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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1427: Public Safety

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1427 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on January 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Public Safety. Primary sponsor: Danny Alvarez (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Public Safety; Requires each county, & every public agency within such county, to provide specified 911, emergency call, & dispatch services from centralized 911 call center operated by county or regional entity as decided by specified boards; requires state funds for emergency services to be redirected to each county that operates such centers; prohibits certain counties from receiving state funds; requires board of county commissioners of each county to convene specified board within certain time period; requires board to decide by unanimous vote entity for county that will operate its centralized 911 call center & funding for such entity; requires certain board of county commissioners to convene specified board within certain time period for county to establish regional centralized 911 call center; requires board to decide by unanimous vote entity for region that will operate its centralized 911 call center & funding for such entity; provides sheriff shall be deemed entity to provide 911, emergency call, & dispatch services in county in certain circumstances; provides reporting requirement; provides penalties for noncompliance.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Danny AlvarezPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse69

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  2. PCS added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
  3. Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  4. Referred to Commerce Committee
  5. Referred to State Administration Budget Subcommittee
  6. Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  7. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  8. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source