Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S814: Emergency Alerts
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requiring a local law enforcement agency to activate the emergency alert system and issue a Ya Ya Alert to public and private schools and child care facilities under certain circumstances; requiring local law enforcement agencies to create and maintain a list of such schools and facilities within their jurisdictions; providing immunity from civil liability to certain persons for damages for complying in good faith with specified provisions; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement, in cooperation with specified departments, to activate the emergency alert system and issue an Imminent Threat Alert at the request of a local law enforcement agency under certain circumstances, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to emergency alerts; creating s. 784.072, F.S.; defining terms; requiring a local law enforcement agency to activate the emergency alert system and issue a Ya Ya Alert to public and private schools and child care facilities under certain circumstances; requiring local law enforcement agencies to create and maintain a list of such schools and facilities within their jurisdictions; providing requirements for the maintenance of such list…
From the introduced text, December 9, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to emergency alerts; creating s. 784.072, F.S.; defining terms; requiring a local law enforcement agency to activate the emergency alert system and issue a Ya Ya Alert to public and private schools and child care facilities under certain circumstances; requiring local law enforcement agencies to create and maintain a list of such schools and facilities within their jurisdictions; providing requirements for the maintenance of such list; providing immunity from civil liability to certain persons for damages for complying in good faith with specified provisions; providing a presumption of good faith; providing construction; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement, in cooperation with specified departments, to activate the emergency alert system and issue an Imminent Threat Alert at the request of a local law enforcement agency under certain circumstances; providing requirements for the issuance of Imminent Threat Alerts; providing immunity from civil liability to certain persons for damages for complying in good faith with specified provisions; providing a presumption of good faith; providing construction; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 784.072, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 784.072 Notification of imminent threat to schools and child care facilities or the public; Ya Ya Alert; Imminent Threat Alert.-- (1) As used in this …
Sponsors
- Jones, Shev (D, SD-034) · primary sponsor
- Bracy Davis, LaVon (D, SD-015)
- Davis, Bracy (D)
- Smith, David (R, HD-038)
- Smith, Carlos (D, SD-017)
Latest actions
- : Died in Criminal Justice
- : Introduced
- : Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
- : Filed
Subjects: Fiscal Policy, Rules, Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Criminal Justice
Common questions
- What is S814?
- S814 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Emergency Alerts.
- What does S814 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to emergency alerts; creating s. 784.072, F.S.; defining terms; requiring a local law enforcement agency to activate the emergency alert system and issue a Ya Ya Alert to public and private schools and child care facilities under certain circumstances; requiring local law enforcement agencies to create and maintain a list of such schools and facilities within their jurisdictions; providing requirements for the maintenance of such list…
- What is the status of S814?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Criminal Justice (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S814?
- Jones, Shev (D, SD-034), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S814?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/814
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