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Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. CS/SB 1102

Funding for Body Cameras
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SPONSOR
Community Affairs; Massullo
FILED BY
Ralph E. Massullo, Jr. — District 11, Republican
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Finance and Tax

Filed under Taxes & Budget.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Funding for Body Cameras; Revising the definition of the term “infrastructure” to include body cameras in circumstances, etc.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Adds body cameras to the definition of infrastructure for surtax funding.

The bill expands the definition of "infrastructure" in the state's surtax funding statute to include body camera equipment, software, and storage.

This allows local governments to use existing surtax revenues to purchase and maintain body cameras for law enforcement agencies.

The new funding authorization only applies to surtaxes already in effect if the original referendum or a subsequent vote authorized this specific use.

The change takes effect on July 1, 2026, and does not alter how surtaxes are created or voted on.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Body Camera Funding majors. 212.055(2)(d)

AIAdds body cameras to the definition of infrastructure eligible for surtax funding

“Equipment, software, and storage necessary to allow a law enforcement agency to begin, or continue, the use of body cameras under s. 943.1718.” bill text, line 115 →
§ 2 Referendum Limitation majors. 212.055(2)(d)

AIRestricts new body camera spending to surtaxes where the original referendum or a subsequent majority vote authorized that specific use

“applies to a surtax in effect on the date this act becomes a law only to the extent such use was authorized in the original referendum adopting the surtax or is authorized pursuant” bill text, line 158 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Finance and Tax
2/18/2026
CS by Community Affairs read 1st time
2/12/2026
Now in Finance and Tax
2/11/2026
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/10/2026
CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2/5/2026
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/10/26, 3:00 pm, 37...
1/13/2026
Introduced
1/12/2026
Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Appropriations
1/5/2026
Filed
3 EARLIER →
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 212.055
+24 / −0
STAFF ANALYSES