Florida · Senate Bill 276 · 2025 Regular Session
Sheltering or Aiding Unmarried Minors
- Introduced Jan 15, 2025
- In committee Jan 29, 2025
- Passed the Senate
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law Oct 1, 2025
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Creating a presumption of knowledge upon proof that an unmarried minor has not attained 18 years of age for the purpose of unlawfully sheltering or aiding unmarried minors; providing a defense to unlawfully sheltering or aiding unmarried minors; increasing criminal penalties, etc.
Every action
11 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- SenateFiled
- CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules · Senate Criminal Justice
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/04/25, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Criminal Justice
- CommitteeFavorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Criminal Justice8–0 vote
- SenateIntroduced
- CommitteeNow in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
- CommitteeFavorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs6–0 vote
- CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
- SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
- CommitteeDied in Rules · Senate Rules
Roll calls
2 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
Committee votes
| Date | Where | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2025 | Senate committee | Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 | Passed 8–0 |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Senate committee | Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 | Passed 6–0 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Tom A. WrightR Primary sponsor · District 8
From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.