2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S1470: School Safety

Legislative Summary

Revising the Chris Hixon, Coach Aaron Feis, and Coach Scott Beigel Guardian Program to include child care facilities; requiring a sheriff to establish a guardian program under certain circumstances; revising firearm requirements for school guardians and school security guards; requiring the Office of Safe Schools to convene a workgroup of specified entities; requiring specified school safety requirements to be implemented during specified time periods, etc.

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Bill History

2/26/2025
Filed
Senate
2/28/2025
Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/6/2025
On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/11/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Senate
3/11/2025
Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Senate
3/12/2025
Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
Senate
3/19/2025
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 03/24/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Senate
3/24/2025
CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Senate
3/26/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/26/2025
Now in Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/26/2025
CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education read 1st time
Senate
3/28/2025
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
Senate
4/2/2025
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
Senate
4/2/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/3/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
Senate
4/9/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/9/2025
Amendment(s) adopted (777016)
Senate
4/9/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
4/9/2025
CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
Senate
4/9/2025
Immediately certified
Senate
4/9/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Bill referred to House Calendar
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025)
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Amendment 856085 adopted
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Placed on 3rd reading
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
CS passed as amended; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
In returning messages
Senate
5/1/2025
Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (856085)
Senate
5/1/2025
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
Senate
5/1/2025
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Senate
5/19/2025
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/21/2025
Approved by Governor
5/22/2025
Chapter No. 2025-58

Amendments

Senate Floor Amendment #777016

4/8/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #162312 to Amendment (220728)

3/24/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #485440 to Amendment (220728)

Withdrawn

3/24/2025Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #698062 to Amendment (220728)

3/24/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #220728

3/21/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RCS#11
5/1/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading RCS#358
4/30/2025
110
Yea
0
Nay
9
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading RCS#58
4/9/2025
36
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Fiscal Policy
4/2/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
3/24/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Education Pre-K - 12
3/11/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/22/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text5/2/202557.6 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text5/2/202557.6 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text4/9/202556.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/26/202554.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/26/202551.3 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/30/202597.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/2/2025249.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/1/2025249.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/25/2025253.7 KB
Veto Letter
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Veto Letter
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Veto Letter
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