# Florida HB 1487: Emergency Services Florida HB 1487, Emergency Services, is a 2025 House bill sponsored by Fabián Basabe (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-23 (Chapter No. 2025-94) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1487-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 1487 - State: Florida - Session: 2025 - Title: Emergency Services - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-28 - Last action: 2025-05-23, Chapter No. 2025-94 - Sponsor: Fabián Basabe (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Appropriation, Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee, Government Operations Subcommittee, Health & Human Services Committee, Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (152 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More warning lights on emergency vehicles: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2025, qualifying emergency vehicles can display more than two red or red-and-white warning signals. The signals must be visible from the front and rear. Covered vehicles include volunteer firefighters responding to emergencies, medical staff responding to emergencies, and vehicles… - Volunteer ambulance services lose grant access: cost, low. Starting July 1, 2025, licensed volunteer ambulance services cannot apply for, receive, or take part in grants reserved only for publicly run fire departments or emergency medical services. This limits access to that type of grant funding for those services. - More counties for volunteer ambulance exemptions: mixed, low. Starting July 1, 2025, a qualifying volunteer ambulance agency can seek an exemption from county approval rules in up to 15 counties, up from 4. It must be a faith-based nonprofit with at least 15 years of emergency response in Florida and at least 150 unpaid, licensed emergency medical technicians… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Fabián Basabe (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-24 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2025-04-23 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 115 | 0 | | ## Actions (39) - 2025-05-23: Chapter No. 2025-94 - 2025-05-23: Approved by Governor - 2025-05-16: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2025-04-24: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2025-04-24: In Messages (House) - 2025-04-24: CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 549 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Read 3rd time -SJ 549 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Read 2nd time -SJ 549 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Substituted for CS/SB 1644 -SJ 549 (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 549 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Received (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2025-04-23: In Messages (Senate) - 2025-04-23: CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 (House) - 2025-04-23: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-04-23: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-23: Placed on 3rd reading (House) - 2025-04-23: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-04-17: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025) (House) - 2025-04-16: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-04-16: Bill released to House Calendar (House) - 2025-04-16: Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-04-15: Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-04-11: Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda (House) - 2025-04-04: Now in Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-04-04: Referred to Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-04-03: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2025-04-03: CS Filed (House) - 2025-04-03: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2025-04-03: Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-04-03: Favorable with CS by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-04-01: PCS added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-03-05: Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-05: Referred to Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-03-05: Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-05: Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2025-02-28: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2025-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1487/BillText/er/PDF) - c1, 2025-04-03: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1487/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-02-28: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1487/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed) - HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed) - HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed) - HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed) - HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed) - HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1487/BillText/er/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1487/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1487/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025) - [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025) - [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025) - [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025) - [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025) - [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1487-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).