Florida 2018 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 876 — Alarm Verification

Last action — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 539 (Ch. 2018-51)

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    To Executive
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Florida Senate - 2018 SB 876 By Senator Bean 4-00889-18 2018876__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to alarm confirmation;
Florida Senate - 2018 CS for SB 876 By the Committee on Regulated Industries;
and Senator Bean 580-02001-18 2018876c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to alarm verification;
revising requirements for alarm confirmation to include additional methods by which an alarm monitoring company may confirm a residential or commercial intrusion/burglary alarm signal and to require that two attempts be made to confirm an alarm signal;
revising requirements for alarm verification to include additional methods by which an alarm monitoring company may verify a residential or commercial intrusion/burglary alarm signal and to require that two attempts be made to verify an alarm signal;
489.529 Alarm confirmation verification calls required.—All residential or commercial intrusion/burglary alarms that have central monitoring must have alarm monitoring personnel attempt to confirm the alarm signal by have a central monitoring verification call, text message, or other electronic means made to a telephone number associated with a person at the premises generating the alarm signal, before alarm monitor personnel contact a law enforcement agency for alarm dispatch.
489.529 Alarm verification calls required.—All residential or commercial intrusion/burglary alarms that have central monitoring must have the a central monitoring station attempt to verify an alarm signal via communication by telephone verification call, text message, or other electronic means with a person made to a telephone number associated with the premises generating the alarm signal, before alarm monitor personnel contact a law enforcement agency for alarm dispatch.
The central monitoring station must attempt to confirm employ call verification methods for the premises generating the alarm signal a second time via communication with the premise owner, occupant, or his or her authorized designee if the first attempt to confirm call is unsuccessful not answered.
The central monitoring station must attempt to verify employ call verification methods for the premises generating the alarm signal a second time via communication by telephone call, text message, or other electronic means with the premises owner, occupant, or his or her authorized designee if the first attempt to verify the alarm signal call is not successful answered.
However, alarm signal confirmation verification calling is not required if:
However, verification attempts are calling is not required if:
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Action History

  1. Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 539 (Ch. 2018-51)

  2. Substituted CS/HB 539

  3. Read 2nd time

  4. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/18

  5. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  6. Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 11 NAYS 0

  7. On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/07/18, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building

  8. Now in Rules

  9. Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0

  10. On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/23/18, 3:30 pm, 301 Senate Office Building

  11. Now in Community Affairs

  12. CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time

  13. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  14. CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

  15. Introduced

  16. On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/10/18, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building

  17. Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules

  18. Filed

Sponsors

  • Bean · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Bean

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Favorable

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 9002
Total 11002
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Brandes — Yea
Flores — Yea
Galvano — Yea
Perry — Yea
Simpson — Yea
Braynon — Yea
Benacquisto — Yea
Lee — Not Voting
Montford — Not Voting
Book — Yea
Thurston — Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea

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Favorable

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4001
Democrat 1000
Republican 1000
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Brandes — Yea
Perry — Yea
Simmons — Yea
Lee — Yea
Bean — Not Voting
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea

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Favorable with Committee Substitute

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7002
Democrat 1000
Total 8002
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Brandes — Yea
Gibson — Yea
Steube — Yea
Hukill — Yea
Benacquisto — Not Voting
Braynon — Not Voting
Bracy — Yea
Hutson — Yea
Thurston — Yea
Young, RaShon Democrat Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 876?
SB 876 is sponsored by Bean.
What is the current status of SB 876?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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