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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 524: Department of Law Enforcement

Passed both chambers 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 524 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on November 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Department of Law Enforcement. Primary sponsor: Corey Simon (Republican), Fiscal Policy. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in returning Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 418 (Ch. 2026-147).

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.

Department of Law Enforcement; Authorizing the Department of Law Enforcement to adopt rules relating to the Florida Medal of Valor and the Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal; specifying the circumstances under which an appointment or reappointment to the Medical Examiners Commission is considered in force; requiring the commission, rather than the Governor, to appoint district medical examiners for each medical examiner district; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to accept and process fingerprints taken of natural persons who are control persons of a licensee or are applicants for licensure, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Corey SimonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Fiscal PolicyPrimary 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. Died in returning Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 418 (Ch. 2026-147)
  2. In returning messages
  3. Insisted on amendment, and requested the Senate to concur
  4. Insisted on amendment 222029
  5. Added to Senate Message List
  6. In Messages
  7. Refused to concur, requested House to recede
  8. In returning messages
  9. CS passed as amended; YEAS 111, NAYS 0
  10. Read 3rd time
  11. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  12. Amendment 222029 adopted

Showing 12 most recent of 38 actions. Full history

Sources

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