SB 1554: Public Safety
GENERAL BILL by Collins
Public Safety; Citing this act as the “Florida First Responder and Florida Public Safety Act”; establishing a Counterterrorism/Counterintelligence Unit within the Department of Law Enforcement; prohibiting first responder employment discrimination; providing for a unified 911 system for every county-level first responder agency by a specified date; requiring a 911 call center to dispatch the closest unit to an emergency regardless of jurisdiction; creating the Florida Medal of Valor and the Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal, etc.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/27/2025 Senate • Filed
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SB 1554, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/27/2025 at 1:33 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1211 Public Safety Abbott Identical Last Action: 2/26/2025 H Filed 
H 421 Peer Support for First Responders Maggard Compare Last Action: 2/12/2025 H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
S 86 Peer Support for First Responders Burgess Compare Last Action: 2/27/2025 S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/04/25, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
Citations - Statutes (10)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 20.201 Department of Law Enforcement. Page 4 (pdf) 111.09 Peer support for first responders. Page 4 (pdf) 111.11 Page 5 (pdf) 365.171 Emergency communications state plan. Page 6 (pdf) 365.1795 Page 12 (pdf) 937.021 Missing child and missing adult reports. Page 12 (pdf) 937.022 Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse. Page 14 (pdf) 943.0322 Page 15 (pdf) 943.131 Temporary employment or appointment; minimum basic recruit training exemptions. Page 16 (pdf) 943.1714 Page 18 (pdf)