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Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. SB 950

Financial Crimes Intelligence Center
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SPONSOR
Truenow
FILED BY
Keith L. Truenow — District 13, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Criminal Justice

Filed under Criminal Justice.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Financial Crimes Intelligence Center; Establishing the center within the Department of Legal Affairs; specifying the purposes of the center; authorizing the department to enter into operational agreements, etc.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Creates a state financial crimes intelligence center within the Department of Legal Affairs.

The bill establishes a new Financial Crimes Intelligence Center within the Department of Legal Affairs to coordinate state responses to financial fraud, forgery, and check fraud.

The center is authorized to enter agreements with law enforcement and other agencies to share information and must appoint a director to manage its operations.

It requires the center to assist financial institutions and merchants in identifying and prosecuting financial crimes, and it may release non-sensitive information to these entities.

The director must submit an annual report to the department detailing the center's operations, fraud statistics, and expenditures, and the department must adopt implementing rules.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Establishment of the Financial Crimes Intelligence Center majors. 817.101(2)

AICreates a new state entity within the Department of Legal Affairs to coordinate responses to financial fraud, forgery, and check fraud.

“The Financial Crimes Intelligence Center is established within the department.” bill text, line 21 →
§ 2 Mandatory Director Appointment Agreement majors. 817.101(4)(a)

AIRequires the Department of Legal Affairs to enter into an agreement with a law enforcement or governmental agency to appoint a director to supervise the center.

“Shall enter into an agreement with a law enforcement agency or other governmental agency to appoint a director” bill text, line 41 →
§ 3 Information Ownership and Transfer majors. 817.101(4)(c)

AIDesignates information collected by partner agencies under the agreement as the intellectual property of the center, requiring transfer to the department upon termination.

“is the intellectual property of the center. On termination of the agreement, the contracting agency must transfer the information” bill text, line 51 →
§ 4 Annual Reporting Requirement moderates. 817.101(6)(a)

AIRequires the director to submit an annual report to the department by December 1, including operational plans, fraud statistics, and expenditures.

“By December 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the director of the center shall submit a report to the department.” bill text, line 80 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Criminal Justice
1/13/2026
Introduced
1/5/2026
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal...
12/17/2025
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 817.101
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