Surrendering to Law Enforcement
- Introduced Jan 7, 2026
- In committee Jan 16, 2026
- Passed the Senate
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law Jul 1, 2026
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Surrendering to Law Enforcement; Citing this act as “Vassallo’s Law”; requiring law enforcement agencies to implement a procedure for interviewing a surrendering person; authorizing a law enforcement officer interviewing a surrendering person to temporarily detain or arrest such person under certain circumstances; requiring a law enforcement officer interviewing a surrendering person to deliver, or have delivered, such person to the nearest receiving facility for involuntary examination under certain circumstances, etc.
Every action
4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- SenateFiled
- CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules · Senate Criminal Justice
- SenateIntroduced
- CommitteeDied in Criminal Justice · Senate Criminal Justice
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Mack BernardD Primary sponsor · District 24
From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.