Firefighter Health and Safety
- Introduced Feb 25, 2025
- In committee Mar 3, 2025
- Passed the Senate
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law Jul 1, 2025
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Firefighter Health and Safety; Requiring the Division of State Fire Marshal within the Department of Financial Services to assist in decreasing the frequency and severity of fatalities; authorizing the division to recommend a phased approach in adopting certain rules related to firefighting gear; requiring the division to adopt rules relating to education on chemical hazards and toxic substances in protective gear and employers’ mental health best practices, etc.
Every action
20 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
Show the 12 earlier steps
- SenateFiled
- CommitteeReferred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy · Senate Banking and Insurance
- SenateIntroduced
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/17/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Banking and Insurance
- CommitteeCS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 · Senate Banking and Insurance7–0 vote
- SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
- CommitteeCS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time · Senate Banking and Insurance
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
- CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government11–0 vote
- CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
- CommitteeCS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy19–0 vote
- SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- CommitteeCS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time · Senate Fiscal Policy
- SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/25
- SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 863
- SenateSubstituted CS/HB 929 -SJ 863
- SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 929 (Ch. 2025-124 ) -SJ 863
Roll calls
3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
Committee votes
| Date | Where | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2025 | Senate Banking and Insurance | CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 MembersYes · 7
Not voting · 3 |
7–0 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government | Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 | 11–0 |
| Apr 22, 2025 | Senate Fiscal Policy | CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 MembersYes · 19
|
19–0 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 13 cosponsors: 7 Democrats, 5 Republicans, 1 Independent.
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Nick DiCeglieR Primary sponsor · District 18
- FP Fiscal Policy Sponsoring committee
- Ba Banking and Insurance 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.