HB 935 Florida House · 2023 Regular Session

Chiefs of Police

Summary

Chiefs of Police; Prohibits municipality from terminating chief of police without providing chief of police written notice; requires municipality to allow chief of police to appear & provide full & complete response to his or her termination at specified public meeting; prohibits employment contract from including certain provisions.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2023

Committee Review

Apr 2023

House Passage

Apr 2023

Senate Passage

May 2023

Signed into Law

Jun 2023

Introduced Feb 20, 2023 Signed Jun 22, 2023

Floor votes · Senate May 2, 2023 · House Apr 26, 2023

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 39

May 2, 2023

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican27

26 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 22, 2023

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

May 2, 2023

Upper · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0

upper

Apr 26, 2023

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Apr 26, 2023

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0

lower

Apr 13, 2023

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Apr 13, 2023

Lower · Passed

Original reference removed: State Affairs Committee

lower

Apr 11, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Judiciary Committee

lower

Apr 11, 2023

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee

lower

Apr 7, 2023

Lower · Passed

Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

lower

Mar 30, 2023

Lower · Passed

Now in Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 30, 2023

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Mar 30, 2023

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Mar 30, 2023

Lower · Passed

Original reference removed: Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Mar 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Mar 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Mar 24, 2023

Lower · Passed

Added to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee agenda

lower

Feb 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

Now in Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

Feb 28, 2023

Committee

Referred to State Affairs Committee

lower

Feb 28, 2023

Committee

Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Feb 28, 2023

Committee

Referred to Constitutional Rights, Rule of Law & Government Operations Subcommittee

lower

2 primary · 10 co-sponsors