Florida · Senate Bill 600 · 2026 Regular Session

Bail Bonds

SB 600 Sponsored by Keith L. Truenow Died in committee

  1. Introduced Nov 19, 2025
  2. In committee Dec 9, 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.

Bail Bonds; Decreasing the duration of in-person classroom-instruction basic certification courses required to be considered for approval and certification as an approved limited surety agent and professional bail bond agent prelicensing school; requiring, rather than authorizing, that any monetary or cash component of any form of pretrial release be met by specified means; requiring the clerk of the court, upon the…

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Bail Bonds; Decreasing the duration of in-person classroom-instruction basic certification courses required to be considered for approval and certification as an approved limited surety agent and professional bail bond agent prelicensing school; requiring, rather than authorizing, that any monetary or cash component of any form of pretrial release be met by specified means; requiring the clerk of the court, upon the court’s entry of an order to revoke pretrial release and order pretrial detention in certain circumstances, to discharge any bond previously posted as a condition of pretrial release without further order of the court; requiring that a signed certification containing certain information accompany or be included on a specified notice, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 20 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules · Senate Criminal Justice
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building · Senate Criminal Justice
  5. CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Criminal Justice8–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. SenateOriginal reference(s) removed: Judiciary
  8. SenateRemaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
  9. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  10. CommitteeCS by Criminal Justice read 1st time · Senate Criminal Justice
  11. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/18/26, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  12. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice8–0 vote
  13. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  14. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  15. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  16. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  17. SenateCS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
  18. SenatePending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  19. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  20. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
  1. SenateCS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
  2. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 450
  3. SenateAmendment(s) adopted (252648) -SJ 450
  4. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 450
  5. SenateCS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 1 -SJ 45036–1 vote
  6. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 463
  7. HouseIn Messages
  8. HouseDied in Messages

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 1 -SJ 450 · Full Senate

36–1
Feb 26, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 36 No 1 Not voting 2
Democrats: 9 yes, 1 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 36

No · 1

Not voting · 2

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 2, 2026 Senate Criminal Justice CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 8–0
Feb 18, 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 8–0
Feb 24, 2026 Senate Rules Rules vote 23–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Keith L. TruenowR Primary sponsor · District 13
  • R Rules Sponsoring committee
  • 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.