Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H849: Department of Law Enforcement
Status: Passed one chamber, March 11, 2026
Authorizes FDLE to adopt rules relating to Florida Medal of Valor & Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal programs; requires commission to appoint district medical examiners by majority vote to fill vacancies; provides that physician members of commission are eligible to serve as district medical examiners upon approval by commission,; authorizes organ procurement organization, eye bank, & tissue bank to view & copy specified autopsy records; authorizes Criminal Justice Information Program to collect, process, store, maintain, & disseminate records containing immigration detainer information; requires law enforcement agencies to capture & submit fingerprints of specified offenders to department; authorizes applications for administrative expunction of specified records; provides manners of administrative complaint service by Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission to law enforcement, correctional, & correctional probation officers.
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 Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal programs; amending s. 406.02, F.S.; specifying that appointments and reappointments of members to the Medical Examiners Commission within the department are considered in force until certain conditions are met; requiring the commission to appoint district medical examiners by a majority vote to fill vacancies; amending s. 406.06, F.S.…
From the introduced text, February 10, 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 Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal programs; amending s. 406.02, F.S.; specifying that appointments and reappointments of members to the Medical Examiners Commission within the department are considered in force until certain conditions are met; requiring the commission to appoint 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 medical examiner districts; providing that physician members of the commission are eligible to serve as district medical examiners upon approval by the commission, rather than by the Governor; amending s. 406.135, F.S.; authorizing an organ procurement organization, an eye bank, or a tissue bank to view or copy specified autopsy reports under certain circumstances; creating s. 943.0536, F.S.; requiring the Criminal Justice Information Program to collect, process, store, maintain, and disseminate records containing immigration detainer information under specified circumstances; requiring law words underlined are additions. hb849-02-c2 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES CS/CS/HB 849 2026 enforcement agencies to capture and submit fingerprints of specified offenders to the department; requiring the department to create certain records; defining the terms "immigration detainer" and "law enforcement agency"; amending …
Sponsors
- Shane Abbott (R, HD-005) · primary sponsor
- Abbott, Shane (R, HD-005) · primary sponsor
- López, Johanna (D, HD-043)
Latest actions
- : Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see SB 418 (Ch. 2026-147)
- : Added to Second Reading Calendar
- : 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- : Bill referred to House Calendar
- : CS Filed
- : Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- : Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- : Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
- : Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- : Now in Judiciary Committee
Votes
- House: Judiciary Committee (February 10, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Judiciary Committee (February 10, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Justice Budget Subcommittee (January 29, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Justice Budget Subcommittee (January 29, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Criminal Justice Subcommittee (January 20, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Criminal Justice Subcommittee (January 20, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H849?
- H849 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Department of Law Enforcement.
- What does H849 do?
- In its own words: 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 Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal programs; amending s. 406.02, F.S.; specifying that appointments and reappointments of members to the Medical Examiners Commission within the department are considered in force until certain conditions are met; requiring the commission to appoint district medical examiners by a majority vote to fill vacancies; amending s. 406.06, F.S.…
- What is the status of H849?
- Passed one chamber as of March 11, 2026. Latest action: Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see SB 418 (Ch. 2026-147) (March 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored H849?
- Shane Abbott (R, HD-005), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H849?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/849
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