Florida Senate - 2025 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1444
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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04/23/2025 .
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The Committee on Fiscal Policy (Collins) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Subsection (7) is added to section 112.1815,
6 Florida Statutes, to read:
7 112.1815 Firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical
8 technicians, and law enforcement officers; special provisions
9 for employment-related accidents and injuries.—
10 (7) An individual who is certified as a first responder and
11 has a physical disability resulting from an amputation may
12 continue to serve as a first responder if he or she meets the
13 first responder certification requirements without an
14 accommodation.
15 Section 2. Section 112.195, Florida Statutes, is created to
16 read:
17 112.195 Florida Medal of Valor and Florida Blue/Red Heart
18 Medal.—
19 (1)(a) There is created the Florida Medal of Valor for
20 first responders as defined in s. 112.1815 and related
21 personnel. The medal may be awarded only to a first responder or
22 related personnel who goes above and beyond the call of duty to
23 save the life of an individual.
24 (b) There is created the Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal. The
25 medal shall be awarded to a law enforcement officer,
26 firefighter, correctional officer, or correctional probation
27 officer who is injured in the line of duty.
28 (2) The Governor, or his or her designee, may present the
29 awards. The awards shall be issued and administered through the
30 Department of Law Enforcement. A resident of this state or an
31 employing agency in this state must apply for the Florida Medal
32 of Valor or the Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal on behalf of the
33 potential recipient.
34 (3)(a) An application for a medal under this section must
35 be considered and acted upon by a board charged with the duty of
36 evaluating the appropriateness of the application. The board
37 shall be composed of five members as follows:
38 1. Three members appointed by the Governor.
39 2. One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
40 Representatives.
41 3. One member appointed by the President of the Senate.
42 (b) Members of the board shall serve 2-year terms. Any
43 vacancy on the board must be filled within 3 months. At least
44 three board members must be active, retired, or former law
45 enforcement officers or firefighters.
46 Section 3. Section 316.2675, Florida Statutes, is created
47 to read:
48 316.2675 Vehicle kill switches; prohibited uses.—
49 (1) A person may not use any device that can be remotely
50 activated to disable a vehicle’s engine or to prevent a
51 vehicle’s engine from starting unless he or she is:
52 (a) The owner of the vehicle;
53 (b) A law enforcement officer acting in the course and
54 scope of his or her duties to prevent the commission of a
55 felony; or
56 (c) Acting for or on behalf of a company that offers a
57 subscription, recurring payment program, or lease in connection
58 with the vehicle.
59 (2) A person who violates subsection (1) commits a
60 misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s.
61 775.082 or s. 775.083.
62 (3) This section does not apply to the manufacturer of a
63 vehicle.
64 Section 4. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 500.92,
65 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
66 500.92 Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act.—
67 (3) It is unlawful to sell, deliver, barter, furnish, or
68 give, directly or indirectly, any kratom product to a person
69 younger than who is under 21 years of age.
70 (4) A person who violates violation of subsection (3)
71 commits is a misdemeanor of the first second degree, punishable
72 as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
73 Section 5. Subsection (2) of section 775.0823, Florida
74 Statutes, is amended to read:
75 775.0823 Violent offenses committed against specified
76 justice system personnel.—The Legislature does hereby provide
77 for an increase and certainty of penalty for any person
78 convicted of a violent offense against any law enforcement or
79 correctional officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6),
80 (7), (8), or (9); against any state attorney elected pursuant to
81 s. 27.01 or assistant state attorney appointed under s. 27.181;
82 against any public defender elected pursuant to s. 27.50 or
83 regional counsel appointed pursuant to s. 27.511(3); against any
84 court-appointed counsel appointed under s. 27.40 or defense
85 attorney in a criminal proceeding; or against any justice or
86 judge of a court described in Art. V of the State Constitution,
87 which offense arises out of or in the scope of the officer’s
88 duty as a law enforcement or correctional officer, the state
89 attorney’s or assistant state attorney’s duty as a prosecutor or
90 investigator, the public defender or regional counsel acting in
91 his or her capacity as defense counsel, the court-appointed
92 counsel or defense attorney in a criminal proceeding acting in
93 his or her capacity as defense counsel, or the justice’s or
94 judge’s duty as a judicial officer, as follows:
95 (2) For attempted murder in the first degree as described
96 in s. 782.04(1), a sentence pursuant to s. 775.082, s. 775.083,
97 or s. 775.084. A person convicted under this subsection must be
98 sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 25
99 years.
100
101 Notwithstanding s. 948.01, with respect to any person who is
102 found to have violated this section, adjudication of guilt or
103 imposition of sentence shall not be suspended, deferred, or
104 withheld.
