Florida SB 1586: Residential Tenancies

Bill Text

1586 
Public Safety 
2026-01-09T06:25:51Z 
Requiring each county, and every public agency within such county, to provide specified 911, emergency call, and dispatch services from a centralized 911 call center operated by the county or a regional entity as decided by specified boards; requiring the board of county commissioners of each county to convene a specified board within a certain time period; requiring the board to decide by a unanimous vote the entity for the county which will operate its centralized 911 call center and the funding for such entity; providing that the sheriff is deemed the entity to provide 911, emergency call, and dispatch services in a county under certain circumstances, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1586 

 By Senator DiCeglie 

 18-00676B-26 20261586__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to public safety; amending s. 365.171, 
 3 F.S.; revising legislative intent relating to 911 
 4 systems; requiring each county, and every public 
 5 agency within such county, to provide specified 911, 
 6 emergency call, and dispatch services from a 
 7 centralized 911 call center operated by the county or 
 8 a regional entity as decided by specified boards; 
 9 requiring that state funds for emergency services be 
 10 redirected to each county that operates such centers; 
 11 prohibiting certain counties from receiving state 
 12 funds; requiring the board of county commissioners of 
 13 each county to convene a specified board within a 
 14 certain time period; providing membership requirements 
 15 of such board; requiring the board to decide by a 
 16 unanimous vote the entity for the county which will 
 17 operate its centralized 911 call center and the 
 18 funding for such entity; prohibiting funding from 
 19 exceeding a specified dollar amount; requiring a 
 20 certain board of county commissioners to convene a 
 21 specified board within a certain time period in order 
 22 for the county to establish a regional centralized 911 
 23 call center; providing membership requirements of such 
 24 board; requiring the responsibilities and requirements 
 25 of the board to mirror those of a specified board; 
 26 requiring the board to decide by a unanimous vote the 
 27 entity for the region which will operate its 
 28 centralized 911 call center and the funding for such 
 29 entity; prohibiting funding from exceeding a specified 
 30 dollar amount unless agreed to by a specified vote of 
 31 the board; requiring certain counties to convene a 
 32 specified board for a specific purpose; providing 
 33 responsibilities of specified boards following the 
 34 establishment of a centralized 911 call center; 
 35 providing membership composition of such boards; 
 36 requiring an entity that operates a centralized 911 
 37 call center to maintain its headquarters in a 
 38 specified location for a specific purpose; authorizing 
 39 the entity an alternate location in certain 
 40 circumstances; providing that the sheriff is deemed 
 41 the entity to provide 911, emergency call, and 
 42 dispatch services in a county under certain 
 43 circumstances; requiring that all existing 911 
 44 operations within such county be integrated under the 
 45 sheriff and every public agency within such county to 
 46 participate; requiring that state funds be redirected 
 47 to the sheriff for a specified purpose; prohibiting 
 48 certain expenditures from being included in the 
 49 sheriff’s budget; prohibiting entities from 
 50 transferring certain emergency calls; requiring 
 51 entities to maintain interoperability with other 
 52 emergency communications centers; requiring such 
 53 entities to maintain certain cybersecurity standards; 
 54 requiring vendors of certain systems to provide, at no 
 55 additional cost, specified capabilities to 911 call 
 56 centers; prohibiting such vendors from imposing any 
 57 additional licensing or integration fee for any system 
 58 that enables integration of systems used by 911 call 
 59 centers; requiring that every 911 call center and 
 60 public safety answering point, and any related system, 
 61 be deemed critical infrastructure; defining terms; 
 62 requiring specified boards or the sheriff, as 
 63 applicable, to make a certain certification in writing 
 64 to the office by specified dates; requiring the office 
 65 to submit a certain report to the Governor and the 
 66 Legislature by specified dates; providing requirements 
 67 for the report; providing penalties for noncompliance; 
 68 providing an effective date. 
 69 
 70 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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 72 Section 1. Subsections (2) and (4) of section 365.171, 
 73 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 
 74 365.171 Emergency communications state plan.— 
 75 (2) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—It is the intent of the Legislature 
 76 that the communications number “911” be the designated emergency 
 77 communications n