# Florida SB 1470: School Safety

Florida SB 1470, School Safety, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Danny Burgess (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-22 (Chapter No. 2025-58); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 1470
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: School Safety
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Last action: 2025-05-22, Chapter No. 2025-58
- Sponsor: Danny Burgess (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Education Pre-K - 12, Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, Fiscal Policy, House Calendar
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 6 (215 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 7

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Schools lock doors and mark shelter areas: benefit, medium. Public and charter schools must lock exclusive-zone gates from 30 minutes before school starts until 30 minutes after it ends while students are on campus. Staffed entrances, shared-use agreements, and documented safety exceptions are allowed. Classrooms and instructional spaces must be locked whil…
- Schools use a statewide threat system: benefit, medium. The Office of Safe Schools must run a statewide process and Florida-specific tool for handling behavioral threats. Schools and charter school boards must use them to identify, assess, manage, and monitor threats and coordinate responses. By August 1, 2025, the office must provide a digital portal f…
- Central alert system links schools and responders: benefit, low. If money is appropriated, the state education department, working with the management services department, must identify a central system for school emergency alerts. If the system is established, public and charter schools must connect approved alert systems and integrate required digital maps. Em…
- More safety officer options for schools: mixed, medium. When a school board adopts a guardian program or contracts for guards, the county sheriff must establish the program. In counties without one, charter schools, private schools, and child care facilities can request a program; after a denial, they can contract with a sheriff in another county. Chart…
- New training rules for school guards: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, a school security guard must get county sheriff approval before working at a school in that county. Most guards need a 144-hour sheriff-run course, including firearm training with an 85% pass score, psychological screening, and initial and random drug tests. Guards also need…
- Missed reports can halt school guard programs: mixed, low. Sheriffs must report a guard’s or guardian’s identifying and certification details within 30 days after issuing a certificate. They must report upcoming training schedules every quarter, except when no training is scheduled. Schools, child care facilities, and security agencies must report appointm…
- New privacy rules for student threat records: mixed, low. Threat assessment reports and related records are treated as student education records, and state rules control how they are kept, transferred, and accessed. Parents can access their own student’s education records as those rules allow, but cannot access the portal. A person who accesses, uses, or…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Danny Burgess (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 110 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Vote | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | Education Pre-K - 12 Vote | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (37)

- 2025-05-22: Chapter No. 2025-58
- 2025-05-21: Approved by Governor
- 2025-05-19: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2025-05-01: Ordered engrossed, then enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 1072 (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (856085) -SJ 1072 (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: In returning messages (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: CS passed as amended; YEAS 110, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2025-04-30: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-04-30: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-30: Placed on 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-04-30: Amendment 856085 adopted (House)
- 2025-04-30: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-04-29: 1st Reading (Engrossed 1) (House)
- 2025-04-29: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025) (House)
- 2025-04-29: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-09: In Messages (House)
- 2025-04-09: Immediately certified -SJ 392 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 390 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Read 3rd time -SJ 390 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Amendment(s) adopted (777016) -SJ 390 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Read 2nd time -SJ 389 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 03/24/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/11/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1470/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1470/BillText/er/PDF)
- e2, 2025-05-02: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1470/BillText/e2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1470/BillText/e2/PDF)
- e1, 2025-04-09: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1470/BillText/e1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1470/BillText/e1/PDF)
- c1, 2025-03-26: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1470/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1470/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-02-26: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1470/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1470/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 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1470/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1470/BillText/er/PDF)
- [e2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1470/BillText/e2/HTML)
- [e2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1470/BillText/e2/PDF)
- [e1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1470/BillText/e1/HTML)
- [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1470/BillText/e1/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1470/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1470/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1470/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1470/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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB1470-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).