Florida · House Bill 1053 · 2025 Regular Session

Department of Law Enforcement

HB 1053 Sponsored by Rachel Saunders Plakon Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 25, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 5, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor May 16, 2025
  6. Became law May 22, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Department of Law Enforcement; Repeals provisions relating to Florida Violent Crime & Drug Control Council & Violent Crime Investigative Emergency & Drug Control Strategy Implementation Account, respectively; changes name of Crimes Against Children Criminal Profiling Program to Child Exploitation & Crimes Against Children Program & expands scope of program; revises membership of Domestic Security Oversight Council; revises requirements for report by Chief of Domestic Security; increases maximum that may be spent for veterinary care of retired police dogs.

Every action

49 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 41 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeReferred to Government Operations Subcommittee · House Government Operations Subcommittee
  5. CommitteeReferred to Budget Committee · House Budget Committee
  6. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  7. CommitteeNow in Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  8. CommitteeAdded to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  9. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee16–0 vote
  10. CommitteeReported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  11. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  12. HouseCS Filed
  13. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  14. CommitteeReferred to Budget Committee · House Budget Committee
  15. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  16. CommitteeNow in Budget Committee · House Budget Committee
  17. CommitteeAdded to Budget Committee agenda · House Budget Committee
  18. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Budget Committee · House Budget Committee29–0 vote
  19. CommitteeReported out of Budget Committee · House Budget Committee
  20. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  21. HouseCS Filed
  22. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  23. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  24. CommitteeNow in Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  25. CommitteeAdded to Judiciary Committee agenda · House Judiciary Committee
  26. CommitteeFavorable by Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee18–0 vote
  27. CommitteeReported out of Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  28. HouseBill released to House Calendar
  29. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  30. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025)
  31. HouseRead 2nd time
  32. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  33. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  34. HouseRead 3rd time
  35. HouseCS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
  36. SenateIn Messages
  37. CommitteeReferred to Rules · Senate Rules
  38. SenateReceived
  39. CommitteeWithdrawn from Rules -SJ 616 · Senate Rules
  40. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  41. SenateSubstituted for SB 1268 -SJ 616
  1. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 616
  2. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 616
  3. SenateCS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 616
  4. HouseIn Messages
  5. HouseOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-83

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

114–0
Apr 24, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 114 No 0 Not voting 5
Democrats: 32 yes, 0 no Republicans: 82 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 114

Not voting · 5

Third Reading · Full Senate

37–0
Apr 29, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Not voting · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 26, 2025 House Criminal Justice Subcommittee Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 16

Not voting · 2

 Passed 16–0
Apr 8, 2025 House Budget Committee Favorable with CS by Budget Committee
Members

Yes · 29

Not voting · 1

 Passed 29–0
Apr 17, 2025 House Judiciary Committee Favorable by Judiciary Committee
Members

Yes · 18

Not voting · 4

 Passed 18–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

  • Rachel Saunders PlakonR Primary sponsor · District 36
  • BC Budget Committee Sponsoring committee
  • CJ Criminal Justice Subcommittee Sponsoring committee
All 1 cosponsor

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.