CS/SB 524: Department of Law Enforcement
GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Simon
Department of Law Enforcement; Authorizing the Department of Law Enforcement to adopt rules relating to the Florida Medal of Valor and the Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal; specifying the circumstances under which an appointment or reappointment to the Medical Examiners Commission is considered in force; requiring the commission, rather than the Governor, to appoint district medical examiners for each medical examiner district; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to accept and process fingerprints taken of natural persons who are control persons of a licensee or are applicants for licensure, etc.
Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2026
Last Action: 3/4/2026 Senate - CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/4/2026 Senate - CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/17/2025 Senate • Filed
12/1/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
1/5/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/12/2026 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/16/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/21/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/21/2026 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
• Now in Fiscal Policy
2/2/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/05/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
2/19/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/24/2026 Senate • CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
2/25/2026 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
2/26/2026 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar
3/4/2026 Senate • Read 2nd time
• Amendment(s) adopted (712722)
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
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CS/SB 524, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/4/2026 at 6:31 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (4)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 607 (c1) Industries and Professional Activities Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 1/14/2026 H Now in Commerce Committee 
H 849 (c2) Department of Law Enforcement Criminal Justice Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/11/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar
H 1263 (c2) Office of Insurance Regulation Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/2/2026 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
S 1306 Criminal Activity of Insurance Professionals Truenow Compare Last Action: 1/22/2026 S Introduced
Citations - Statutes (14)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 112.195 Florida Medal of Valor and Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal. Page 4 (pdf) 406.02 Medical Examiners Commission; membership; terms; duties; staff. Page 4 (pdf) 406.06 District medical examiners; associates; suspension of medical examiners. Page 5 (pdf) 624.34 Authority of Department of Law Enforcement to accept fingerprints of, and exchange criminal history records with respect to, certain persons. Page 6 (pdf) 624.341 Page 10 (pdf) 943.0417 Page 14 (pdf) 943.0536 Page 14 (pdf) 943.0581 Administrative expunction for arrests made contrary to law or by mistake. Page 15 (pdf) 943.11 Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission; membership; meetings; compensation. Page 17 (pdf) 943.1395 Certification for employment or appointment; concurrent certification; reemployment or reappointment; inactive status; revocation; suspension; investigation. Page 18 (pdf) 943.1726 Continued employment training relating to diabetic emergencies. Page 18 (pdf) 943.17261 Department of Law Enforcement; training related to medical use of marijuana. Page 19 (pdf) 943.1727 Continued employment training relating to autism spectrum disorder. Page 19 (pdf) 943.17299 Continued employment training relating to Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia. Page 20 (pdf) -
CS/SB 524, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/24/2026 at 4:09 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (4)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 607 (c1) Industries and Professional Activities Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 1/14/2026 H Now in Commerce Committee
H 849 (c2) Department of Law Enforcement Criminal Justice Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/11/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar
H 1263 (c2) Office of Insurance Regulation Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/2/2026 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
S 1306 Criminal Activity of Insurance Professionals Truenow Compare Last Action: 1/22/2026 S Introduced
Floor Amendments (3)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 220246 - Amendment
Delete lines 158 - 537 and insert:Simon 3/3/2026
4:26 PMSenate: Withdrawn
3/3/2026Web Page
PDF712722 - Amendment
Delete lines 158 - 537 and insert:Simon 3/4/2026
7:34 AMSenate: Adopted
3/4/2026Web Page
PDF316338 - Amendment
Delete lines 184 - 405 and insert:Simon 3/3/2026
4:53 PMSenate: Withdrawn
3/3/2026Web Page
PDFFloor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 3/4/2026 5:59 PM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (15)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 112.195 Florida Medal of Valor and Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal. Page 4 (pdf) 406.02 Medical Examiners Commission; membership; terms; duties; staff. Page 4 (pdf) 406.06 District medical examiners; associates; suspension of medical examiners. Page 5 (pdf) 406.135 Autopsies; confidentiality of photographs and video and audio recordings; confidentiality of reports of minor victims of domestic violence; exemption. Page 6 (pdf) 624.34 Authority of Department of Law Enforcement to accept fingerprints of, and exchange criminal history records with respect to, certain persons. Page 7 (pdf) 624.341 Page 11 (pdf) 943.0417 Page 15 (pdf) 943.0536 Page 15 (pdf) 943.0581 Administrative expunction for arrests made contrary to law or by mistake. Page 16 (pdf) 943.11 Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission; membership; meetings; compensation. Page 18 (pdf) 943.1395 Certification for employment or appointment; concurrent certification; reemployment or reappointment; inactive status; revocation; suspension; investigation. Page 19 (pdf) 943.1726 Continued employment training relating to diabetic emergencies. Page 19 (pdf) 943.17261 Department of Law Enforcement; training related to medical use of marijuana. Page 20 (pdf) 943.1727 Continued employment training relating to autism spectrum disorder. Page 20 (pdf) 943.17299 Continued employment training relating to Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia. Page 20 (pdf) -
SB 524, Original Filed Version Posted 11/17/2025 at 3:23 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 849 (c2) Department of Law Enforcement Criminal Justice Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/11/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 873924 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Fiscal Policy
(Simon)2/19/2026
4:03 PMReplaced by Substitute Amendment
2/24/2026Web Page
PDF
432900 - Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (873924)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Fiscal Policy
(Simon)2/23/2026
4:02 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/24/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (3)
Date Committee Result 1/12/2026 1:30 PM Criminal Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays 1/21/2026 1:30 PM Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays 2/24/2026 9:00 AM Fiscal Policy 18 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (8)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 406.02 Medical Examiners Commission; membership; terms; duties; staff. Page 2 (pdf) 406.06 District medical examiners; associates; suspension of medical examiners. Page 3 (pdf) 943.11 Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission; membership; meetings; compensation. Page 3 (pdf) 943.1395 Certification for employment or appointment; concurrent certification; reemployment or reappointment; inactive status; revocation; suspension; investigation. Page 4 (pdf) 943.1726 Continued employment training relating to diabetic emergencies. Page 5 (pdf) 943.17261 Department of Law Enforcement; training related to medical use of marijuana. Page 5 (pdf) 943.1727 Continued employment training relating to autism spectrum disorder. Page 6 (pdf) 943.17299 Continued employment training relating to Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia. Page 6 (pdf)