105 Section 6. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
106 790.052, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
107 790.052 Carrying concealed firearms; off-duty law
108 enforcement officers.—
109 (1)(a) All persons holding active certifications from the
110 Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission as law
111 enforcement officers or correctional officers as defined in s.
112 943.10(1), (2), (6), (7), (8), or (9), all judges, and all state
113 attorneys and assistant state attorneys shall have the right to
114 carry, on or about their persons, concealed firearms, during
115 off-duty hours, at the discretion of their superior officers,
116 and may perform those law enforcement functions that they
117 normally perform during duty hours, utilizing their weapons in a
118 manner which is reasonably expected of on-duty officers in
119 similar situations.
120 Section 7. Subsection (4) is added to section 817.49,
121 Florida Statutes, to read:
122 817.49 False reports of commission of crimes; penalty.—
123 (4) The Legislature finds that the false reporting of
124 crimes is a threat to public safety and a threat to the safety
125 of law enforcement officers and other first responders. As such,
126 the Legislature encourages each state attorney to adopt a pro
127 prosecution policy for the false reporting of crimes as
128 prohibited in this section.
129 Section 8. Section 843.025, Florida Statutes, is amended to
130 read:
131 843.025 Depriving officer of means of protection or
132 communication.—
133 (1) It is unlawful for any person to do any of the
134 following to deprive a law enforcement officer as defined in s.
135 943.10(1), a correctional officer as defined in s. 943.10(2), or
136 a correctional probation officer as defined in s. 943.10(3):
137 (a) Deprive the officer of her or his weapon or radio;
138 digital recording device, including a body camera as defined in
139 s. 943.1718(1); or restraint device, including handcuffs, or to
140 otherwise deprive the officer of the means to defend herself or
141 himself or summon assistance.
142 (b) Render useless the officer’s weapon or radio; digital
143 recording device, including a body camera as defined in s.
144 943.1718(1); or restraint device, including handcuffs, or to
145 otherwise prevent the officer from defending herself or himself
146 or summoning assistance.
147 (2) Any person who violates this section commits is guilty
148 of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.
149 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
150 Section 9. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) and subsection
151 (4) of section 937.021, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
152 937.021 Missing child and missing adult reports.—
153 (1) Law enforcement agencies in this state shall adopt
154 written policies that specify the procedures to be used to
155 investigate reports of missing children and missing adults. The
156 policies must ensure that cases involving missing children and
157 adults are investigated promptly using appropriate resources.
158 The policies must include:
159 (c) Standards for maintaining and clearing computer data of
160 information concerning a missing child or missing adult which is
161 stored in the Florida Crime Information Center, the National
162 Crime Information Center, and the National Missing and
163 Unidentified Persons System. The standards must require, at a
164 minimum, a monthly review of each case entered into the Florida
165 Crime Information Center and the National Crime Information
166 Center, an annual review of each case entered into the National
167 Missing and Unidentified Persons System, and a determination of
168 whether the case should be maintained in the databases database.
169 (4)(a) Upon the filing of a police report that a child is
170 missing by the parent or guardian, the Department of Children
171 and Families, or a community-based care provider, the law
172 enforcement agency receiving the report shall immediately inform
173 all on-duty law enforcement officers of the missing child
174 report, communicate the report to every other law enforcement
175 agency having jurisdiction in the county, and within 2 hours
176 after receipt of the report, transmit the report for inclusion
177 within the Florida Crime Information Center and, the National
178 Crime Information Center, and the National Missing and
179 Unidentified Persons System databases and shall, within 90 days
180 after receipt of the report, transmit the report to the National
181 Missing and Unidentified Persons System. A law enforcement
182 agency may not require a reporter to present an order that a
183 child be taken into custody or any other such order before
184 accepting a report that a child is missing.
185 (b) Upon the filing of a credible police report that an
186 adult is missing, the law enforcement agency receiving the
187 report shall, within 2 hours after receipt of the report,
188 transmit the report for inclusion within the Florida Crime
189 Information Center and, the National Crime Information Center,
190 and the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System
191 databases and shall, within 90 days after receipt of the report,
192 transmit the report to the National Missing and Unidentified
193 Persons System.
194 Section 10. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
195 937.022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
196 937.022 Missing Endangered Persons Information
197 Clearinghouse.—
198 (3) The clearinghouse shall:
199 (b) Provide a centralized file for the exchange of
200 information on missing endangered persons.
201 1. Every state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency
202 shall submit to the clearinghouse information concerning missing
203 endangered persons.
