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FL S1866

Bill

Status

Failed

4/30/2021

Primary Sponsor

Randolph Bracy

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Origin

Senate

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires law enforcement agencies to collect and report monthly data to the Department of Law Enforcement on use of force incidents resulting in death or serious bodily injury, including officer names, force types, injuries, and investigation outcomes.

  • Mandates agencies collect data on all official public contacts including traffic stops, with information on demographics, duration, reason, actions taken, searches, and property seizures, in compliance with FBI National Use-of-Force Data Collection standards.

  • Establishes early intervention systems in each law enforcement agency to identify officers with misconduct histories and corrective behaviors using standardized definitions and interventions.

  • Creates a statewide database of officers with major misconduct violations that agencies must check before hiring; prohibits hiring applicants with major misconduct violations or those terminated more than twice for misconduct.

  • Requires agencies to notify the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission within 48 hours of officer terminations for misconduct, criminal convictions for unlawful use of force, or civil liability findings, triggering decertification proceedings; mandates completion of misconduct investigations regardless of employment status.

  • Suspends state funding for non-complying law enforcement agencies for 5 years and authorizes local appropriating authorities to suspend funding until compliance is achieved.

Legislative Description

Misconduct by Law Enforcement Officers

Last Action

Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7051 (Ch. 2021-241)

4/30/2021

Committee Referrals

Governmental Oversight and Accountability3/4/2021

Full Bill Text

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