Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H945: Statewide Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Unit
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requires FDLE to establish & administer Statewide Counterintelligence & Counterterrorism Unit for specified purposes; provides requirements for establishing, administering, & funding such unit.
What the bill says
An act relating to the Statewide Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Unit; creating s. 943.0316, F.S.; providing legislative intent; defining the term "adversary intelligence entity"; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to establish and administer a Statewide Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Unit at a specified location; requiring that a team from the unit be assigned to and aligned with each regional domestic security task force; specifying unit duties…
From the introduced text, December 30, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to the Statewide Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Unit; creating s. 943.0316, F.S.; providing legislative intent; defining the term "adversary intelligence entity"; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to establish and administer a Statewide Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Unit at a specified location; requiring that a team from the unit be assigned to and aligned with each regional domestic security task force; specifying unit duties; requiring the department to create a team by a specified date to serve as the initial leadership and organizational core of the full unit; requiring the department to establish a statewide unit housed in a specified location; requiring that the unit be composed of a specified number of teams; requiring the department to annually request a certain number of positions and amount of funding for each position in order to achieve full staffing by a specified date; specifying team tasks, composition, and experience requirements; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: words underlined are additions. hb945-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 945 2026 Section 1. Section 943.0316, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 943.0316 Statewide Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Unit.-- (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to establish a dedicated counterintelligence and counterterrorism unit whose primary goal is to conduct statewide counterintelligence and counterterrorism …
Sponsors
- Alvarez, Danny (R, HD-069) · primary sponsor
- Alvarez, Jose (D, HD-046)
- Baker (R, 17)
- Baker, Jessica (R, HD-017)
- Black, Dean (R, HD-015)
- Boyles, Nathan (R, HD-003)
- Brackett (R, 34)
- Brackett, Robbie (R, HD-034)
- Chamberlin, Ryan (R, HD-024)
- Holcomb, Jeff (R, HD-053)
- Kendall, Kim (R, HD-018)
- Kendall (R, 18)
Latest actions
- : Died in State Affairs Committee
- : Now in State Affairs Committee
- : Reported out of Budget Committee
- : Favorable by Budget Committee
- : Added to Budget Committee agenda
- : Now in Budget Committee
- : Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- : Favorable by Judiciary Committee
- : Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- : Now in Judiciary Committee
Votes
- House: Budget Committee (February 24, 2026): 20 yea, 8 nay, passed
- House: Budget Committee (February 24, 2026): 20 yea, 8 nay, passed
- House: Judiciary Committee (February 3, 2026): 16 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House: Judiciary Committee (February 3, 2026): 16 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House: Government Operations Subcommittee (January 29, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Government Operations Subcommittee (January 29, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H945?
- H945 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Statewide Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Unit.
- What does H945 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the Statewide Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Unit; creating s. 943.0316, F.S.; providing legislative intent; defining the term "adversary intelligence entity"; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to establish and administer a Statewide Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Unit at a specified location; requiring that a team from the unit be assigned to and aligned with each regional domestic security task force; specifying unit duties…
- What is the status of H945?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in State Affairs Committee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H945?
- Alvarez, Danny (R, HD-069), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H945?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/945
Source: official Florida record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.