Florida · House Bill 845 · 2025 Regular Session

Veterans Affairs

HB 845 Sponsored by Patt Maney Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 20, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 2, 2025
  3. Passed the House  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Veterans Affairs; Revises admissions process for veterans treatment court programs; authorizes court, in consultation with multidisciplinary team, to determine eligibility for veterans treatment court programs; authorizes sentencing courts to divert defendants to veterans treatment court programs; requires certain notice be provided to defendants; provides for disposition of probation or community control violations by program participants.

Every action

41 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 33 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  4. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  5. CommitteeNow in Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. CommitteeAdded to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  8. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee16–0 vote
  9. CommitteeReported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  10. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  11. HouseCS Filed
  12. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  13. CommitteeReferred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  14. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  15. CommitteeNow in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  16. CommitteeAdded to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  17. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee16–0 vote
  18. CommitteeReported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee · House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  19. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  20. HouseCS Filed
  21. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  22. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  23. CommitteeNow in Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  24. CommitteeAdded to Judiciary Committee agenda · House Judiciary Committee
  25. CommitteeFavorable with CS by Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee20–0 vote
  26. CommitteeReported out of Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  27. HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  28. HouseCS Filed
  29. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  30. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025)
  31. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
  32. HouseRead 2nd time
  33. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  1. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  2. HouseRead 3rd time
  3. HouseCS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
  4. SenateIn Messages
  5. CommitteeReferred to Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  6. SenateReceived
  7. SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  8. CommitteeDied in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

114–0
Apr 24, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 114 No 0 Not voting 5
Democrats: 32 yes, 0 no Republicans: 82 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 114

Not voting · 5

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 12, 2025 House Criminal Justice Subcommittee Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 16

Not voting · 3

 Passed 16–0
Apr 1, 2025 House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 16

Not voting · 2

 Passed 16–0
Apr 17, 2025 House Judiciary Committee Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
Members

Yes · 20

Not voting · 2

 Passed 20–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 13 cosponsors: 7 Republicans, 6 Democrats.

  • Patt ManeyR Primary sponsor · District 4
  • JC Judiciary Committee Sponsoring committee
  • IA Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee Sponsoring committee
  • CJ Criminal Justice Subcommittee Sponsoring committee
All 13 cosponsors

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.