HB 849 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Department of Law Enforcement

Summary

Department of Law Enforcement; Authorizes FDLE to adopt rules relating to Florida Medal of Valor & Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal programs; requires commission to appoint district medical examiners by majority vote to fill vacancies; provides that physician members of commission are eligible to serve as district medical examiners upon approval by commission,; authorizes organ procurement organization, eye bank, & tissue bank to view & copy specified autopsy records; authorizes Criminal Justice Information Program to collect, process, store, maintain, & disseminate records containing immigration detainer information; requires law enforcement agencies to capture & submit fingerprints of specified offenders to department; authorizes applications for administrative expunction of specified records; provides manners of administrative complaint service by Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission to law enforcement, correctional, & correctional probation officers.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Dec 19, 2025 Last action Mar 11, 2026

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What changed between versions

H 849 c1 → H 849 c2 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was significantly amended to expand its scope from primarily criminal justice training and standards to include organ procurement, immigration detainer data management, and administrative record expungement. The version now includes new sections authorizing medical organizations to access autopsy reports and requiring law enforcement to collect immigration detainer information, while retaining the original provisions for medical examiner commission terms and specific training requirements.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from focusing on the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission to include new mandates for immigration data collection, organ procurement organization access to autopsy records, and administrative expungement of criminal records.

SCOPE

New authority granted to organ procurement organizations, eye banks, and tissue banks to view or copy specific autopsy reports under certain circumstances.

REQUIREMENT

New requirement for the Criminal Justice Information Program to collect, process, store, and disseminate records containing immigration detainer information.

New provisions authorizing applications for the administrative expunction of specified criminal records under certain conditions.

The summary of the bill's purpose was updated to reflect the addition of the new organ procurement and immigration data sections alongside the original criminal justice training mandates.

TECHNICAL

Page count increased from 8 to 12 due to the addition of new substantive sections.

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Committee

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Judiciary Committee

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Judiciary Committee

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Justice Budget Subcommittee

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Justice Budget Subcommittee

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Justice Budget Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Committee

Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Jan 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Jan 5, 2026

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Jan 5, 2026

Committee

Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee

lower

Jan 5, 2026

Committee

Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor