---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alarm Systems"
description: "Alarm Systems; Authorizing individuals with certain fire alarm certifications to complete a reduced number of training and continuing education hours for the prevention of false alarms; revising the definition of the term “low-voltage alarm system project” to include certain video cameras and closed-circuit television systems; prohibiting a local enforcement agency from requiring plans and specifications as a condition for obtaining a permit for a fire alarm system project; requiring a local enforcement agency to issue certain permits in person or electronically; requiring a local enforcement agency to perform at least one inspection for a fire alarm system project, etc."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 1140"
citation: "Florida SB 1140 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["regulation of professions and occupations", "solicitations"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2022-124"
primary_sponsors: ["Banking and Insurance", "Perry", "Regulated Industries"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 35
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-12-02"
last_action: "2022-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/42893411-8200-430d-986e-7fafb6dedd9a"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1140/ByCategory"
source_hash: "a3eabc78b91e3eb3e35ee90f5a3d5e3b1839b597ed29953d6d4127ac71ca6645"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida SB 1140 (2022) — Alarm Systems

Alarm Systems; Authorizing individuals with certain fire alarm certifications to complete a reduced number of training and continuing education hours for the prevention of false alarms; revising the definition of the term “low-voltage alarm system project” to include certain video cameras and closed-circuit television systems; prohibiting a local enforcement agency from requiring plans and specifications as a condition for obtaining a permit for a fire alarm system project; requiring a local enforcement agency to issue certain permits in person or electronically; requiring a local enforcement agency to perform at least one inspection for a fire alarm system project, etc.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2022-124.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S 1140 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1140/BillText/Filed/HTML)
2. **S 1140 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1140/BillText/c1/HTML)
3. **S 1140 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1140/BillText/c2/HTML)
4. **S 1140 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1140/BillText/er/HTML)

## Votes

- Favorable with Committee Substitute — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable — **17–0** (pass) · upper
- Favorable with Committee Substitute — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Banking and Insurance — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- Regulated Industries — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-12-02** Filed `filing`
- **2022-01-05** Referred to Regulated Industries; Banking and Insurance; Rules `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-11** Introduced `introduction`
- **2022-01-13** On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/18/22, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
- **2022-01-18** CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
- **2022-01-19** Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- **2022-01-19** CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time
- **2022-01-20** Now in Banking and Insurance
- **2022-01-28** On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/02/22, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
- **2022-02-02** CS/CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
- **2022-02-03** Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- **2022-02-03** Now in Rules
- **2022-02-07** On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/22, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
- **2022-02-09** CS/CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time
- **2022-02-10** Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-11** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2022-02-11** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/17/22
- **2022-02-17** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-17** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2022-02-17** CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-17** Immediately certified
- **2022-02-17** In Messages
- **2022-02-28** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2022-02-28** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2022)
- **2022-02-28** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- **2022-03-03** Substituted for CS/CS/HB 669
- **2022-03-03** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2022-03-03** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2022-03-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2022-03-04** CS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-04** Ordered enrolled
- **2022-05-18** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2022-05-18** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-19** Chapter No. 2022-124

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/42893411-8200-430d-986e-7fafb6dedd9a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).