Florida · Senate Bill 418 · 2026 Regular Session

Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

SB 418 Sponsored by Shevrin D. "Shev" Jones Became law

  1. Introduced Nov 6, 2025
  2. In committee Nov 17, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Feb 19, 2026
  4. Passed the House Mar 10, 2026
  5. To the governor Jun 12, 2026
  6. Became law Jun 16, 2026

What it does

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

Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder; Requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to establish a program to improve communication between individuals with autism spectrum disorder and law enforcement officers under certain circumstances; requiring the department to develop and make available to individuals with autism spectrum disorder a certain…

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Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder; Requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to establish a program to improve communication between individuals with autism spectrum disorder and law enforcement officers under certain circumstances; requiring the department to develop and make available to individuals with autism spectrum disorder a certain envelope and card by a specified date; defining the terms “agency” and “autism spectrum disorder”; requiring the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission within the Department of Law Enforcement to establish an employment training component relating to individuals with autism spectrum disorder, etc.

Every action

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

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  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy · Senate Criminal Justice
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Criminal Justice
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Criminal Justice8–0 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, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  8. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice8–0 vote
  9. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  10. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 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, 02/19/26
  14. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 346
  15. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 346
  16. SenatePassed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 34638–0 vote
  17. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 356
  18. HouseIn Messages
  19. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  20. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026)
  21. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  22. HouseRead 2nd time
  23. HouseAmendment 376741 adopted
  24. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  25. HouseRead 3rd time
  1. HousePassed as amended; YEAS 111, NAYS 0
  2. SenateIn returning messages
  3. SenateConcurred in 1 amendment(s) (376741) -SJ 800
  4. SenatePassed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 800
  5. SenateOrdered engrossed, then enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2026-147

Roll calls

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

Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 346 · Full Senate

Passed 38–0
Feb 19, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 38 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 11 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 38

Not voting · 1

Passage · Full House

Passed 111–0
Mar 10, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 111 No 0 Not voting 6
Democrats: 29 yes, 0 no Republicans: 82 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 111

Not voting · 6

Returning Messages · Full Senate

Passed 37–0
Mar 11, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 2
Democrats: 11 yes, 0 no Independents: 0 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Not voting · 2

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 26, 2026 Senate Criminal Justice Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 8–0
Feb 4, 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 8–0
Feb 12, 2026 Senate Fiscal Policy Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 19–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.