A Florida bill, H.B. 945, proposed the creation of a Statewide Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Unit with broad powers to analyze “patterns of life” and identify threats. Critically, the bill’s definition of “adversary intelligence entity” included individuals whose “demonstrated actions, views, or opinions are a threat or are inimical to the interests of this state and the United States of America.” Civil liberties advocates, including the ACLU and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, raised grave concerns that the vague language could be used to target protected speech and silence dissent, drawing parallels to historical government surveillance abuses. State Rep. Danny Alvarez, the bill’s sponsor, initially downplayed these concerns, stating that the Constitution already provided safeguards, but later indicated willingness to amend the language, though no such amendment had materialized in the bill text. The bill faced bipartisan pushback and ultimately appeared unlikely to pass before the legislative session concluded.