Florida · Senate Bill 878 · 2025 Regular Session

Probation for Misdemeanor Offenses

SB 878 Sponsored by Jonathan Martin Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 19, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 28, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Apr 3, 2025
  4. Passed the House Apr 29, 2025
  5. To the governor May 16, 2025
  6. Became law May 22, 2025

What it does

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

Probation for Misdemeanor Offenses ; Increasing probationary periods for certain misdemeanor offenses involving controlled or chemical substances, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 22 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules · Senate Criminal Justice
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/11/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Criminal Justice
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Criminal Justice9–0 vote
  6. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/18/25, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice6–0 vote
  9. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  10. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/26/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  11. CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 1 · Senate Rules23–1 vote
  12. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  13. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/03/25
  14. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 317
  15. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 317
  16. SenatePassed; YEAS 36 NAYS 1 -SJ 317
  17. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 330
  18. HouseIn Messages
  19. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  20. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025)
  21. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  22. HouseRead 2nd time
  1. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HousePassed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-70

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 11, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 Passed 9–0
Mar 18, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 Passed 6–0
Mar 26, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 1 Passed 23–1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.