911 Public Safety Telecommunicator Employment-related Mental or Nervous Injuries
Summary
911 Public Safety Telecommunicator Employment-related Mental or Nervous Injuries; Defining the term “911 public safety telecommunicator”; providing that specified provisions relating to certain medical benefits for mental or nervous injuries for first responders also apply to 911 public safety telecommunicators, etc.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Mar 13, 2026
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MODERATE
This bill expands mental health and injury benefits protections to 911 public safety telecommunicators, extending existing protections that were previously only available to first responders like firefighters and law enforcement. The legislation ensures telecommunicators receive the same medical and indemnity benefits for employment-related mental or nervous injuries as other first responders.
Scope change
Expanded eligibility to include 911 public safety telecommunicators alongside existing first responders (firefighters, law enforcement, EMTs, and paramedics) for employment-related mental or nervous injury benefits.
ELIGIBILITY
Added 911 public safety telecommunicators to the list of covered personnel eligible for mental or nervous injury benefits under section 112.1815.
REQUIREMENT
Added a declaration of important state interest in Section 2 to formally recognize the significance of this protection.
TECHNICAL
Added a new Section 3 declaring the effective date of July 1, 2026.
DEFINITION
Added '911 public safety telecommunicator' as a defined term referencing existing statutory language in section 401.465(1).
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2026
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Feb 26, 2026
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
upper
Jan 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Dec 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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