Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S184: Seaport Security
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requiring seaports to maintain an onsite fire station that is staffed and operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; requiring fire stations to have a certified hazardous materials response team with specified capabilities; requiring seaports to maintain a specified number of operational fireboats able to respond to fires and hazardous materials incidents in specified areas, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to seaport security; amending s. 311.12, F.S.; requiring seaports to maintain an onsite fire station that is staffed and operational 24 hours a day, days a week; requiring fire stations to have a certified hazardous materials response team with specified capabilities; requiring seaports to maintain a specified number of operational fireboats able to respond to fires and hazardous materials incidents in specified areas; requiring the Division of State Fire Marshal, in consultation with the Florida Ports Council, to adopt certain rules…
From the introduced text, October 14, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to seaport security; amending s. 311.12, F.S.; requiring seaports to maintain an onsite fire station that is staffed and operational 24 hours a day, days a week; requiring fire stations to have a certified hazardous materials response team with specified capabilities; requiring seaports to maintain a specified number of operational fireboats able to respond to fires and hazardous materials incidents in specified areas; requiring the Division of State Fire Marshal, in consultation with the Florida Ports Council, to adopt certain rules; providing fines and penalties; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1.âPresent subsections (5) and (6) of section 311.12, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (6) and (7), respectively, and a new subsection (5) is added to that section, to read: 311.12âSeaport security.â (5)âFIRE SAFETY.â (a)âEach seaport subject to this section shall maintain an onsite fire station under the authority of a fire department recognized by the State Fire Marshal. (b)âA fire department station must be staffed, equipped, and operational 24 hours a day, days a week. (c)âA fire station must have a certified hazardous materials response team capable of immediate deployment to any incident on seaport property. (d)âEach seaport subject to this section shall maintain a minimum of two operational fireboats, …
Sponsors
- Garcia, Ileana (R, SD-036) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Transportation
- : Introduced
- : Referred to Transportation; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
- : Filed
Subjects: Fiscal Policy, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, Transportation
Common questions
- What is S184?
- S184 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Seaport Security.
- What does S184 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to seaport security; amending s. 311.12, F.S.; requiring seaports to maintain an onsite fire station that is staffed and operational 24 hours a day, days a week; requiring fire stations to have a certified hazardous materials response team with specified capabilities; requiring seaports to maintain a specified number of operational fireboats able to respond to fires and hazardous materials incidents in specified areas; requiring the Division of State Fire Marshal, in consultation with the Florida Ports Council, to adopt certain rules…
- What is the status of S184?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Transportation (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S184?
- Garcia, Ileana (R, SD-036).
- Where is the official record for S184?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/184
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