Florida · Senate Bill 820 · 2026 Regular Session

Problem-solving Court Reports

SB 820 Sponsored by Jennifer Bradley Became law

  1. Introduced Dec 9, 2025
  2. In committee Dec 16, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor Jun 9, 2026
  6. Became law Jun 12, 2026

What it does

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

Problem-solving Court Reports; Requiring the Office of the State Courts Administrator to provide a problem-solving court report to the Legislature annually by a specified date; requiring specified court programs to collect certain data and information for program evaluation; requiring each such court program to report such data and information annually to the office, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 23 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules · Senate Judiciary
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Judiciary
  5. CommitteeFavorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 · Senate Judiciary10–0 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. CommitteeCS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice8–0 vote
  9. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  10. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  11. CommitteeCS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  12. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  13. CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules24–0 vote
  14. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  15. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
  16. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 352
  17. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 352
  18. SenateCS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 1 -SJ 35237–1 vote
  19. SenateImmediately certified -SJ 356
  20. HouseIn Messages
  21. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  22. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026)
  23. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  1. HouseRead 2nd time
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HouseCS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2026-139

Roll calls

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

CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 1 -SJ 352 · Full Senate

37–1
Feb 19, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 1 Not voting 1
Democrats: 11 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 25 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

No · 1

Not voting · 1

Passage · Full House

114–0
Mar 10, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 114 No 0 Not voting 3
Democrats: 32 yes, 0 no Republicans: 82 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 114

Not voting · 3

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 27, 2026 Senate Judiciary Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 10–0
Feb 4, 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 8–0
Feb 17, 2026 Senate Rules Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 24–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Jennifer BradleyR Primary sponsor · District 6
  • AC Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil 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.