Florida · Senate Bill 524 · 2026 Regular Session

Department of Law Enforcement

SB 524 Sponsored by Corey Simon Died in committee

  1. Introduced Nov 17, 2025
  2. In committee Dec 1, 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.

Department of Law Enforcement; Authorizing the Department of Law Enforcement to adopt rules relating to the Florida Medal of Valor and the Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal; specifying the circumstances under which an appointment or reappointment to the Medical Examiners Commission is considered in force; requiring the commission, rather than the Governor, to appoint district medical examiners for each medical examiner…

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Department of Law Enforcement; Authorizing the Department of Law Enforcement to adopt rules relating to the Florida Medal of Valor and the Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal; specifying the circumstances under which an appointment or reappointment to the Medical Examiners Commission is considered in force; requiring the commission, rather than the Governor, to appoint district medical examiners for each medical examiner district; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to accept and process fingerprints taken of natural persons who are control persons of a licensee or are applicants for licensure, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 30 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy · Senate Criminal Justice
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Criminal Justice
  4. CommitteeFavorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Criminal Justice8–0 vote
  5. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  6. SenateIntroduced
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/21/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice8–0 vote
  9. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  10. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/05/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed · Senate Fiscal Policy
  11. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  12. CommitteeCS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy18–0 vote
  13. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  14. CommitteeCS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time · Senate Fiscal Policy
  15. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  16. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
  17. SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 463
  18. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 550
  19. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (712722) -SJ 550
  20. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 553
  21. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 553
  22. HouseIn Messages
  23. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  24. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)
  25. House1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
  26. HouseRead 2nd time
  27. HouseAmendment 222029 adopted
  28. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  29. HouseRead 3rd time
  30. HouseCS passed as amended; YEAS 111, NAYS 0
  1. SenateIn returning messages
  2. SenateRefused to concur, requested House to recede -SJ 884
  3. HouseIn Messages
  4. HouseAdded to Senate Message List
  5. HouseInsisted on amendment 222029
  6. HouseInsisted on amendment, and requested the Senate to concur
  7. SenateIn returning messages
  8. SenateDied in returning Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 418 (Ch. 2026-147 )

Roll calls

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

Third Reading · Full Senate

37–0
Mar 4, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 2
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Excused · 2

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

111–0
Mar 11, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 111 No 0 Not voting 6
Democrats: 29 yes, 0 no Republicans: 82 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 111

Not voting · 6

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 12, 2026 Senate Criminal Justice Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 8

 Passed 8–0
Jan 21, 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 8

 Passed 8–0
Feb 24, 2026 Senate Fiscal Policy CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 18

Not voting · 2

 Passed 18–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Corey SimonR Primary sponsor · District 3
  • FP Fiscal Policy 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.