Skip to Navigation | Skip to Main Content | Skip to Site Map

MyFloridaHouse.gov | Mobile Site

Senate Tracker: Sign Up | Login

The Florida Senate

CS/SB 620: Firefighters’ Bill of Rights

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Hooper

Firefighters’ Bill of Rights; Specifying application of certain rights of firefighters to informal inquiries; requiring that witnesses be interviewed and certain information be provided to a firefighter subjected to interrogation before an interrogation is conducted; prohibiting a firefighter from being threatened with certain disciplinary action; requiring that a firefighter be notified and provided certain information before certain disciplinary actions are taken; requiring that a firefighter be given the opportunity to address certain findings; requiring that certain information be kept confidential and exempt in accordance with existing law, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)

Expand All Collapse All

  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/22/2019 Senate • Filed
    11/6/2019 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 47
    12/2/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 12/09/19, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
    12/9/2019 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 132
    12/10/2019 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    1/6/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/13/20, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
    1/13/2020 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 156
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 47
    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    1/16/2020 Senate • Now in Rules
    1/22/2020 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 186
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Rules

    Top of SectionTop of Page

  • CS/SB 620, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/14/2020 at 1:10 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 215 Firefighters' Bill of Rights Casello, Caruso Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.81 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    112.82 Rights of firefighters. Page 2 (pdf)
    112.825 Page 5 (pdf)

    Top of SectionTop of Page

  • SB 620, Original Filed Version Posted 10/22/2019 at 1:22 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 12/6/2019 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 12/9/2019 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 1/14/2020 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 1/14/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 215 Firefighters' Bill of Rights Casello, Caruso Identical Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    882796 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    (Hooper)
    1/10/2020
    11:57 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/13/2020
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    12/9/2019 4:00 PM Community Affairs 5 Yeas - 0 Nays
    1/13/2020 1:00 PM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.81 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    112.82 Rights of firefighters. Page 2 (pdf)
    112.825 Page 3 (pdf)

    Top of SectionTop of Page