Proposed Florida Firearm Legislation S1444
Legislation Overview
Title: Public Safety
Description: Authorizing first responder amputees to continue to serve as first responders under certain circumstances; prohibiting the use of motor vehicle kill switches; providing that specified persons may carry concealed firearms under certain circumstances and use them in the same manner as on-duty law enforcement officers; prohibiting a person from depriving certain officers of digital recording devices or restraint devices, etc.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25 --If Received
Last Action Date: April 23, 2025
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice;Criminal Justice;Jay Collins (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 8% (3 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 23, 2025 | Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25 --If Received |
| Senate | Apr 22, 2025 | CS/CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 |
| Senate | Apr 22, 2025 | CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time |
| Senate | Apr 17, 2025 | On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
| Senate | Apr 17, 2025 | Now in Fiscal Policy |
| Senate | Apr 17, 2025 | Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| Senate | Apr 15, 2025 | CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 |
| Senate | Apr 10, 2025 | On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/15/25, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Building |
| Senate | Apr 3, 2025 | CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time |
| Senate | Apr 3, 2025 | Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice |
| Senate | Apr 3, 2025 | Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| Senate | Apr 1, 2025 | CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 |
| Senate | Mar 27, 2025 | On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building |
| Senate | Mar 10, 2025 | Introduced |
| Senate | Mar 6, 2025 | Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2025 | Filed |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Apr 17, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Apr 3, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Feb 26, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Senate Committee Amendment #668982 | Mar 31, 2025 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate Criminal Justice | 04/1/2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice | 04/15/2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate Fiscal Policy | 04/22/2025 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
