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CS/SB 52: Security Services at Places of Worship

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Gaetz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Osgood

Security Services at Places of Worship; Providing an exemption from licensure requirements for certain volunteers who provide armed security services for places of worship, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/15/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/20/26, 9:30 am, 110 Senate Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/16/2025 Senate • Filed
    10/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
    1/5/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    1/12/2026 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    1/13/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Introduced
    • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
    1/14/2026 Senate • Now in Judiciary
    1/15/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/20/26, 9:30 am, 110 Senate Building

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  • CS/SB 52, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/13/2026 at 8:46 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 1/16/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 95 Security Services on Religious Premises Grow Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    493.6102 Inapplicability of this chapter. Page 1 (pdf)
    493.6201 Classes of licenses. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 52, Original Filed Version Posted 9/16/2025 at 2:23 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 1/9/2026 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 1/13/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 95 Security Services on Religious Premises Grow Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    596732 - Amendment
    Delete lines 20 - 35 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Gaetz)     		1/9/2026
    1:25 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/12/2026     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/12/2026 1:30 PM Criminal Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    493.6102 Inapplicability of this chapter. Page 1 (pdf)
    493.6201 Classes of licenses. Page 2 (pdf)

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