2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S1444: Public Safety

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

2/26/2025
Filed
Senate
3/6/2025
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/10/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/27/2025
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Senate
4/1/2025
CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Senate
4/3/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/3/2025
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Senate
4/3/2025
CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
Senate
4/10/2025
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/15/25, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Senate
4/15/2025
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Senate
4/17/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/17/2025
Now in Fiscal Policy
Senate
4/17/2025
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/22/2025
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
Senate
4/22/2025
CS/CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
Senate
4/24/2025
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/24/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/24/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25
Senate
4/24/2025
CS/CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
Senate

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #668982

3/31/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Fiscal Policy
4/22/2025
19
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
4/15/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Criminal Justice
4/1/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/26/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Jay Collins
Jay Collins
Republican

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/24/202532.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/17/202586.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/3/202579.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/26/202535.2 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/24/2025205.3 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/21/2025225.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/17/2025227.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/14/2025213.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/3/2025193.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/31/2025196.3 KB