Florida SB 296: Victims of Domestic Violence and Dating Violence

Introduced Oct 28, 2025
In committee Nov 17, 2025
Passed the Senate
Passed the House
To the governor May 11, 2026
Became law May 22, 2026

What it does

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

Victims of Domestic Violence and Dating Violence; Requiring the Division of Telecommunications within the Department of Management Services to consult with certain entities to conduct a feasibility study regarding a specified alert system; providing requirements for such alert system; authorizing victims of dating violence to apply to participate in the Attorney General’s address confidentiality program; requiring the Attorney General to designate certain entities to assist victims of dating violence applying to be address confidentiality program participants, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 23 earlier steps

Oct 28, 2025SenateFiled
Nov 17, 2025CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules · Senate Criminal Justice
Dec 1, 2025CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 12/09/25, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building · Senate Criminal Justice
Dec 9, 2025CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 · Senate Criminal Justice6–0 vote
Dec 10, 2025SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Dec 11, 2025CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Jan 9, 2026CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/14/26, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroduced
Jan 13, 2026CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice read 1st time · Senate Criminal Justice
Jan 14, 2026CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice7–0 vote
Jan 15, 2026CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
Jan 22, 2026CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
Jan 27, 2026CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules22–0 vote
Jan 27, 2026SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Jan 27, 2026SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 01/29/26
Jan 29, 2026SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 233
Jan 29, 2026SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 233
Jan 29, 2026SenateCS passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 23335–0 vote
Jan 29, 2026SenateImmediately certified -SJ 236
Jan 29, 2026HouseIn Messages
Mar 9, 2026HouseBill referred to House Calendar
Mar 9, 2026HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026)
Mar 9, 2026House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

Mar 10, 2026HouseRead 2nd time
Mar 10, 2026HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
Mar 10, 2026HouseRead 3rd time
Mar 10, 2026HouseCS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
Mar 17, 2026SenateOrdered enrolled
May 11, 2026GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
May 22, 2026GovernorApproved by Governor
May 26, 2026Chapter No. 2026-91 , companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 298 (Ch. 2026-138 )

Roll calls

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

CS passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 233 · Full Senate

35–0

Jan 29, 2026 · journal entry

Yes 35 No 0 Not voting 4

Democrats: 11 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 23 yes, 0 no

How each member voted

Yes · 35

Not voting · 4

Passage · Full House

113–0

Mar 10, 2026 · journal entry

Yes 113 No 0 Not voting 4

Democrats: 31 yes, 0 no Republicans: 82 yes, 0 no

How each member voted

Yes · 113