Systems of Law and Terrorist Organizations

State Bills: Florida

Published March 31st, 2026

Detected April 2nd, 2026

Summary

Florida enacted H1471 establishing a comprehensive anti-terrorism framework including new criminal offenses for material support to terrorist organizations, military training from domestic terrorist organizations, and membership in such organizations. The Chief of Domestic Security gains authority to designate organizations as domestic or foreign terrorist organizations, subject to Governor and Cabinet approval, and the Department of State may dissolve corporations designated as terrorist organizations. Students affiliated with terrorist organizations are ineligible for certain fee waivers and public institution funds.

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What changed

Florida H1471 creates multiple new criminal offenses related to domestic terrorism, including: (1) receiving military training from a domestic terrorist organization, (2) providing material support or resources to a domestic terrorist organization, and (3) willfully becoming a member of a domestic terrorist organization serving under its direction or control with specified intent. The bill authorizes the Chief of Domestic Security to designate organizations as domestic or foreign terrorist organizations if requirements are met, with the Governor and Cabinet holding majority vote authority to approve or reject designations. The Department of State gains authority to administratively dissolve corporations designated as terrorist organizations.

Compliance officers and legal counsel should note that the bill affects multiple domains: corporations face potential administrative dissolution, students promoting terrorism lose eligibility for fee waivers and public institution funds, and individuals engaging in specified conduct face criminal liability. Organizations should review internal policies regarding affiliation with potentially designated entities. The bill passed with substantial majorities in both chambers (House 80-25, Senate 25-11) following committee amendments, indicating strong legislative intent. Implementation will require coordination between the Chief of Domestic Security, the Governor's Cabinet, and the Department of State.

What to do next

Review organizational policies regarding affiliations with potentially designated terrorist organizations
Update student financial aid procedures to screen for terrorism-related disqualifications
Monitor Florida Administrative Register for published terrorist organization designations

Source document (simplified)

ChangeBridge / Florida / H1471 Signed by Governor H1471 H Signed by Governor 2026-03-12

Systems of Law and Terrorist Organizations

Providing that the Department of State may administratively dissolve a corporation that has been designated as a terrorist organization in certain situations; providing that a person who receives military training from a domestic terrorist organization in certain situations commits a specified crime; providing a person who knowingly provides or attempts or conspires to provide material support or resources to a domestic terrorist organization commits a specified crime; providing that a person who willfully becomes a member of a domestic terrorist organization and serves under the direction or control of such organization with a specified intent commits a specified crime; authorizing the Chief of Domestic Security to designate an organization a domestic terrorist organization or a foreign terrorist organization if certain requirements are met; requiring the Chief to provide specified written notice to the Governor, the Cabinet, and the organization of the designation; providing that the Governor and the Cabinet may by a majority vote approve or reject the designation; requiring the Chief to publish such designation in the Florida Administrative Register within a specified time period after approval of the designation by the Governor and the Cabinet; providing that certain students of school districts and Florida College System institutions are ineligible for specified fee waivers; prohibiting students who promote domestic terrorist organization or foreign terrorist organizations from being awarded certain public institution funds, etc.

Bill Details

State Florida

Session 2026 Regular Session

Chamber House

Official Source www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1471

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Action History

2026-03-31 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor 2026-03-12 H Ordered engrossed, then enrolled 2026-03-12 H CS passed as amended; YEAS 80, NAYS 25 2026-03-12 H Amendment 173774 Concur 2026-03-12 H Added to Senate Message List 2026-03-05 H In Messages 2026-03-05 S CS passed as amended; YEAS 25 NAYS 11 2026-03-05 S Read 3rd time 2026-03-05 S Amendment(s) reconsidered, adopted (173774) 2026-03-05 S Amendment(s) adopted 2026-03-05 S Amendment(s) failed (569926) 2026-03-05 S Read 2nd time 2026-03-05 S Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1632 2026-03-05 S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading 2026-03-05 S Withdrawn from Rules 2026-03-03 S Received 2026-03-03 S Referred to Rules 2026-03-03 S In Messages 2026-03-03 H CS passed; YEAS 81, NAYS 26 2026-03-03 H Read 3rd time 2026-03-03 H Added to Third Reading Calendar 2026-03-03 H Amendment 716683 Failed 2026-03-03 H Read 2nd time 2026-02-26 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) 2026-02-26 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026) 2026-02-26 H Bill referred to House Calendar 2026-02-26 H CS Filed 2026-02-26 H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) 2026-02-26 H Reported out of Judiciary Committee 2026-02-26 H Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee 2026-02-24 H PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda 2026-02-11 H Now in Judiciary Committee 2026-02-11 H Referred to Judiciary Committee 2026-02-10 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) 2026-02-10 H CS Filed 2026-02-10 H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) 2026-02-10 H Reported out of Education & Employment Committee 2026-02-10 H Favorable with CS by Education & Employment Committee 2026-02-06 H Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda 2026-01-29 H Now in Education & Employment Committee 2026-01-29 H Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee 2026-01-29 H Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee 2026-01-27 H Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda 2026-01-15 H Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee 2026-01-15 H Referred to Judiciary Committee 2026-01-15 H Referred to Education & Employment Committee 2026-01-15 H Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee 2026-01-13 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) 2026-01-09 H Filed

Votes

2026-01-29 House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Yea: 14 Nay: 3 2026-02-10 House Education & Employment Committee Yea: 16 Nay: 4 2026-02-26 House Judiciary Committee Yea: 13 Nay: 5 2026-03-03 House: Third Reading RCS#645 Yea: 81 Nay: 26 2026-03-05 Senate: Third Reading RCS#33 Yea: 25 Nay: 11 2026-03-12 House: Third Reading RCS#820 Yea: 80 Nay: 25

Committee Referrals

2026-01-15 H Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee 2026-01-29 H Education & Employment Committee 2026-02-11 H Judiciary

Amendments

2026-02-09 House Committee Amendment #018733 2026-02-27 House Floor Amendment #716683 2026-03-04 Senate Floor Amendment #569926 2026-03-04 Senate Floor Amendment #915608 2026-03-05 Senate Floor Amendment #294294 to Amendment (915608) Adopted 2026-03-05 Senate Floor Amendment #173774 Adopted 2026-03-12 House Floor Amendment #441185 to Amendment (173774)

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-09 Introduced 2026-02-10 Comm Sub 2026-02-26 Comm Sub 2026-03-12 Engrossed 2026-03-12 Enrolled Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)