Law Enforcement
Summary
Law Enforcement ; Authorizes a sheriff to transfer funds between specified categories and code levels after his or her budget is approved; revises salary minimums for county sheriffs; provides for adoption benefits for law enforcements officers; creates Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program; provides exemption from certain law enforcement officer training requirements for military veterans; provides requirements for skills training for law enforcement officers relating to officer health & safety; makes children of law enforcement officers eligible for Family Empowerment Scholarships; encourages school districts to establish public safety telecommunication training programs & offer law enforcement explorer programs; requires Board of Governors & State Board of Education to create process that enables eligible law enforcement officers or former officers to earn credit for college-level training & education acquired while serving an officer; creates Florida Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship Program; provides for reimbursement for out-of-state & special operations forces law enforcement equivalency training.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Feb 1, 2022
Signed Apr 1, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2022 · House Feb 16, 2022
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 37
Mar 10, 2022
D
Democratic14
71% Yea
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
55
Key actions
21
Committee
19
Amendments
1
Apr 5, 2022
Legislature · Passed
Chapter No. 2022-23; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2022-156)
legislature
Apr 1, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 3
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Introduced
Amendment 880670 Concur
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (880670)
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/28/22, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 4
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
Jan 13, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
2 primary · 34 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chuck Brannan
RRepublican
P
Thomas J. "Tom" Leek
RRepublican
Co
Adam Botana
RRepublican
Co
Alex Rizo
RRepublican
Co
Blaise Ingoglia
RRepublican
Co
Bob Rommel
RRepublican
Co
Bobby Payne
RRepublican
Co
BÁ
Bryan Ávila
RRepublican
Co
Chris Latvala
RRepublican
Co
Clay Yarborough
RRepublican
Co
Cyndi Stevenson
RRepublican
Co
Daisy Morales
DDemocratic
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