---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Safety Emergency Communications Systems"
description: "Public Safety Emergency Communications Systems; Provides requirements for two-way radio communication enhancement systems including submission of design, installation of such system, required assessments & consents, & modifications; prohibits local authority from withholding temporary certificate of occupancy; requires State Fire Marshal to incorporate changes made by this act into Florida Fire Prevention Code; exempts installations of two-way radio communication enhancement systems from certain prohibition."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1575"
citation: "Florida HB 1575 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["(adopted)", "insurance", "labor"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2023-296"
primary_sponsors: ["Brackett"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 42
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-03-06"
last_action: "2023-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b9ffbf1-d345-45ce-b3e4-c011011b7f2b"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1575/ByCategory"
source_hash: "9dba54ab651bb2ce9d8ff8faa1b0271ea2a46223624bf5c5e44a21030ae3af2b"
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 HB 1575 (2023) — Public Safety Emergency Communications Systems

Public Safety Emergency Communications Systems; Provides requirements for two-way radio communication enhancement systems including submission of design, installation of such system, required assessments & consents, & modifications; prohibits local authority from withholding temporary certificate of occupancy; requires State Fire Marshal to incorporate changes made by this act into Florida Fire Prevention Code; exempts installations of two-way radio communication enhancement systems from certain prohibition.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-296.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 1575 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1575/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1575 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1575/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 1575 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1575/BillText/e1/PDF)
4. **H 1575 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1575/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Commerce Committee) — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee) — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Insurance & Banking Subcommittee) — **18–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brackett — primary (person)
- Commerce Committee — primary (organization)
- Basabe — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-06** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Referred to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
- **2023-03-17** Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-03-21** Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
- **2023-03-21** Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
- **2023-03-27** Added to Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee agenda
- **2023-03-29** Favorable by Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Reported out of Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee
- **2023-03-29** Now in Commerce Committee
- **2023-04-13** Added to Commerce Committee agenda
- **2023-04-18** Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-20** Reported out of Commerce Committee
- **2023-04-20** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2023-04-20** CS Filed `filing`
- **2023-04-20** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2023-04-20** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2023)
- **2023-04-20** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2023-04-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25** Amendment 795537 adopted
- **2023-04-25** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-25** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2023-04-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-26** CS passed as amended; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-26** In Messages
- **2023-04-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-26** Received `enrolled`
- **2023-04-28** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2023-04-28** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2023-04-28** Substituted for CS/SB 1614
- **2023-04-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-28** CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-28** In Messages
- **2023-04-28** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-06-14** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-26** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-27** Chapter No. 2023-296

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b9ffbf1-d345-45ce-b3e4-c011011b7f2b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).