SB 1286: First Responders
GENERAL BILL by Wright
First Responders; Renaming the Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program as the Florida Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recruitment Bonus Payment Program; authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to appoint review panels to assist in reviewing grants; creating, subject to appropriation, the Institute for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder within the Department of Financial Services for a specified purpose, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 1/28/2026 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 1/28/2026 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/7/2026 Senate • Filed
1/12/2026 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/23/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/28/26, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
1/28/2026 Senate • Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
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SB 1286, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/7/2026 at 8:10 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 1/27/2026 (pdf)
Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 1/28/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1129 First Responders Alvarez Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/28/2026 10:30 AM Banking and Insurance 10 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 445.08 Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program. Page 2 (pdf) 633.134 Gifts and grants. Page 7 (pdf) 633.1424 Page 9 (pdf)