Florida · Senate Bill 1444 · 2025 Regular Session

Public Safety

SB 1444 Sponsored by Jay Collins Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 26, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 6, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

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

Public Safety; Authorizing first responder amputees to continue to serve as first responders under certain circumstances; prohibiting the use of motor vehicle kill switches; providing that specified persons may carry concealed firearms under certain circumstances and use them in the same manner as on-duty law enforcement officers; prohibiting a person from depriving specified officers of digital recording devices or restraint devices, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 14 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy · Senate Criminal Justice
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Criminal Justice
  5. CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Criminal Justice9–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  8. CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice read 1st time · Senate Criminal Justice
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/15/25, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  10. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice9–0 vote
  11. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  12. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  13. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  14. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  1. SenateCS/CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
  2. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  3. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  4. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25
  5. SenateCS/CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 637
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/CS/CS/HB 1371 -SJ 638
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1371 (Ch. 2025-176 ) -SJ 638

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 1, 2025 Senate Criminal Justice CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 9

 9–0
Apr 15, 2025 Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 9

 9–0
Apr 22, 2025 Senate Fiscal Policy Fiscal Policy vote
Members

Yes · 19

 19–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Jay CollinsR Primary sponsor · District 14
  • FP Fiscal Policy Sponsoring committee
  • AC Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Sponsoring committee
  • CJ Criminal 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.