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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1470: School Safety

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

SB 1470 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on February 26, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: School Safety. Primary sponsor: Danny Burgess (Republican), Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education. Most recent recorded action (May 22, 2025): Chapter No. 2025-58.

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.

School Safety; Revising the Chris Hixon, Coach Aaron Feis, and Coach Scott Beigel Guardian Program to include child care facilities; requiring a sheriff to establish a guardian program under certain circumstances; revising firearm requirements for school guardians and school security guards; requiring the Office of Safe Schools to convene a workgroup of specified entities; requiring specified school safety requirements to be implemented during specified time periods, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Danny BurgessPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 EducationPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. 2025-58
  2. Approved by Governor
  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4. Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
  5. CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
  6. Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (856085)
  7. In returning messages
  8. CS passed as amended; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
  9. Read 3rd time
  10. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  11. Placed on 3rd reading
  12. Amendment 856085 adopted

Showing 12 most recent of 37 actions. Full history

Sources

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