Florida · Senate Bill 50 · 2026 Regular Session

Veterans Affairs

SB 50 Sponsored by Don Gaetz Died in committee

  1. Introduced Sep 15, 2025
  2. In committee Oct 6, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  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.

Veterans Affairs; Revising the admissions process for veterans treatment court programs; authorizing the multidisciplinary team to determine eligibility for veterans treatment court programs; authorizing sentencing courts to divert defendants to veterans treatment court programs under certain circumstances; requiring that a defendant’s satisfactory completion of the program be a condition of the defendant’s probation or community control, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 10 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules · Senate Criminal Justice
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Criminal Justice
  4. CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Criminal Justice8–0 vote
  5. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  6. SenateIntroduced
  7. CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice read 1st time · Senate Criminal Justice
  8. CommitteeNow in Judiciary · Senate Judiciary
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Judiciary
  10. CommitteeFavorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 · Senate Judiciary11–0 vote
  1. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  2. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  3. CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules24–0 vote
  4. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  5. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 447
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/CS/HB 199 -SJ 447
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 199 (Ch. 2026-128 ) -SJ 447

Roll calls

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

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 12, 2026 Senate Criminal Justice CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 8

 Passed 8–0
Feb 3, 2026 Senate Judiciary Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 11

 Passed 11–0
Feb 10, 2026 Senate Rules Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
Members

Yes · 24

 Passed 24–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Don GaetzR Primary sponsor · District 1
  • CJ Criminal Justice Sponsoring committee

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