2026 Regular Session
HB904
Law Enforcement - Protective Body Armor - Requirements and Reporting
Providing that a law enforcement agency may not assign a law enforcement officer to duties other than administrative duties unless the officer is issued protective body armor; requiring a law enforcement agency to issue only protective body armor that meets certain standards and has not reached an expiration date; prohibiting the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy from withholding from a law enforcement agency grant funds specifically designated for the purchase of protective body armor; etc.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 18, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
132 yea–0 nay · 4 not voting · 5 absent
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
45 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting
Committee referrals
March 19, 2026 · Senate
Judicial Proceedings
February 5, 2026 · House
Judiciary
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 462
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House Returned Passed
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Senate Third Reading Passed (45-0) View roll call
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Senate Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
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Senate Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
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Senate Referred Judicial Proceedings
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House Third Reading Passed (132-0) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments {213322/1 Adopted View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
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House Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Judiciary