Florida · House Bill 421 · 2025 Regular Session

Peer Support for First Responders

HB 421 Sponsored by Randall Scott "Randy" Maggard Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 5, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 12, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor Apr 11, 2025
  6. Became law Apr 18, 2025

What it does

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

Revises definition of term "first responder" to include specified support personnel for provision of peer support.

Every action

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

Show the 32 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  4. CommitteeNow in Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  5. CommitteeAdded to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee16–0 vote
  8. CommitteeReported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  9. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  10. HouseCS Filed
  11. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  12. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  13. CommitteeNow in Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  14. CommitteeAdded to Judiciary Committee agenda · House Judiciary Committee
  15. CommitteeFavorable by Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee19–0 vote
  16. CommitteeReported out of Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  17. HouseBill released to House Calendar
  18. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  19. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/26/2025)
  20. HouseRead 2nd time
  21. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  22. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  23. HouseRead 3rd time
  24. HouseCS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
  25. HouseMessage sent to senate
  26. SenateIn Messages
  27. CommitteeReferred to Rules · Senate Rules
  28. SenateReceived
  29. CommitteeWithdrawn from Rules -SJ 319 · Senate Rules
  30. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  31. SenateSubstituted for CS/SB 86 -SJ 319
  32. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 319
  1. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 319
  2. SenateCS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 31937–0 vote
  3. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 330
  4. HouseIn Messages
  5. HouseOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-9

Roll calls

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

Passage · Full House

113–0
Mar 26, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 113 No 0 Not voting 6
Democrats: 30 yes, 0 no Republicans: 83 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 113

Not voting · 6

CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 319 · Full Senate

37–0
Apr 3, 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 6, 2025 House Criminal Justice Subcommittee Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 16

Not voting · 2

 Passed 16–0
Mar 13, 2025 House Judiciary Committee Favorable by Judiciary Committee
Members

Yes · 19

Not voting · 4

 Passed 19–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 8 cosponsors: 4 Democrats, 4 Republicans.

All 8 cosponsors

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.