Proposed Florida Firearm Legislation H1371
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: Ordered enrolled
Last Action Date: April 29, 2025
Sponsors
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12 sponsors: Judiciary Committee;House Budget Committee;Criminal Justice Subcommittee;Danny Nix (R); Daniel Alvarez (R); Shane Abbott (R); Jose Alvarez (D); Adam Anderson (R); Erika Booth (R); Thomas Fabricio (R); Michael Owen (R); Alejandro Rizo (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 10% (12 of 120)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 29, 2025 | Withdrawn from Rules |
| House | Apr 29, 2025 | In Messages |
| Senate | Apr 29, 2025 | CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 |
| House | Apr 29, 2025 | Ordered enrolled |
| Senate | Apr 29, 2025 | Read 3rd time |
| Senate | Apr 29, 2025 | Read 2nd time |
| Senate | Apr 29, 2025 | Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 1444 |
| Senate | Apr 29, 2025 | Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading |
| Senate | Apr 28, 2025 | Received |
| Senate | Apr 28, 2025 | Referred to Rules |
| House | Apr 25, 2025 | CS passed as amended; YEAS 111, NAYS 0 |
| Senate | Apr 25, 2025 | In Messages |
| House | Apr 25, 2025 | Read 3rd time |
| House | Apr 25, 2025 | Added to Third Reading Calendar |
| House | Apr 25, 2025 | Placed on 3rd reading |
| House | Apr 25, 2025 | Amendment 382679 adopted |
| House | Apr 25, 2025 | Amendment 791963 Failed |
| House | Apr 25, 2025 | Read 2nd time |
| House | Apr 24, 2025 | Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading |
| House | Apr 24, 2025 | Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2025) |
| House | Apr 24, 2025 | Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| House | Apr 24, 2025 | Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025) |
| House | Apr 24, 2025 | Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| House | Apr 22, 2025 | Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2025) |
| House | Apr 17, 2025 | CS Filed |
| House | Apr 17, 2025 | Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee |
| House | Apr 17, 2025 | Reported out of Judiciary Committee |
| House | Apr 17, 2025 | Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) |
| House | Apr 17, 2025 | Bill referred to House Calendar |
| House | Apr 17, 2025 | Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025) |
| House | Apr 17, 2025 | 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3) |
| 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 | Reported out of Budget Committee |
| House | Apr 9, 2025 | 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) |
| House | Apr 9, 2025 | CS Filed |
| House | Apr 9, 2025 | Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) |
| House | Apr 8, 2025 | Favorable with CS by Budget Committee |
| House | Apr 4, 2025 | Added to Budget Committee agenda |
| House | Mar 27, 2025 | Referred to Judiciary Committee |
| House | Mar 27, 2025 | Now in Budget Committee |
| House | Mar 27, 2025 | Referred to Budget Committee |
| 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 26, 2025 | Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| 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 |
| Enrolled | Apr 29, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | Apr 25, 2025 | state link | bill 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 |
| House Criminal Justice Subcommittee | 03/26/2025 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House Budget Committee | 04/8/2025 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| House Judiciary Committee | 04/17/2025 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| House: Third Reading RCS#257 | 04/25/2025 | 111 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate: Third Reading RCS#30 | 04/29/2025 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
