Bill Summary

SB 524 Department of Law Enforcement (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Simon  CS Sponsors: Fiscal Policy
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Summary
Department of Law Enforcement; Authorizing the Department of Law Enforcement to adopt rules relating to the Florida Medal of Valor and the Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal; specifying the circumstances under which an appointment or reappointment to the Medical Examiners Commission is considered in force; requiring the commission, rather than the Governor, to appoint district medical examiners for each medical examiner district; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to accept and process fingerprints taken of natural persons who are control persons of a licensee or are applicants for licensure, etc. Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2026
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committees of reference
   S Criminal Justice
   S Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
   S Fiscal Policy
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Actions
11/17/25
SENATE
Filed
12/01/25
SENATE
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
01/05/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 37 S
01/12/26
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Favorable by Criminal Justice; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/12/26
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Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
01/16/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/21/26, 1:30 pm, 37 S
01/21/26
SENATE
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/21/26
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Now in Fiscal Policy
02/02/26
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On Committee agenda - Fiscal Policy, 02/05/26, 9:00 am, 412 K
02/05/26
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Temporarily Postponed by Fiscal Policy
02/19/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Fiscal Policy, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 412 K
02/24/26
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Fiscal Policy; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/24/26
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
02/25/26
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/25/26
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
02/26/26
SENATE
Temporarily Postponed on Second Reading
02/26/26
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Retained on Special Order Calendar
03/04/26
SENATE
Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (712722); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 37 Yeas / 0 Nays)
03/04/26
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
03/05/26
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In Messages
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bill text & filed amendments
0524
Filed on 11/17/25
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Amendment 873924 DE
Simon
Filed on 02/19/26
Replaced by Substitute Amendment
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Amendment 432900 SDA
Simon
Filed on 02/23/26
Replaced by CS
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0524C1
Filed on 02/24/26
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Amendment 220246
Simon
Filed on 03/03/26
Withdrawn
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Amendment 316338
Simon
Filed on 03/03/26
Withdrawn
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Amendment 712722 LF
Simon
Filed on 03/04/26
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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0524E1
Filed on 03/04/26
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Amendment 222029
Sirois
Filed on 03/09/26
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Statute Citations
112.195
406.02
406.06
624.34
624.341
943.0417
943.0536
943.0581
943.11
943.1395
943.1726
943.17261
943.1727
943.17299
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