FL HB 715
deadSchool and Child Care Facility Emergency Alerts
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did FL HB 715 pass?
No. FL HB 715 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
What is FL HB 715 about?
School and Child Care Facility Emergency Alerts; Requires local law enforcement agency to activate emergency alert system & issue Ya Ya Alert to public & private schools & child care facilities; requires local law enforcement agencies to create & maintain list of such schools & facilities within their jurisdictions; provides requirements for maintenance of such list; provides immunity from civil liability to certain persons for damages for complying in good faith with specified provisions; provides presumption of good faith; requires FDLE, in cooperation with specified departments, to activate emergency alert system & issue Imminent Threat Alert at request of local law enforcement agency; provides requirements for issuance of Imminent Threat Alerts; provides immunity from civil liability to certain persons for damages for complying in good faith with specified provisions; provides presumption of good faith.
Who sponsors FL HB 715?
Young is the primary sponsor of FL HB 715, joined by 7 cosponsors.
Description
School and Child Care Facility Emergency Alerts; Requires local law enforcement agency to activate emergency alert system & issue Ya Ya Alert to public & private schools & child care facilities; requires local law enforcement agencies to create & maintain list of such schools & facilities within their jurisdictions; provides requirements for maintenance of such list; provides immunity from civil liability to certain persons for damages for complying in good faith with specified provisions; provides presumption of good faith; requires FDLE, in cooperation with specified departments, to activate emergency alert system & issue Imminent Threat Alert at request of local law enforcement agency; provides requirements for issuance of Imminent Threat Alerts; provides immunity from civil liability to certain persons for damages for complying in good faith with specified provisions; provides presumption of good faith.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-13 — Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Youngprimary
- Raynercosponsor
- López, J.cosponsor
- Josephcosponsor
- Spencercosponsor
- Eskamanicosponsor
- Campbellcosponsor
- Harriscosponsor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-13
Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
failure
2026-01-13
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
filing,reading-1
2025-12-16
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2025-12-16
Referred to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2025-12-16
Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-12-16
Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-12-16
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-12-09
Filed
filing
Versions
- H 715 FiledCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
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