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.
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Introduced
Passed Senate
Passed House
Died
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History
2026
Mar 13Died in returning Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 418 (Ch. 2026-147)Died
Mar 13In returning messages
Mar 13Insisted on amendment, and requested the Senate to concur
Mar 13Insisted on amendment 222029
Mar 13Added to Senate Message List
Mar 12In Messages
Mar 12Refused to concur, requested House to recede
Mar 11In returning messages
Vote recorded Passage, Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 11CS passed as amended; YEAS 111, NAYS 0Passed House
Mar 11Read 3rd timeMinor
Mar 11Added to Third Reading Calendar
Mar 11Amendment 222029 adopted
Mar 11Read 2nd timeMinor
Mar 101st Reading (Engrossed 1)Minor
Mar 10Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)
Mar 10Bill referred to House Calendar
Mar 5In Messages
Mar 4CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0Passed Senate
Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
Mar 4Read 3rd timeMinor
Mar 4Amendment(s) adopted (712722)
Mar 4Read 2nd timeMinor
Feb 26Retained on Special Order Calendar
Feb 25Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
Feb 25Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Feb 24CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 24Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Feb 24CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
Feb 19On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Feb 2On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/05/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
Jan 21Now in Fiscal Policy
Vote recorded Favorable. Result: pass.Upper
Jan 21Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0Minor
Jan 16On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/21/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Jan 13IntroducedMinor
Jan 12Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Vote recorded Favorable. Result: pass.Upper
Jan 12Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0Minor
Jan 5On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
2025
Dec 1Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal PolicyMinor