Florida · Senate Bill 1594 · 2026 Regular Session

Veteran Benefit Payments to Minor Clients

SB 1594 Sponsored by Don Gaetz Passed both chambers, then died

  1. Introduced Jan 9, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 16, 2026
  3. Passed the Senate Feb 25, 2026
  4. Passed the House Mar 9, 2026
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2026

What it does

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

Veteran Benefit Payments to Minor Clients; Authorizing the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Health, or the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to access certain benefit payments for specified purposes; prohibiting the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Health, or the Agency for Persons with Disabilities from supplanting certain financial assistance, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 22 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Fiscal Policy · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Building · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  4. SenateIntroduced
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs5–0 vote
  6. CommitteeNow in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security · Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
  7. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 301 Senate Building · Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 · Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security5–0 vote
  9. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  10. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  11. CommitteeFavorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy19–0 vote
  12. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  13. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 02/25/26
  14. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 437
  15. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 437
  16. SenatePassed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 437
  17. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 437
  18. HouseIn Messages
  19. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  20. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026)
  21. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  22. HouseRead 2nd time
  1. HouseAmendment 769955 adopted
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HousePassed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
  5. SenateIn returning messages
  6. SenateRefused to concur, requested House to recede -SJ 854
  7. HouseIn Messages
  8. HouseDied in returning Messages

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third Reading · Full Senate

Passed 36–0
Feb 25, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 36 No 0 Not voting 3
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 0 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 36

Not voting · 1

Excused · 2

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

Passed 112–0
Mar 9, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 112 No 0 Not voting 5
Democrats: 30 yes, 0 no Republicans: 82 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 112

Not voting · 5

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 27, 2026 Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 5

Not voting · 1

 Passed 5–0
Feb 11, 2026 Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 5

 Passed 5–0
Feb 18, 2026 Senate Fiscal Policy Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 19

Not voting · 1

 Passed 19–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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