Florida · Senate Bill 536 · 2026 Regular Session

Criteria for Determining Criminal Gang Membership

SB 536 Sponsored by Jonathan Martin Died in committee

  1. Introduced Nov 17, 2025
  2. In committee Dec 1, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Oct 1, 2026

What it does

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

Criteria for Determining Criminal Gang Membership; Revising the definition of the term “criminal gang member”; defining the term “gang-related language”, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 12 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy · 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 6 NAYS 2 · Senate Criminal Justice6–2 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 Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  10. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice5–3 vote
  11. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  12. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  1. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  2. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  3. CommitteeFavorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 12 NAYS 6 · Senate Fiscal Policy12–6 vote
  4. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  5. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/26
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 742
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/HB 429 -SJ 742
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 429 (Ch. 2026-156 ) -SJ 742

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 6 NAYS 2 6–2
Feb 25, 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 5–3
Mar 2, 2026 Senate Fiscal Policy Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 12 NAYS 6 12–6

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Jonathan MartinR Primary sponsor · District 33
  • AC Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Sponsoring committee
  • 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.