Florida legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Florida S1554: Public Safety
Status: Failed, June 16, 2025
Citing this act as the "Florida First Responder and Florida Public Safety Act"; establishing a Counterterrorism/Counterintelligence Unit within the Department of Law Enforcement; prohibiting first responder employment discrimination; providing for a unified 911 system for every county-level first responder agency by a specified date; requiring a 911 call center to dispatch the closest unit to an emergency regardless of jurisdiction; creating the Florida Medal of Valor and the Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal, etc.
Sponsors
- Jay Collins (R, SD-014) · primary sponsor
Common questions
- What is S1554?
- S1554 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Public Safety.
- What does S1554 do?
- Citing this act as the "Florida First Responder and Florida Public Safety Act"; establishing a Counterterrorism/Counterintelligence Unit within the Department of Law Enforcement; prohibiting first responder employment discrimination; providing for a unified 911 system for every county-level first responder agency by a specified date; requiring a 911 call center to dispatch the closest unit to an emergency regardless of jurisdiction; creating the Florida Medal of Valor and the Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal, etc.
- What is the status of S1554?
- Failed as of June 16, 2025.
- Who sponsored S1554?
- Jay Collins (R, SD-014).
- Where is the official record for S1554?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1554
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