Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S524: Department of Law Enforcement
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Authorizing the Department of Law Enforcement to adopt rules relating to the Florida Medal of Valor and the Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal; specifying the circumstances under which an appointment or reappointment to the Medical Examiners Commission is considered in force; requiring the commission, rather than the Governor, to appoint district medical examiners for each medical examiner district; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to accept and process fingerprints taken of natural persons who are control persons of a licensee or are applicants for licensure, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to the Department of Law Enforcement; amending s. 112.195, F.S.; authorizing the Department of Law Enforcement to adopt rules relating to the Florida Medal of Valor and the Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal; amending s. 406.02, F.S.; specifying the circumstances under which an appointment or reappointment to the Medical Examiners Commission is considered in force; requiring the commission to approve the appointment of district medical examiners by a majority vote to fill vacancies; amending s. 406.06, F.S.…
From the engrossed text, March 4, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to the Department of Law Enforcement; amending s. 112.195, F.S.; authorizing the Department of Law Enforcement to adopt rules relating to the Florida Medal of Valor and the Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal; amending s. 406.02, F.S.; specifying the circumstances under which an appointment or reappointment to the Medical Examiners Commission is considered in force; requiring the commission to approve the appointment of district medical examiners by a majority vote to fill vacancies; amending s. 406.06, F.S.; requiring the commission, rather than the Governor, to appoint district medical examiners for each medical examiner district; specifying that upon approval by the commission, rather than by the Governor, a physician member of the commission is eligible to serve as a district medical examiner; amending s. 624.34, F.S.; defining terms; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to accept and process fingerprints taken of natural persons who are control persons of a licensee or are applicants for licensure; deleting provisions authorizing the department to accept fingerprints of specified persons or entities; requiring that a full set of fingerprints of a certain natural person be submitted to the Department of Financial Services or specified authorized vendors, entities, or agencies; requiring the forwarding of the fingerprints to specified entities; authorizing the Department of Law Enforcement to exchange criminal history …