Florida · Senate Bill 278 · 2025 Regular Session

Misuse of Emergency Communications Systems

SB 278 Sponsored by Tom A. Wright Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 15, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 29, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Misuse of Emergency Communications Systems; Providing enhanced criminal penalties for a specified violation relating to the use of emergency communications services which results in bodily injury or property damage; requiring courts to order restitution for certain violations; providing requirements for such restitution, etc.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Regulated Industries; Criminal Justice; Rules · Senate Regulated Industries
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  5. CommitteeDied in Regulated Industries, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 279 (Ch. 2025-60 ) · Senate Regulated Industries

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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