Florida · Senate Bill 1168 · 2025 Regular Session

Installation or Use of Tracking Devices or Applications

SB 1168 Sponsored by Thomas J. "Tom" Leek Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 25, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 3, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  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.

Installation or Use of Tracking Devices or Applications; Providing enhanced criminal penalties for a person who, to commit or facilitate the commission of a dangerous crime, knowingly installs or places a tracking device or tracking application on another person’s property without consent or uses such a device or application to determine a person’s or their property’s location or movement without consent, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 24 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules · Senate Criminal Justice
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/11/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Criminal Justice
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Criminal Justice9–0 vote
  6. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/24/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  8. CommitteeCS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice9–0 vote
  9. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  10. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  11. CommitteeCS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  12. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/01/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  13. CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 25 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules25–0 vote
  14. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  15. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
  16. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 385
  17. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 385
  18. SenateCS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 385
  19. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 392
  20. HouseIn Messages
  21. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  22. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
  23. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  24. HouseRead 2nd time
  1. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HouseCS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-71

Roll calls

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

Third Reading · Full Senate

37–0
Apr 9, 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

Excused · 1

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

116–0
Apr 29, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 116 No 0 Not voting 3
Democrats: 32 yes, 0 no Republicans: 84 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 116

Not voting · 3

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 11, 2025 Senate Criminal Justice Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 9

 9–0
Mar 24, 2025 Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 9

 9–0
Apr 1, 2025 Senate Rules Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 25 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 25

 25–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Thomas J. "Tom" LeekR Primary sponsor · District 7
  • AC Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Sponsoring committee

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