Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S296: Victims of Domestic Violence and Dating Violence
Status: Chaptered, May 26, 2026
Requiring the Division of Telecommunications within the Department of Management Services to consult with certain entities to conduct a feasibility study regarding a specified alert system; providing requirements for such alert system; authorizing victims of dating violence to apply to participate in the Attorney General's address confidentiality program; requiring the Attorney General to designate certain entities to assist victims of dating violence applying to be address confidentiality program participants, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to victims of domestic violence and dating violence; defining terms; requiring the Division of Telecommunications within the Department of Management Services to consult with certain entities to conduct a feasibility study regarding a specified alert system; providing requirements for such alert system; requiring the division to report to the Legislature the results of the feasibility study by a specified date; amending s. 741.401, F.S.; revising legislative findings to include victims of dating violence; reordering and amending s. 741.402, F.S.…
From the enrolled text, March 18, 2026:
An act relating to victims of domestic violence and dating violence; defining terms; requiring the Division of Telecommunications within the Department of Management Services to consult with certain entities to conduct a feasibility study regarding a specified alert system; providing requirements for such alert system; requiring the division to report to the Legislature the results of the feasibility study by a specified date; amending s. 741.401, F.S.; revising legislative findings to include victims of dating violence; reordering and amending s. 741.402, F.S.; defining the term âdating violenceâ; amending s. 741.403, F.S.; authorizing victims of dating violence to apply to participate in the Attorney Generalâs address confidentiality program; amending s. 741.408, F.S.; requiring the Attorney General to designate certain entities to assist victims of dating violence applying to be address confidentiality program participants; amending ss. 741.4651 and 960.001, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1.âDomestic and dating violence 911 alert system feasibility study.â (1)âAs used in this section, the term: (a)ââDivisionâ means the Division of Telecommunications within the Department of Management Services. (b)ââEnhanced 911â has the same meaning as in s. 365.172(3), Florida Statutes. (c)ââNext Generation 911â has the same meaning as in s. 365.172(3), Florida Statutes. (d)ââPublic safety agencyâ has the …