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FL S1712
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/9/2026
Primary Sponsor
Jonathan Martin
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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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