HB 1371 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel

Summary

Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel; Authorizes first responder amputees to continue to serve as first responders; creates Florida Medal of Valor & Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal; prohibits use of motor vehicle kill switches; requires mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for attempted murder in first degree committed against specified justice system personnel; prohibits depriving specified officers of digital recording devices or restraint devices, rendering them useless, or otherwise preventing officer from defending himself or herself or summoning assistance; revises requirements for reporting of missing persons information; creates Critical Infrastructure Mapping Grant Program within FDLE; specifies requirements for testing inmates for infectious diseases.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Signed Jun 23, 2025

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What changed between versions

H 1371 e1 → H 1371 er · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill transitioned from an Engrossed version to an Enrolled version, indicating it has been approved by both legislative chambers and is ready for the Governor's signature. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with only formatting and header information updated to reflect final legislative status.

TECHNICAL

Header changed from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled' with updated page numbering, indicating the bill has passed both houses and is in its final form for executive action.

Document identifier updated from 'hb1371 -04-e1' to 'hb1371 -04-er' to reflect the enrolled status.

H 1371 Filed → H 1371 c1 · 8 edits

MODERATE

The bill was substantially rewritten to shift focus from 'criminal justice' broadly to 'law enforcement officers and other personnel.' Key substantive changes include renaming the vehicle kill switch statute to prohibit unauthorized remote disabling of vehicles, creating a new statute for Florida Highway Patrol mileage fund retention, and expanding mandatory minimum sentencing for violent offenses against justice system personnel to include more categories of protected individuals. The bill also adds new provisions prohibiting law enforcement agencies from using artificial intelligence for specified purposes and requires testing of inmates for infectious diseases with results reported to first responders.

Scope change

The bill's scope narrowed from general criminal justice to specifically focus on law enforcement officers and related personnel, while adding new provisions on AI restrictions and infectious disease testing that were not in the original version.

SCOPE

Bill title and scope changed from broad criminal justice focus to specific law enforcement and personnel protection focus

REQUIREMENT

New statute created prohibiting unauthorized remote disabling of vehicles (kill switches) with exceptions for vehicle owners and law enforcement

New provisions prohibiting law enforcement agencies from using artificial intelligence for specified purposes

New requirements for testing inmates for infectious diseases and reporting results to first responders exposed to bodily fluids

FISCAL

New statute requiring Florida Highway Patrol to retain mileage reimbursement funds from officers rather than depositing them into the General Revenue Fund

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded mandatory minimum sentencing for violent offenses to include additional categories of justice system personnel including state attorneys, public defenders, and judges

TECHNICAL

Page count reduced from 13 to 10 pages indicating significant text consolidation and reorganization

Bill identifier changed from 'hb1371-00' to 'hb1371-01-c1' indicating committee version

Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2025 · House Apr 25, 2025

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 38

Apr 29, 2025

D Democratic10

10 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican27

26 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 23, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Apr 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

upper

Apr 28, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

CS passed as amended; YEAS 111, NAYS 0

lower

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amendment 382679 adopted

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Judiciary Committee

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Judiciary Committee

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Budget Committee

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Budget Committee

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Budget Committee agenda

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Budget Committee

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to Budget Committee

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

2 primary · 7 co-sponsors