# Florida SB 86: Peer Support for First Responders

Florida SB 86, Peer Support for First Responders, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Danny Burgess (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-03 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 421 (Ch. 2025-9) -SJ 319) (as of 2026-10-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB86-2025
- As of: 2026-10-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 86
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Peer Support for First Responders
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-12-05
- Last action: 2025-04-03, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 421 (Ch. 2025-9) -SJ 319
- Sponsor: Danny Burgess (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Criminal Justice, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (45 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Danny Burgess (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Criminal Justice

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Vote | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Criminal Justice Vote | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-04-03: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 421 (Ch. 2025-9) -SJ 319 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Substituted CS/HB 421 -SJ 319 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Read 2nd time -SJ 319 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/03/25 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/26/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 03/18/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/04/25, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules (Senate)
- 2024-12-05: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- c1, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/86/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/86/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2024-12-05: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/86/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/86/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
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/86/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/86/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/86/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/86/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-SB86-2025 (as of 2026-10-21).