Florida Senate Bill 1544

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Nonpartisan 1)
Status: Failed on March 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-13 - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requiring that a copy of a complaint, signed by the complainant under oath, be provided to law enforcement officers and correctional officers who are under investigation before any interrogation begins; providing that complainant names and signatures are not required if a complaint is accompanied by corroborating evidence; prohibiting certain personnel actions from being taken against a law enforcement officer or correctional officer unless such officer receives a copy of the complaint signed by the complainant under oath, etc.

Complaints Against Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers

Sen. Jason Pizzo [N]

2026-02-02 - Senate - Senate Criminal Justice (Y: 6 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-13	Senate	Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
2026-02-03	Senate	Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
2026-02-02	Senate	Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 1
2026-01-28	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
2026-01-22	Senate	Introduced
2026-01-16	Senate	Referred to Criminal Justice; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
2026-01-09	Senate	Filed

H1283 (Same As) 2026-03-13 - Died on Calendar

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
112	532		Amended Code	See Bill Text
112	533		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1544
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1544/BillText/Filed/HTML
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1544/Analyses/2026s01544.pre.cj.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1544/Analyses/2026s01544.cj.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1544/Vote/2026-02-02%200330PM~S01544%20Vote%20Record.PDF