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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 86: Peer Support for First Responders

In committee 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 86 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on December 5, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Peer Support for First Responders. Primary sponsor: Danny Burgess (Republican), Criminal Justice. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (April 3, 2025): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 421 (Ch. 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; Revising the definition of the term “first responder” to include specified support personnel for the provision of peer support, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Danny BurgessPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Criminal JusticePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
CollinsCo-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. Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 421 (Ch. 2025-9)
  2. Substituted CS/HB 421
  3. Read 2nd time
  4. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/03/25
  5. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  6. Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
  7. On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/26/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  8. Now in Rules
  9. Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
  10. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/18/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  11. CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
  12. Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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