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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 3/4/2026 06:31 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

• Related Bills (4)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 607 (c1) by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee Industries and Professional Activities Last Action: 1/14/2026 H Now in Commerce Committee	Compare
  H 849 (c2) by Criminal Justice Subcommittee Department of Law Enforcement Last Action: 2/11/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar	Compare
  H 1263 (e1) by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Office of Insurance Regulation Last Action: 3/5/2026 S Received	Compare
  S 1306 by Truenow Criminal Activity of Insurance Professionals Last Action: 1/22/2026 S Introduced	Compare

• Citations - Statute (14)

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  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)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  11/17/2025	S	• Filed
  12/1/2025	S	• Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
  1/5/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
  1/12/2026	S	• Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  1/16/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/21/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
  1/21/2026	S	• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 • Now in Fiscal Policy
  2/2/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/05/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
  2/19/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  2/24/2026	S	• 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	S	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
  2/26/2026	S	• Retained on Special Order Calendar
  3/4/2026	S	• Read 2nd time • Amendment(s) adopted (712722) • Read 3rd time • CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
  3/5/2026	H	• In Messages