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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 421: Peer Support for First Responders

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 421 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Peer Support for First Responders. Primary sponsor: Randy Maggard (Republican), Criminal Justice Subcommittee. It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 22, 2025): Chapter No. 2025-9.

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.

Peer Support for First Responders; Revises definition of term "first responder" to include specified support personnel for provision of peer support.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Randy MaggardPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Criminal Justice SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robin BartlemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse103
Christine HunschofskyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Johanna LópezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Jim MooneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse120
Bill PartingtonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Susan PlasenciaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Alex RizoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse112
Mitch RosenwaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse98

“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. Chapter No. 2025-9
  2. Approved by Governor
  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4. Ordered enrolled
  5. In Messages
  6. Immediately certified
  7. CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
  8. Read 3rd time
  9. Read 2nd time
  10. Substituted for CS/SB 86
  11. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  12. Withdrawn from Rules

Showing 12 most recent of 39 actions. Full history

Sources

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