S 0050

Veterans Affairs

Expands how veterans can enter treatment court programs: a specialist team (not just a judge) can now decide if a veteran qualifies, and judges can redirect veterans from regular criminal court into these programs. Successfully finishing the program becomes a formal condition of probation.

Timeline

February 26, 2026Read 2nd time
February 26, 2026Substituted CS/CS/HB 199
February 26, 2026Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 199
February 23, 2026Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
February 10, 2026Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 024–0
February 10, 2026Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
February 5, 2026On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
February 3, 2026Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 011–0
February 3, 2026Now in Rules
January 29, 2026On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
January 14, 2026Now in Judiciary
January 13, 2026Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
January 13, 2026Introduced
January 13, 2026CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
January 12, 2026CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 08–0
January 5, 2026On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
October 6, 2025Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
September 15, 2025Filed

Status

Read 2nd time

Stage:: Filed
Chamber:: Senate
Last movement:: February 26, 2026

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

S 0050: Veterans Affairs — MiamiBeacon