Florida Senate Bill 524
Session 2026
Department of Law Enforcement
Active
Failed in Senate on Mar 13, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
524
State
Florida
Session
2026
Fiscal Policy
grade
Primary
Motion Text
Third Reading
Senate Roll Call Votes
Excused
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Smith
Yes
Yes
Excused
Summary
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.
S 524 Filed
S 524 c1
Bill Analysis -- Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) (1/9/2026 1:28 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) (1/12/2026 4:09 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) (1/20/2026 11:25 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) (1/21/2026 4:02 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) (2/23/2026 8:58 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) (2/24/2026 3:44 PM)
House Message Summary -- Criminal Justice (3/11/2026 6:19 PM)
873924 - Amendment (Delete All) to S 524 Filed
432900 - Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (873924) to S 524 Filed
220246 - Amendment to S 524 c1
712722 - Amendment to S 524 c1
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03/13/2026
Senate
Died in returning Messages
03/13/2026
Senate
In returning messages
03/13/2026
House
Insisted on amendment, and requested the Senate to concur
03/13/2026
House
Insisted on amendment 222029
03/13/2026
House
Added to Senate Message List
03/12/2026
House
In Messages
03/12/2026
Senate
Refused to concur, requested House to recede
03/11/2026
Senate
In returning messages
03/11/2026
House
CS passed as amended; YEAS 111, NAYS 0
03/11/2026
House
Read 3rd time
03/11/2026
House
Added to Third Reading Calendar
03/11/2026
House
Amendment 222029 adopted
03/11/2026
House
Read 2nd time
03/10/2026
House
1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
03/10/2026
House
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)
03/10/2026
House
Bill referred to House Calendar
03/05/2026
House
In Messages
03/04/2026
Senate
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
03/04/2026
Senate
Read 3rd time
03/04/2026
Senate
Amendment(s) adopted (712722)
03/04/2026
Senate
Read 2nd time
02/26/2026
Senate
Retained on Special Order Calendar
02/25/2026
Senate
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
02/25/2026
Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/24/2026
Senate
CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
02/24/2026
Senate
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
02/24/2026
Senate
CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
02/19/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
02/02/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/05/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
01/21/2026
Senate
Now in Fiscal Policy
01/21/2026
Senate
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
01/16/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/21/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
01/13/2026
Senate
Introduced
01/12/2026
Senate
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
01/12/2026
Senate
Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
01/05/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
12/01/2025
Senate
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
11/17/2025
Senate
Filed
Sources
FL Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Dec 8, 2025 9:30:01 AM
Record Updated
Mar 27, 2026 1:43:08 PM