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FL S1712

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/9/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jonathan Martin

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a Statewide Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Unit within the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to detect, identify, neutralize, and exploit threats from foreign adversaries, terrorists, and insider threats
  • Requires establishment of a 10-person initial leadership team by July 1, 2027, with full staffing of at least seven teams achieved by December 30, 2033
  • Assigns one team to each regional domestic security task force, with the unit headquartered at FDLE's regional operational center
  • Mandates each team include a team leader (assistant special agent in charge), facility security officer with four intelligence analysts, and deputy team leader supervising six counterintelligence agents including federal, state, and local liaison officers
  • Requires team members to have formal U.S. government intelligence training, military service, or at least 3 years of experience in intelligence, counterintelligence, or counterterrorism fields

Legislative Description

Statewide Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Unit

Last Action

Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

2/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice2/12/2026

Full Bill Text

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