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HB 945FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026dead

Proposed Statewide Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Unit

Original title: Statewide Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Unit

December 30, 2025

Companion · SB 1712same policy, Senate version
law enforcementcounterterrorismstate securityintelligencegovernment administration

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Where This Stands

Currently dead. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Introduced.

Last action
Died in State Affairs CommitteeMar 13, 2026
Lead sponsor
Danny Alvarez

Procedural history

19 actions
  1. Feb 24, 2026House
    Now in State Affairs Committee
  2. Feb 24, 2026House
    Reported out of Budget Committee
  3. Feb 24, 2026HouseCommittee
    Favorable by Budget Committee
  4. Feb 20, 2026House
    Added to Budget Committee agenda
  5. Feb 3, 2026House
    Now in Budget Committee
  6. Feb 3, 2026House
    Reported out of Judiciary Committee
Show 13 earlier actions
  1. Feb 3, 2026HouseCommittee
    Favorable by Judiciary Committee
  2. Jan 30, 2026House
    Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
  3. Jan 29, 2026House
    Now in Judiciary Committee
  4. Jan 29, 2026House
    Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
  5. Jan 29, 2026HouseCommittee
    Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee
  6. Jan 27, 2026House
    Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
  7. Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroduced
    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  8. Jan 12, 2026House
    Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
  9. Jan 12, 2026HouseCommittee
    Referred to State Affairs Committee
  10. Jan 12, 2026HouseCommittee
    Referred to Budget Committee
  11. Jan 12, 2026HouseCommittee
    Referred to Judiciary Committee
  12. Jan 12, 2026HouseCommittee
    Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
  13. Dec 30, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Filed

Version history

Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.

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The Frame

What this does

The bill would have established a permanent, state-funded intelligence infrastructure with specific staffing requirements and regional task force integration, requiring annual budget requests for personnel until full operational capacity was reached by 2033.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Florida Department of Law Enforcement

The department would have been required to establish, administer, and staff the new unit and its regional teams.

Regional domestic security task force members

These task forces would have been required to integrate with and align their operations with the new unit's teams.

What changed

Last recorded activity December 30, 2025.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

This bill proposed creating a new specialized unit within the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to identify and neutralize threats from foreign and domestic adversaries. The unit would have been composed of seven regional teams tasked with intelligence gathering, investigations, and .

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What would this unit have done?
The unit would have conducted and counterterrorism activities, including identifying threats, analyzing patterns of life, gathering intelligence, and executing arrests or .
Who would have been eligible to work in these teams?
Team members would have needed at least 3 years of experience in intelligence, , or counterterrorism, or formal training/service in a U.S. government agency, military, or law enforcement intelligence role.
Is this bill currently law?
No, the bill died in the State Affairs Committee on March 13, 2026, and did not become law.

Why It Matters

The bill would have established a permanent, state-funded intelligence infrastructure with specific staffing requirements and regional task force integration, requiring annual budget requests for personnel until full operational capacity was reached by 2033.

News Coverage

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Voting Record

Motion succeededhouse2/24/2026Official roll call ↗

Favorable (Budget Committee)

Total

48

Yes

36

No

10

Present

0

Not Voting

2

Abstain

0

Motion succeededhouse2/3/2026Official roll call ↗

Favorable (Judiciary Committee)

Total

31

Yes

24

No

2

Present

0

Not Voting

5

Abstain

0

Motion succeededhouse1/29/2026Official roll call ↗

Favorable (Government Operations Subcommittee)

Total

34

Yes

27

No

0

Present

0

Not Voting

7

Abstain

0

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Sponsors

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift90% confidence

Expansion of State Intelligence

The bill represented a shift toward creating a dedicated, permanent state-level counterintelligence apparatus that mirrors federal intelligence structures.

Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Connected Entities

organizationBudget Committee“Committee reviewing the bill”Map →
organizationGovernment Operations Subcommittee“Committee reviewing the bill”Map →
organizationState Affairs Committee“Committee reviewing the bill”Map →
organizationJudiciary Committee“Committee reviewing the bill”Map →
organizationStatewide Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Unit“Proposed unit”Map →

Sources

Open source document

openstates.org

Analysis Score

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  • Significance65
    How much this matters to a regular citizen
  • Controversy50
    Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
  • Entertainment10
    Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
  • Buzz20
    Current news / social attention level

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