Florida SB 1102: Funding for Body Cameras

Bill Text

1102 
Funding for Body Cameras 
2026-02-11T11:27:51Z 
Revising the definition of the term “infrastructure” to include body cameras in circumstances, etc. 
Committee Substitute 1 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 1102 

 By the Committee on Community Affairs; and Senator Massullo 

 578-02730-26 20261102c1 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to funding for body cameras; amending 
 3 s. 212.055, F.S.; revising the definition of the term 
 4 “infrastructure” to include body cameras in 
 5 circumstances; providing applicability; providing an 
 6 effective date. 
 7 
 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 9 
 10 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section 
 11 212.055, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 
 12 212.055 Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; 
 13 authorization and use of proceeds.—It is the legislative intent 
 14 that any authorization for imposition of a discretionary sales 
 15 surtax shall be published in the Florida Statutes as a 
 16 subsection of this section, irrespective of the duration of the 
 17 levy. Each enactment shall specify the types of counties 
 18 authorized to levy; the rate or rates which may be imposed; the 
 19 maximum length of time the surtax may be imposed, if any; the 
 20 procedure which must be followed to secure voter approval, if 
 21 required; the purpose for which the proceeds may be expended; 
 22 and such other requirements as the Legislature may provide. 
 23 Taxable transactions and administrative procedures shall be as 
 24 provided in s. 212.054. 
 25 (2) LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE SURTAX.— 
 26 (d) The proceeds of the surtax authorized by this 
 27 subsection and any accrued interest shall be expended by the 
 28 school district, within the county and municipalities within the 
 29 county, or, in the case of a negotiated joint county agreement, 
 30 within another county, to finance, plan, and construct 
 31 infrastructure; to acquire any interest in land for public 
 32 recreation, conservation, or protection of natural resources or 
 33 to prevent or satisfy private property rights claims resulting 
 34 from limitations imposed by the designation of an area of 
 35 critical state concern; to provide loans, grants, or rebates to 
 36 residential or commercial property owners who make energy 
 37 efficiency improvements to their residential or commercial 
 38 property, if a local government ordinance authorizing such use 
 39 is approved by referendum; or to finance the closure of county 
 40 owned or municipally owned solid waste landfills that have been 
 41 closed or are required to be closed by order of the Department 
 42 of Environmental Protection. Any use of the proceeds or interest 
 43 for purposes of landfill closure before July 1, 1993, is 
 44 ratified. The proceeds and any interest may not be used for the 
 45 operational expenses of infrastructure, except that a county 
 46 that has a population of fewer than 75,000 and that is required 
 47 to close a landfill may use the proceeds or interest for long 
 48 term maintenance costs associated with landfill closure. 
 49 Counties, as defined in s. 125.011, and charter counties may, in 
 50 addition, use the proceeds or interest to retire or service 
 51 indebtedness incurred for bonds issued before July 1, 1987, for 
 52 infrastructure purposes, and for bonds subsequently issued to 
 53 refund such bonds. Any use of the proceeds or interest for 
 54 purposes of retiring or servicing indebtedness incurred for 
 55 refunding bonds before July 1, 1999, is ratified. 
 56 1. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term 
 57 “infrastructure” means: 
 58 a. Any fixed capital expenditure or fixed capital outlay 
 59 associated with the construction, reconstruction, or improvement 
 60 of public facilities that have a life expectancy of 5 or more 
 61 years, any related land acquisition, land improvement, design, 
 62 and engineering costs, and all other professional and related 
 63 costs required to bring the public facilities into service. For 
 64 purposes of this sub-subparagraph, the term “public facilities” 
 65 means facilities as defined in s. 163.3164(41), s. 163.3221(13), 
 66 or s. 189.012(5), and includes facilities that are necessary to 
 67 carry out governmental purposes, including, but not limited to, 
 68 fire stations, general governmental office buildings, and animal 
 69 shelters, regardless of whether the facilities are owned by the 
 70 local taxing authority or another governmental entity. 
 71 b. A fire department vehicle, an emergency medical service 
 72 vehicle, a sheriff’s office vehicle, a police department 
 73 vehicle, or any other vehicle, and the equipment necessary to 
 74 outfit the vehicle for its official use or equipment that has a 
 75 life expectancy of at least 5 years. 
 76 c. Any expenditure for the construction, lease, or 
 77 maintenance of, or