204 2. Any person having knowledge may submit a missing
205 endangered person report to the clearinghouse concerning a child
206 or adult younger than 26 years of age whose whereabouts is
207 unknown, regardless of the circumstances, subsequent to
208 reporting such child or adult missing to the appropriate law
209 enforcement agency within the county in which the child or adult
210 became missing, and subsequent to entry by the law enforcement
211 agency of the child or person into the Florida Crime Information
212 Center and, the National Crime Information Center, and the
213 National Missing and Unidentified Persons System databases. The
214 missing endangered person report shall be included in the
215 clearinghouse database.
216 3. Only the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over
217 the case may submit a missing endangered person report to the
218 clearinghouse involving a missing adult age 26 years or older
219 who is suspected by a law enforcement agency of being endangered
220 or the victim of criminal activity.
221 4. Only the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over
222 the case may make a request to the clearinghouse for the
223 activation of a state Silver Alert or a Purple Alert involving a
224 missing adult if circumstances regarding the disappearance have
225 met the criteria for activation of the Silver Alert Plan or the
226 Purple Alert.
227 Section 11. Section 943.0413, Florida Statutes, is created
228 to read:
229 943.0413 Critical Infrastructure Mapping Grant Program.—
230 (1)(a) Subject to legislative appropriation, the Critical
231 Infrastructure Mapping Grant Program is created within the
232 department to support the ongoing assessment of this state’s
233 vulnerability to, and ability to detect, prevent, prepare for,
234 respond to, and recover from, acts of terrorism within or
235 affecting this state.
236 (b) The state, or any law enforcement agency, county,
237 municipality, or other political subdivision of this state, or
238 any agent thereof, which has constitutional or statutory
239 authority to employ or appoint law enforcement officers is
240 eligible to receive funding from the grant program to map
241 critical infrastructure locations that meet the requirements of
242 this section.
243 (2) Grant funds may be used to map critical infrastructure
244 as defined in s. 812.141, public gathering places, places of
245 worship, and any other location for which a map would be deemed
246 of high value for facilitating an emergency response.
247 (3) Each map of such locations must be created in an
248 electronic or digital format and must be provided to all local,
249 state, and federal responding agencies that request such maps
250 for use in responding to emergencies. Each map must satisfy all
251 of the following requirements:
252 (a) Be compatible with and integrate into the department’s
253 statewide database and be compatible with software platforms
254 used by local, state, and federal public safety agencies that
255 provide emergency services to the specific location for which
256 the data is provided without requiring such agencies to purchase
257 additional software or requiring a fee to view or access the
258 data.
259 (b) Be in a printable format and, if requested, be in a
260 digital file format that can be integrated into interactive
261 mobile platforms currently in use.
262 (c) Be verified for accuracy, which must include a walk
263 through of a building or grounds.
264 (d) Be oriented to true north.
265 (e) Be overlaid on current aerial imagery.
266 (f) Contain site-specific labeling that matches the
267 structure of the building, including, but not limited to, room
268 labels, hallway names, and external door or stairwell numbers
269 and locations of hazards, critical utility locations, key boxes,
270 automated external defibrillators, and trauma kits.
271 (g) Contain site-specific labeling that matches the
272 grounds, including, but not limited to, parking areas,
273 surrounding roads, and neighboring properties.
274 (h) Be overlaid with gridded x and y coordinates.
275 (4) The department may adopt rules to administer this
276 section.
277 Section 12. Section 951.27, Florida Statutes, is amended to
278 read:
279 951.27 Blood tests of inmates.—
280 (1) Each county and each municipal detention facility must
281 develop shall have a written procedure regarding the blood
282 testing of inmates developed, in consultation with the facility
283 medical provider. The written procedure must:
284 (a) Include, establishing conditions under which an inmate
285 will be tested for infectious disease, including human
286 immunodeficiency virus pursuant to s. 775.0877, which procedure
287 is consistent with guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control
288 and Prevention and recommendations of the Correctional Medical
289 Authority.
290 (b) Specify the conditions which require the detention
291 facility to test an inmate for infectious diseases immediately
292 following his or her booking into a detention facility,
293 including upon receipt of a notice of exposure under subsection
294 (4).
295 (c) Require the test results to be provided to:
296 1. The sheriff or chief correctional officer of the
297 detention facility.
298 2. Employees or officers of the sheriff or chief
299 correctional officer who are responsible for the care and
300 custody of the affected inmate.
301 3. Any employee or officer of the sheriff or chief
302 correctional officer, or any first responder, as defined in s.
303 112.1815, who provided a notice of exposure to the detention
304 facility as required under subsection (4) It is not unlawful for
305 the person receiving the test results to divulge the test
306 results to the sheriff or chief correctional officer.
307 (2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
308 serologic blood test results obtained pursuant to subsection (1)
309 are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art.
