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FL H1211
Bill
Status
Failed
6/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Government Operations Subcommittee
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AI Summary
- Establishes a Counterterrorism/Counterintelligence Unit within the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, consisting of seven regional teams assigned to each Regional Domestic Security Task Force, tasked with proactively addressing terrorist threats, foreign intelligence collection efforts, and insider threat actors
- Expands the definition of "first responder" for peer support purposes to include prosecutors, crime scene technicians, and judges and their clerks who deal with criminal matters, and adds organizations of prosecutors and crime scene technicians to affiliated first responder organizations
- Exempts persons who served as intelligence or counterintelligence officers or agents for a minimum of 5 years from basic law enforcement recruit training requirements, provided there is no more than a 4-year break in service
- Requires basic skills training in resilience for all law enforcement officers seeking initial certification, covering topics such as mental health, sleep, concussions, trauma, chemical exposure, lead exposure from ammunition, and harmful substances from fires and protective gear
- Creates the Florida Medal of Valor for first responders who go above and beyond to save a life, and the Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal for law enforcement officers, firefighters, correctional officers, or correctional probation officers injured in the line of duty, administered by a five-member board and presented by the Governor; effective July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Public Safety
Last Action
Died in Justice Budget Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 421 (Ch. 2025-9), CS/CS/CS/HB 1371 (Ch. 2025-176)
6/16/2025
Committee Referrals
Justice Budget Subcommittee4/3/2025
Government Operations Subcommittee3/5/2025
Full Bill Text
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