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SB 1522FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability

New Cybersecurity Requirements for Florida State Agencies

Original title: Security of State Information Technology Systems

January 9, 2026

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Where This Stands

Currently Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Introduced.

Procedural history

3 actions
  1. Jan 22, 2026SenateIntroduced
    Introduced
  2. Jan 16, 2026SenateCommittee
    Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations
  3. Jan 9, 2026SenateIntroduced
    Filed

Version history

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The Frame

What this does

The bill mandates a shift in how state agencies manage digital security, requiring them to implement automated threat detection and compliance tools to protect sensitive state data across cloud and hybrid systems.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

State agencies

Agencies are required to deploy specific cloud-native cybersecurity platforms and comply with new reporting mandates.

State chief information officer

The officer is mandated to provide a briefing to legislative committees by October 1, 2026.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 9, 2026.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

This bill requires all Florida state agencies to adopt specific cybersecurity platforms to protect state data and infrastructure. It also mandates that the state chief information officer report to the legislature on cloud security progress and future artificial intelligence safety plans.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of cybersecurity tools must state agencies use?
Agencies must use '' platforms that offer unified visibility, automated risk detection, secure application development support, real-time threat response, and automated compliance monitoring.
What is the state chief information officer required to report to the legislature?
They must report on the status of security monitoring, identify systemic risks in cloud deployments, and provide a roadmap for securing artificial intelligence systems and automated decision-making tools.

Why It Matters

The bill mandates a shift in how state agencies manage digital security, requiring them to implement automated threat detection and compliance tools to protect sensitive state data across cloud and hybrid systems.

News Coverage

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Lobbying Activity

AARP

$4,110,000

2026

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAIDLAW ENFORCEMENT/CRIME/CRIMINAL JUSTICEPHARMACY

P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift90% confidence

Formalization of AI Security

The bill explicitly links cloud security mandates to the development of a future artificial intelligence security roadmap, signaling a legislative focus on AI governance.

Connected Entities

Sources

Open source document

openstates.org

Analysis Score

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  • Significance65
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  • Controversy15
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  • Entertainment5
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  • Buzz20
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