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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1286: First Responders

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

SB 1286 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on January 7, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: First Responders. Primary sponsor: Tommy Wright (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government.

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.

First Responders; Renaming the Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program as the Florida Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recruitment Bonus Payment Program; authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to appoint review panels to assist in reviewing grants; creating, subject to appropriation, the Institute for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder within the Department of Financial Services for a specified purpose, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tommy WrightPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate8

“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 Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  2. Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  3. Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
  4. On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/28/26, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
  5. Introduced
  6. Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
  7. Filed

Sources

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