Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1129: First Responders
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Adds newly employed firefighters to Florida Law Enforcement Officer & Firefighter Recruitment Bonus Payment Program; requires Department of Commerce to consult with Division of State Fire Marshal to verify certain information; requires division to define firefighter misconduct by rule; revises date program expires; authorizes CFO to appoint review panel to assist in reviewing certain grants; provides for review panel membership; provides duties & responsibilities of each review panel; provides for general program support grants & specific fire program grants; requires CFO to review panel's recommendations and, beginning on specified date, include approved grant applicants in DFS' legislative budget request; requires certain projects to be funded until all appropriated funds are depleted; creates, subject to appropriation, Institute for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder within DFS for specified purpose; provides duties & responsibilities of institute; authorizes institute to collaborate with other entities to enhance program development & service delivery.
What the bill says
An act relating to first responders; amending s. 445.08, F.S.; renaming the Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program as the Florida Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recruitment Bonus Payment Program; revising and providing definitions; including newly employed firefighters in the program; requiring the Department of Commerce to consult with the Division of State Fire Marshal to verify certain information; requiring the division to define firefighter misconduct by rule; revising the date the program expires; amending s. 633.134, F.S.…
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to first responders; amending s. 445.08, F.S.; renaming the Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program as the Florida Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recruitment Bonus Payment Program; revising and providing definitions; including newly employed firefighters in the program; requiring the Department of Commerce to consult with the Division of State Fire Marshal to verify certain information; requiring the division to define firefighter misconduct by rule; revising the date the program expires; amending s. 633.134, F.S.; authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to appoint a review panel to assist in reviewing certain grants; providing for review panel membership; providing duties and responsibilities of each review panel; providing for general program support grants and specific fire program grants; requiring the Chief Financial Officer to review the panel's recommendations and, beginning on a specified date, include approved grant applicants in the Department of Financial Services' legislative budget request; requiring certain projects be funded until all appropriated funds are depleted; requiring the Division of State Fire Marshal to adopt certain rules; words underlined are additions. hb1129-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 1129 2026 creating s. 633.1424, F.S.; defining the terms "first responder" and "public safety agency"; creating, subject to appropriation, the Institute for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder within the Department of Financial Services for a specified purpose; providing duties and …
Sponsors
- Alvarez, Danny (R, HD-069) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
- : Referred to Commerce Committee
- : Referred to Budget Committee
- : Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H1129?
- H1129 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): First Responders.
- What does H1129 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to first responders; amending s. 445.08, F.S.; renaming the Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program as the Florida Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recruitment Bonus Payment Program; revising and providing definitions; including newly employed firefighters in the program; requiring the Department of Commerce to consult with the Division of State Fire Marshal to verify certain information; requiring the division to define firefighter misconduct by rule; revising the date the program expires; amending s. 633.134, F.S.…
- What is the status of H1129?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1129?
- Alvarez, Danny (R, HD-069).
- Where is the official record for H1129?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1129
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