization a domestic terrorist organization or a foreign terrorist organization if certain requirements are met; requiring the Chief to provide specified written notice to the Governor, the Cabinet, and the organization of the designation; providing that the Governor and the Cabinet may by a majority vote approve or reject the designation; requiring the Chief to publish such designation in the Florida Administrative Register within a specified time period after approval of the designation by the Governor and the Cabinet; providing that certain students of school districts and Florida College System institutions are ineligible for specified fee waivers; prohibiting students who promote domestic terrorist organization or foreign terrorist organizations from being awarded certain public institution funds, etc. Effective Date: July 1, 2026
01/09/26
HOUSE
Filed
01/15/26
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Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee; Education & Employment Committee; Judiciary Committee
01/15/26
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Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
01/27/26
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On Committee agenda - Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, 01/29/26, 8:00 am, 404 H
01/29/26
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Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee; 14 Yeas, 3 Nays
01/29/26
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Now in Education & Employment Committee
02/06/26
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On Committee agenda - Education & Employment Committee, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 102 H
02/10/26
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Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee; 16 Yeas, 4 Nays
02/10/26
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
02/11/26
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Now in Judiciary Committee
02/24/26
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On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 02/26/26, 8:30 am, 404 H - PCS
02/26/26
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Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee; 13 Yeas, 5 Nays
02/26/26
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
02/26/26
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Referred to House Calendar
02/26/26
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/03/26
03/03/26
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Read Second Time; Amendment Failed (716683); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 81 Yeas / 26 Nays)
03/03/26
SENATE
In Messages
03/03/26
SENATE
Received; Referred to Rules
03/05/26
SENATE
Withdrawn from Rules; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading; Substituted for SB 1632; Read Second Time; Amendment Failed (569926); Amendment Adopted (173774); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 25 Yeas / 11 Nays)
03/05/26
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In returning messages
03/12/26
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Placed on Senate Returning Message List 2
03/12/26
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Received from Messages; Concurred with Amendment (173774); Passed (Vote: 80 Yeas / 25 Nays)
03/12/26
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Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
03/12/26
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Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
03/12/26
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
03/31/26
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 04/15/26)
04/06/26
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2026-28
No amendments to this bill text filed.
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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- EDR Criminal Justice Impact Conference Narrative Analyses of Adopted Impacts for SB 1632 & HB 1471
- House 2026 End of Session Summary
- DeSantis one-pager: Banning Sharia Law
- Laws of Florida: Chapter No. 2026-028
- Senate Majority Office one-pager: Signed Into Law: House Bill 1471: Systems of Law and Terrorist Organizations
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