310 I of the State Constitution. However, it is not unlawful for the
311 person receiving the test results to divulge the test results to
312 the sheriff or chief correctional officer. Such test results
313 must also may be provided to employees or officers of the
314 sheriff or chief correctional officer who are responsible for
315 the custody and care of the affected inmate and have a need to
316 know such information, any person who provided a notice of
317 exposure under subsection (4), and as provided in ss. 775.0877
318 and 960.003. In addition, upon request of the victim or the
319 victim’s legal guardian, or the parent or legal guardian of the
320 victim if the victim is a minor, the results of any HIV test
321 performed on an inmate arrested for any sexual offense involving
322 oral, anal, or female genital penetration by, or union with, the
323 sexual organ of another, must be disclosed to the victim or the
324 victim’s legal guardian, or to the parent or legal guardian of
325 the victim if the victim is a minor. In such cases, the county
326 or municipal detention facility shall furnish the test results
327 to the Department of Health, which is responsible for disclosing
328 the results to public health agencies as provided in s. 775.0877
329 and to the victim or the victim’s legal guardian, or the parent
330 or legal guardian of the victim if the victim is a minor, as
331 provided in s. 960.003(3). As used in this subsection, the term
332 “female genitals” includes the labia minora, labia majora,
333 clitoris, vulva, hymen, and vagina.
334 (3) The results of any serologic blood test on an inmate
335 are a part of that inmate’s permanent medical file. Upon
336 transfer of the inmate to any other correctional facility, such
337 file is also transferred, and all relevant authorized persons
338 must be notified of positive HIV test results, as required in s.
339 775.0877.
340 (4)(a) Any first responder, as defined in s. 112.1815, or
341 any employee or officer of the sheriff or chief correctional
342 officer, who, in the performance of his or her official duties,
343 is exposed to a bodily fluid or a potential bloodborne pathogen
344 by a person who has been arrested and subsequently booked into a
345 county or municipal detention facility must provide notice of
346 such exposure to the detention facility as soon as possible
347 after the person is booked, but no later than 24 hours after
348 such exposure. If the first responder, employee, or officer is
349 incapacitated and cannot provide the notice of exposure, his or
350 her employing agency must provide such notice.
351 (b) Upon receipt of a notice of exposure under paragraph
352 (a), the detention facility must immediately test the inmate who
353 was the cause of the exposure unless such a test has already
354 been performed. The test must be conducted in accordance with
355 the detention facility’s written procedures under subsection
356 (1).
357 Section 13. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
358
359 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
360 And the title is amended as follows:
361 Delete everything before the enacting clause
362 and insert:
363 A bill to be entitled
364 An act relating to public safety; amending s.
365 112.1815, F.S.; authorizing first responder amputees
366 to continue to serve as first responders under certain
367 circumstances; creating s. 112.195, F.S.; creating the
368 Florida Medal of Valor and the Florida Blue/Red Heart
369 Medal; providing requirements for such medals;
370 creating a board to evaluate applications for awarding
371 such medals; providing for board membership; creating
372 s. 316.2675, F.S.; prohibiting the use of motor
373 vehicle kill switches; providing exceptions; providing
374 a criminal penalty; amending s. 500.92, F.S.;
375 providing increased criminal penalties for the
376 selling, delivering, bartering, furnishing, or giving
377 of any kratom product to a person younger than 21
378 years of age; amending s. 775.0823, F.S.; requiring a
379 mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for attempted
380 murder in the first degree committed against specified
381 justice system personnel; amending s. 790.052, F.S.;
382 providing that specified persons may carry concealed
383 firearms under certain circumstances and use them in
384 the same manner as on-duty law enforcement officers;
385 amending s. 817.49, F.S.; providing legislative
386 findings concerning prosecution of the false reporting
387 of crimes; amending s. 843.025, F.S.; prohibiting a
388 person from depriving specified officers of digital
389 recording devices or restraint devices; prohibiting a
390 person from rendering a specified officer’s weapon,
391 radio, digital recording device, or restraint device
392 useless or otherwise preventing the officer from
393 defending himself or herself or summoning assistance;
394 providing a criminal penalty; amending ss. 937.021 and
395 937.022, F.S.; revising requirements for the reporting
396 of missing persons information; creating s. 943.0413,
397 F.S.; creating the Critical Infrastructure Mapping
398 Grant Program within the Department of Law
399 Enforcement; providing eligibility; specifying
400 requirements for maps created by the program;
401 authorizing the department to adopt rules; amending s.
402 951.27, F.S.; specifying requirements for testing
403 inmates for infectious diseases; requiring that test
404 results be reported to specified persons; requiring a
405 first responder and other specified persons to provide
406 notice upon his or her exposure to certain substances;
407 requiring an employing agency to provide notice if a
408 first responder or specified person is unable to
409 provide notice; requiring a detention facility to test
410 an inmate upon receipt of a specified notice;
411 providing an effective date.