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CS/SB 1444: Criminal Justice

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Collins

Criminal Justice; Prohibiting the use of motor vehicle kill switches; providing exceptions; providing a minimum mandatory sentence for attempted murder of specified justice system personnel; providing correctional probation officers with the same firearms rights as law enforcement officers; prohibiting a person from depriving certain officers of digital recording devices or restraint devices, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect July 1, 2025, this act shall take effect October 1, 2025
 Last Action: 4/3/2025 Senate - CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/26/2025 Senate • Filed
    3/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
    3/10/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    4/1/2025 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    4/3/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time

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  • CS/SB 1444, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/3/2025 at 11:01 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 4/3/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1371 (c1) Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel Nix Compare Last Action: 4/4/2025 H Added to Budget Committee agenda Track This Bill
    S 1042 Interfering with an Officer’s Means of Protection or Communication Martin Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill
    S 1100 Protective Services for Certain Victims and Witnesses Martin Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (19)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.2675 Page 3 (pdf)
    321.04 Personnel of the highway patrol; rank classifications; probationary status of new patrol officers; subsistence; special assignments. Page 4 (pdf)
    397.417 Peer specialists. Page 44 (pdf)
    420.6241 Persons with lived experience. Page 49 (pdf)
    435.04 Level 2 screening standards. Page 54 (pdf)
    775.0823 Violent offenses committed against specified justice system personnel. Page 4 (pdf)
    790.051 Exemption from licensing requirements; law enforcement officers. Page 5 (pdf)
    790.052 Carrying concealed firearms; off-duty law enforcement officers. Page 6 (pdf)
    817.49 False reports of commission of crimes; penalty. Page 6 (pdf)
    843.025 Depriving officer of means of protection or communication. Page 43 (pdf)
    914.25 Protective services for certain victims and witnesses. Page 54 (pdf)
    914.27 Confidentiality of victim and witness information. Page 55 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 11 (pdf)
    943.031 Florida Violent Crime and Drug Control Council. Page 57 (pdf)
    943.0413 Page 58 (pdf)
    943.0595 Automatic sealing of criminal history records; confidentiality of related court records. Page 57 (pdf)
    943.135 Requirements for continued employment. Page 8 (pdf)
    943.1718 Body cameras; policies and procedures. Page 8 (pdf)
    951.27 Blood tests of inmates. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • SB 1444, Original Filed Version Posted 2/26/2025 at 4:40 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 175 Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel Baker Compare Last Action: 4/3/2025 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill
    H 1371 (c1) Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel Nix Compare Last Action: 4/4/2025 H Added to Budget Committee agenda Track This Bill
    S 234 (e1) Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel Leek Compare Last Action: 4/3/2025 H In Messages Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    668982 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Collins)     		3/31/2025
    1:10 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/1/2025     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/1/2025 1:30 PM Criminal Justice 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    316.2675 Page 2 (pdf)
    321.04 Personnel of the highway patrol; rank classifications; probationary status of new patrol officers; subsistence; special assignments. Page 3 (pdf)
    775.0823 Violent offenses committed against specified justice system personnel. Page 3 (pdf)
    782.065 Murder; law enforcement officer, correctional officer, correctional probation officer. Page 4 (pdf)
    790.051 Exemption from licensing requirements; law enforcement officers. Page 5 (pdf)
    790.052 Carrying concealed firearms; off-duty law enforcement officers. Page 5 (pdf)
    817.49 False reports of commission of crimes; penalty. Page 6 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 10 (pdf)
    943.135 Requirements for continued employment. Page 7 (pdf)
    943.1718 Body cameras; policies and procedures. Page 7 (pdf)
    951.27 Blood tests of inmates. Page 7 (pdf)

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