Bill to designate domestic terrorist organizations advances in Florida House

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: February 10, 2026

Words: 756

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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A proposal to empower the head of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to designate domestic or foreign terrorist organizations if the group meet specified criteria advanced through its second committee in the Florida House on Tuesday.

The proposal (HB 1471), sponsored by former Democrat turned Republican Rep. Hillary Cassel from Dania Beach, says that the terrorism label could be applied if the state’s chief of domestic security finds that the group “is …

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