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Proposed Florida Firearm Legislation S1444

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Legislation Overview

Title: Public Safety

Description: Authorizing first responder amputees to continue to serve as first responders under certain circumstances; prohibiting the use of motor vehicle kill switches; providing that specified persons may carry concealed firearms under certain circumstances and use them in the same manner as on-duty law enforcement officers; prohibiting a person from depriving specified officers of digital recording devices or restraint devices, etc.

Session: 2025 Regular Session

Last Action: Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/HB 1371

Last Action Date: April 29, 2025

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

4 sponsors: Fiscal Policy;Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice;Criminal Justice;Jay Collins (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 10% (4 of 40)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Apr 29, 2025 Read 2nd time
Senate Apr 29, 2025 Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/HB 1371
Senate Apr 29, 2025 Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 1371
Senate Apr 24, 2025 Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate Apr 24, 2025 CS/CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
Senate Apr 24, 2025 Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25
Senate Apr 24, 2025 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate Apr 22, 2025 CS/CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
Senate Apr 22, 2025 CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
Senate Apr 17, 2025 Now in Fiscal Policy
Senate Apr 17, 2025 Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate Apr 17, 2025 On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate Apr 15, 2025 CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Senate Apr 10, 2025 On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/15/25, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Senate Apr 3, 2025 CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
Senate Apr 3, 2025 Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Senate Apr 3, 2025 Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate Apr 1, 2025 CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Senate Mar 27, 2025 On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Senate Mar 10, 2025 Introduced
Senate Mar 6, 2025 Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
Senate Feb 26, 2025 Filed
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Comm Sub Apr 24, 2025 state link bill text
Comm Sub Apr 17, 2025 state link bill text
Comm Sub Apr 3, 2025 state link bill text
Introduced Feb 26, 2025 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
Senate Floor Amendment #641688 Withdrawn 4/29/2025 Apr 29, 2025 State Link amendment text Yes
Senate Floor Amendment #131266 Apr 28, 2025 State Link amendment text No
Senate Committee Amendment #668982 Mar 31, 2025 State Link amendment text No
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
04/1/2025 9 0 0 0 Yes
  • Bernard, Mackenson (D) Yea
  • Bradley, Jennifer (R) Yea
  • Garcia, Ileana (R) Yea
  • Gruters, Joe (R) Yea
  • Martin, Jonathan (R) Yea
  • Pizzo, Jason (D) Yea
  • Simon, Corey (R) Yea
  • Smith, Carlos (D) Yea
  • Yarborough, Clay (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/15/2025 9 0 0 0 Yes
  • Garcia, Ileana (R) Yea
  • Ingoglia, Blaise (R) Yea
  • Martin, Jonathan (R) Yea
  • Osgood, Rosalind (D) Yea
  • Polsky, Tina (D) Yea
  • Rouson, Darryl (D) Yea
  • Simon, Corey (R) Yea
  • Wright, Tommy (R) Yea
  • Yarborough, Clay (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/22/2025 19 0 0 0 Yes
  • Arrington, Kristen (D) Yea
  • Avila, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Bernard, Mackenson (D) Yea
  • Boyd, Jim (R) Yea
  • Bradley, Jennifer (R) Yea
  • Burton, Colleen (R) Yea
  • Calatayud, Alexis (R) Yea
  • Davis, Tracie (D) Yea
  • Gaetz, Don (R) Yea
  • Gruters, Joe (R) Yea
  • Ingoglia, Blaise (R) Yea
  • Jones, Shevrin (D) Yea
  • Leek, Tom (R) Yea
  • Osgood, Rosalind (D) Yea
  • Passidomo, Kathleen (R) Yea
  • Rodriguez, Ana (R) Yea
  • Simon, Corey (R) Yea
  • Truenow, Keith (R) Yea
  • Yarborough, Clay (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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