Proposed Changes to Law Enforcement and Insurance Oversight (SB 524)
November 17, 2025
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Where This Stands
Currently Died in returning Messages. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Introduced.
Procedural history
17 actions- Feb 26, 2026SenateRetained on Special Order Calendar
- Feb 25, 2026SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
- Feb 25, 2026SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Feb 24, 2026SenateCS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
- Feb 24, 2026SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Feb 24, 2026SenateCS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
Show 11 earlier actions
- Feb 19, 2026SenateOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
- Feb 2, 2026SenateOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/05/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
- Jan 21, 2026SenateNow in Fiscal Policy
- Jan 21, 2026SenateCommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
- Jan 16, 2026SenateOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/21/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
- Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
- Jan 12, 2026SenateNow in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
- Jan 12, 2026SenateCommitteeFavorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
- Jan 5, 2026SenateOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
- Dec 1, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
- Nov 17, 2025SenateIntroducedFiled
Version history
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View official text →The Frame
The bill would have changed how district medical examiners are appointed, how insurance applicants undergo background checks, and how law enforcement agencies manage records, but it failed to pass the legislature.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
District medical examiners
The bill would have changed the appointment and removal authority for their positions.
Insurance licensees and applicants
They would have been subject to new fingerprinting and background check requirements managed by the Department of Financial Services or the Office of Insurance Regulation.
Law enforcement agencies
They would have been required to collect and submit fingerprints for individuals subject to immigration detainers.
Certified law enforcement officers
The bill would have changed the notification process for administrative complaints served against them.
Last recorded activity November 17, 2025.
Introduced.
Summary
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Why It Matters
The bill would have changed how district medical examiners are appointed, how insurance applicants undergo background checks, and how law enforcement agencies manage records, but it failed to pass the legislature.
News Coverage
Grady Judd: 2 of Lakeland’s top 5 drug dealers arrested in 'Operation End of Worlds'
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced the dismantling of a major drug trafficking ring in Lakeland, resulting in 39 arrests and the seizure of significant quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine. The operation, dubbed 'Operation End of Worlds,' utilized wiretaps to identify and arrest two of Lakeland's top five drug traffickers.
Manatee County sex sting: 'Operation Safe Childhood' leads to 27 arrests
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office arrested 27 individuals following a multi-agency investigation into online sexual offenses and registration violations. The operation, which spanned the summer, combined efforts to monitor registered offenders and investigate online predatory behavior.
Suspect identified in 1973 double murder of teen sisters in the Florida Keys
163 missing kids, including dozens in Miami, found during Operation Statewide Shield
Missing Child Alert canceled for missing teen near Hudson: FDLE
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Lobbying Activity
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2026
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AARP
2026
“P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology”
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Voting Record
Passage, Third Reading
Total
117
Yes
111
No
0
Present
0
Not Voting
6
Abstain
0
How they voted (117)
Richard Gentry
Republican · yes
Angie Nixon
Democratic · yes
Erika Booth
Republican · yes
Kaylee Tuck
Republican · yes
Chuck Brannan
Republican · yes
Anne Gerwig
Republican · yes
Yvonne Hinson
Democratic · yes
Linda Chaney
Republican · yes
Felicia Robinson
Democratic · yes
Berny Jacques
Republican · yes
Adam Anderson
Republican · yes
Michelle Salzman
Republican · yes
Marie Woodson
Democratic · yes
Chad Johnson
Republican · yes
Kevin Steele
Republican · yes
Alex Rizo
Republican · yes
James Buchanan
Republican · yes
Bill Partington
Republican · yes
Daryl Campbell
Democratic · yes
Nathan Boyles
Republican · yes
Jon Albert
Republican · yes
Gallop Franklin
Democratic · yes
Monique Miller
Republican · yes
Tae Edmonds
Democratic · yes
+ 93 more
Third Reading
Total
39
Yes
37
No
0
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
How they voted (39)
Danny Burgess
Republican · yes
Barbara Sharief
Democratic · yes
Jennifer Bradley
Republican · yes
Mack Bernard
Democratic · yes
Tom Leek
Republican · yes
Dave Smith
Republican · yes
Jay Trumbull
Republican · yes
Erin Grall
Republican · yes
LaVon Bracy Davis
Democratic · yes
Colleen Burton
Republican · yes
Jason Brodeur
Republican · yes
Bryan Ávila
Republican · excused
Ana Maria Rodriguez
Republican · yes
Stan McClain
Republican · yes
Kristen Arrington
Democratic · yes
Ileana Garcia
Republican · yes
Darryl Rouson
Democratic · yes
Shev Jones
Democratic · yes
Debbie Mayfield
Republican · yes
Jason Pizzo
Independent · yes
Tracie Davis
Democratic · excused
Alexis Calatayud
Republican · yes
Don Gaetz
Republican · yes
Ed Hooper
Republican · yes
+ 15 more
Favorable with Committee Substitute
Total
22
Yes
20
No
0
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
How they voted (22)
Clay Yarborough
Republican · other
Shev Jones
Democratic · yes
Bryan Ávila
Republican · yes
Joe Gruters
Republican · other
Corey Simon
Republican · yes
Debbie Mayfield
Republican · yes
Jennifer Bradley
Republican · yes
Keith Truenow
Republican · yes
Kristen Arrington
Democratic · yes
Tracie Davis
Democratic · yes
Mack Bernard
Democratic · yes
Ana Maria Rodriguez
Republican · yes
Kathleen Passidomo
Republican · yes
Don Gaetz
Republican · yes
Rosalind Osgood
Democratic · yes
Alexis Calatayud
Republican · yes
Tom Leek
Republican · yes
Bryan Ávila
Republican · yes
Jim Boyd
Republican · yes
Colleen Burton
Republican · yes
LaVon Bracy Davis
Democratic · yes
Shev Jones
Democratic · yes
Favorable
Total
9
Yes
9
No
0
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
Favorable
Total
9
Yes
9
No
0
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Centralization of Training Oversight
The bill consistently attempted to move training development responsibilities from the Department of Law Enforcement to the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, suggesting a push for greater independence in training standards.
Connected Entities
Sources
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