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Proposed Florida Firearm Legislation H1371

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Legislation Overview

Title: Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel

Description: Authorizes first responder amputees to continue to serve as first responders; creates Florida Medal of Valor & Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal; prohibits use of motor vehicle kill switches; requires mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for attempted murder in first degree committed against specified justice system personnel; prohibits depriving specified officers of digital recording devices or restraint devices, rendering them useless, or otherwise preventing officer from defending himself or herself or summoning assistance; revises requirements for reporting of missing persons information; creates Critical Infrastructure Mapping Grant Program within FDLE; specifies requirements for testing inmates for infectious diseases.

Session: 2025 Regular Session

Last Action: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2025)

Last Action Date: April 22, 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'.

8 sponsors: Judiciary Committee;House Budget Committee;Criminal Justice Subcommittee;Danny Nix (R); Daniel Alvarez (R); Shane Abbott (R); Adam Anderson (R); Michael Owen (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 7% (8 of 120)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Apr 22, 2025 Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2025)
House Apr 17, 2025 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
House Apr 17, 2025 Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025)
House Apr 17, 2025 Bill referred to House Calendar
House Apr 17, 2025 CS Filed
House Apr 17, 2025 Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
House Apr 17, 2025 Reported out of Judiciary Committee
House Apr 17, 2025 Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
House Apr 15, 2025 Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
House Apr 10, 2025 Now in Judiciary Committee
House Apr 10, 2025 Referred to Judiciary Committee
House Apr 9, 2025 Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
House Apr 9, 2025 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
House Apr 9, 2025 CS Filed
House Apr 9, 2025 Reported out of Budget Committee
House Apr 8, 2025 Favorable with CS by Budget Committee
House Apr 4, 2025 Added to Budget Committee agenda
House Mar 27, 2025 Now in Budget Committee
House Mar 27, 2025 Referred to Judiciary Committee
House Mar 27, 2025 Referred to Budget Committee
House Mar 26, 2025 Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House Mar 26, 2025 Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House Mar 26, 2025 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
House Mar 26, 2025 CS Filed
House Mar 26, 2025 Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
House Mar 24, 2025 PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
House Mar 5, 2025 Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
House Mar 5, 2025 Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House Mar 5, 2025 Referred to Judiciary Committee
House Mar 5, 2025 Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House Mar 4, 2025 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House Feb 27, 2025 Filed
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Comm Sub Apr 17, 2025 state link bill text
Comm Sub Apr 9, 2025 state link bill text
Comm Sub Mar 26, 2025 state link bill text
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
House Floor Amendment #382679 Apr 23, 2025 State Link amendment text No
House Floor Amendment #791963 Apr 18, 2025 State Link amendment text No
House Committee Amendment #256077 Apr 7, 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
03/26/2025 18 0 0 0 Yes
  • Abbott, Shane (R) Yea
  • Alvarez, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Baker, Jessica (R) Yea
  • Bankson, Doug (R) Yea
  • Barnaby, Webster (R) Yea
  • Bartleman, Robin (D) Yea
  • Brackett, Robert (R) Yea
  • Fabricio, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Gottlieb, Michael (D) Yea
  • Greco, Sam (R) Yea
  • Grow, J.J. (R) Yea
  • Hart, Dianne (D) Yea
  • Jacques, Berny (R) Yea
  • Lopez, Johanna (D) Yea
  • Partington, Bill (R) Yea
  • Plakon, Rachel (R) Yea
  • Skidmore, Kelly (D) Yea
  • Yarkosky, Taylor (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/8/2025 29 0 0 1 Yes
  • Andrade, Alex (R) Yea
  • Brannan, Chuck (R) Yea
  • Buchanan, James (R) Yea
  • Busatta Cabrera, Demi (R) Yea
  • Canady, Jennifer (R) Yea
  • Casello, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Chambliss, Kevin (D) Yea
  • Driskell, Fentrice (D) Yea
  • Esposito, Tiffany (R) Yea
  • Garrison, Sam (R) Yea
  • Hunschofsky, Christine (D) Yea
  • Koster, Traci (R) Yea
  • Lopez, Vicki (R) Yea
  • Maney, T. (R) Yea
  • Mcclure, Lawrence (R) Yea
  • Melo, Lauren (R) Yea
  • Mooney, James (R) Yea
  • Overdorf, Toby (R) Yea
  • Persons-Mulicka, Jenna (R) Yea
  • Rayner, Michele (D) Yea
  • Robinson, Felicia (D) Yea
  • Robinson, Will (R) Yea
  • Shoaf, Jason (R) Absent
  • Sirois, Tyler (R) Yea
  • Snyder, John (R) Yea
  • Tant, Allison (D) Yea
  • Tomkow, Josie (R) Yea
  • Tuck, Kaylee (R) Yea
  • Valdes, Susan (D) Yea
  • Woodson, Marie (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/17/2025 20 0 0 2 Yes
  • Abbott, Shane (R) Yea
  • Albert, Jon (R) Yea
  • Alvarez, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Anderson, Adam (R) Yea
  • Antone, Bruce (D) Yea
  • Baker, Jessica (R) Yea
  • Barnaby, Webster (R) Yea
  • Borrero, David (R) Yea
  • Bracy Davis, LaVon (D) Yea
  • Brannan, Chuck (R) Yea
  • Cassel, Hillary (D) Yea
  • Chambliss, Kevin (D) Absent
  • Daley, Dan (D) Yea
  • Fabricio, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Gottlieb, Michael (D) Yea
  • Koster, Traci (R) Yea
  • Lopez, Johanna (D) Yea
  • Maney, T. (R) Yea
  • Owen, Michael (R) Yea
  • Plakon, Rachel (R) Yea
  • Porras, Juan (R) Absent
  • Salzman, Michelle (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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