Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1249: Police Powers of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Specifies conditions under which commission officers & other commission personnel may enter private property.
What the bill says
An act relating to police powers of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; amending s. 379.3311, F.S.; specifying the conditions under which commission officers and other commission personnel may enter private property; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, January 8, 2026:
An act relating to police powers of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; amending s. 379.3311, F.S.; specifying the conditions under which commission officers and other commission personnel may enter private property; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 379.3311, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 379.3311 Police powers of commission and its agents.— (1) The commission, the executive director and the executive director's assistants designated by her or him, and each commission officer are constituted peace officers with the power to make arrests for violations of the laws of this state when committed in the presence of the officer or when committed on lands under the supervision and management of the commission, the department, the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, or the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, including state parks, coastal and aquatic managed areas, and greenways and trails. The general laws applicable to arrests by peace officers of this state shall also be applicable to such director, assistants, and commission officers. Such persons may enter upon any land or waters of the HB 1249 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb1249-00 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES state in the same …
Sponsors
- Shoaf, Jason (R, HD-007) · primary sponsor
- Shoaf (R, 7) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- : Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- : Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
- : Favorable by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
- : Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda
- : Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
- : Referred to State Affairs Committee
- : Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- : Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Votes
- House: Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (February 4, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (February 4, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H1249?
- H1249 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Police Powers of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
- What does H1249 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to police powers of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; amending s. 379.3311, F.S.; specifying the conditions under which commission officers and other commission personnel may enter private property; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of H1249?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1249?
- Shoaf, Jason (R, HD-007), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H1249?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1249
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