CS/CS/HB 849: Department of Law Enforcement

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee, Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Abbott; (CO-INTRODUCERS) López, J.

Department of Law Enforcement; Authorizes FDLE to adopt rules relating to Florida Medal of Valor & Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal programs; requires commission to appoint district medical examiners by majority vote to fill vacancies; provides that physician members of commission are eligible to serve as district medical examiners upon approval by commission,; authorizes organ procurement organization, eye bank, & tissue bank to view & copy specified autopsy records; authorizes Criminal Justice Information Program to collect, process, store, maintain, & disseminate records containing immigration detainer information; requires law enforcement agencies to capture & submit fingerprints of specified offenders to department; authorizes applications for administrative expunction of specified records; provides manners of administrative complaint service by Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission to law enforcement, correctional, & correctional probation officers.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/10/2026 06:10 PM

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  S 524 (e1) by Simon Department of Law Enforcement Last Action: 3/5/2026 H In Messages	Compare

• Citations - Statute (12)

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  112.195	Florida Medal of Valor and Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal.	Page 3 (pdf)
  406.02	Medical Examiners Commission; membership; terms; duties; staff.	Page 3 (pdf)
  406.06	District medical examiners; associates; suspension of medical examiners.	Page 4 (pdf)
  406.135	Autopsies; confidentiality of photographs and video and audio recordings; confidentiality of reports of minor victims of domestic violence; exemption.	Page 5 (pdf)
  943.0536		Page 6 (pdf)
  943.0581	Administrative expunction for arrests made contrary to law or by mistake.	Page 6 (pdf)
  943.11	Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission; membership; meetings; compensation.	Page 8 (pdf)
  943.1395	Certification for employment or appointment; concurrent certification; reemployment or reappointment; inactive status; revocation; suspension; investigation.	Page 9 (pdf)
  943.1726	Continued employment training relating to diabetic emergencies.	Page 10 (pdf)
  943.17261	Department of Law Enforcement; training related to medical use of marijuana.	Page 10 (pdf)
  943.1727	Continued employment training relating to autism spectrum disorder.	Page 11 (pdf)
  943.17299	Continued employment training relating to Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia.	Page 11 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  12/19/2025	H	• Filed
  1/5/2026	H	• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/15/2026	H	• PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
  1/20/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  1/21/2026	H	• Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  1/27/2026	H	• Added to Justice Budget Subcommittee agenda
  1/29/2026	H	• Favorable by Justice Budget Subcommittee
  1/30/2026	H	• Reported out of Justice Budget Subcommittee • Now in Judiciary Committee
  2/6/2026	H	• Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
  2/10/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee • Reported out of Judiciary Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  2/11/2026	H	• Bill referred to House Calendar • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) • Added to Second Reading Calendar