H 0177

Offices of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel

Updates rules for government-run public defender offices (regional counsel) that step in when public defenders have conflicts. Courts can now pull in a regional counsel office from another region when needed, must appoint private lawyers in some cases, and the state must pay those offices for costs and services with proper documentation.

Timeline

June 17, 2026Chapter No. 2026-154
June 16, 2026Approved by Governor
June 9, 2026Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
March 9, 2026Withdrawn from Rules
March 9, 2026Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading36–1
March 9, 2026Substituted for CS/CS/SB 762
March 9, 2026Read 2nd time
March 9, 2026Read 3rd time
March 9, 2026CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 1
March 9, 2026In Messages
March 9, 2026Ordered enrolled
February 26, 2026Referred to Rules
February 26, 2026Received
February 25, 2026Read 2nd time
February 25, 2026Added to Third Reading Calendar114–0
February 25, 2026Read 3rd time
February 25, 2026CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
February 25, 2026In Messages
February 19, 2026Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
February 11, 2026Bill referred to House Calendar
February 11, 2026Added to Second Reading Calendar
February 10, 2026Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee18–0
February 10, 2026Reported out of Judiciary Committee
February 10, 2026Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
February 10, 2026CS Filed
February 10, 20261st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
February 6, 2026Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
January 28, 2026Reported out of Budget Committee
January 28, 2026Now in Judiciary Committee
January 27, 2026Favorable by Budget Committee29–0
January 23, 2026Added to Budget Committee agenda
January 16, 2026Referred to Budget Committee
January 16, 2026Referred to Judiciary Committee
January 16, 2026Now in Budget Committee
January 15, 20261st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
January 14, 2026Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee17–0
January 14, 2026Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
January 14, 2026Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
January 14, 2026CS Filed
January 13, 20261st Reading (Original Filed Version)
January 12, 2026Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
October 21, 2025Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
October 21, 2025Referred to Budget Committee
October 21, 2025Referred to Judiciary Committee
October 21, 2025Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
October 15, 2025Filed

Status

Chapter No. 2026-154

Stage:: Enacted
Chamber:: House
Last movement:: June 17, 2026

Bill text, sponsors and roll-call data via LegiScan · 2026 Regular Session of the Florida Legislature.