Florida · Senate Bill 96 · 2026 Regular Session

Veterans Dental Care Grant Program

SB 96 Sponsored by Barbara Sharief Died in committee

  1. Introduced Oct 2, 2025
  2. In committee Oct 13, 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 Dental Care Grant Program; Revising the purpose of the Veterans Dental Care Grant Program, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 14 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy · Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
  3. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 11/04/25, 10:00 am, 301 Senate Building · Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
  4. CommitteeCS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 · Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security4–1 vote
  5. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  6. SenateOriginal reference(s) removed: Fiscal Policy
  7. SenateRemaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
  8. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  9. SenateIntroduced
  10. CommitteeCS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security read 1st time · Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
  11. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/04/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  12. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services7–0 vote
  13. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  14. CommitteeNow in Appropriations · Senate Appropriations
  1. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations
  2. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  3. CommitteeFavorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 1 · Senate Appropriations17–1 vote
  4. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  5. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 674
  7. SenateSubstituted CS/HB 253 -SJ 674
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 253 (Ch. 2026-166 ) -SJ 674

Roll calls

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

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Nov 4, 2025 Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 4–1
Feb 4, 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 7–0
Feb 12, 2026 Senate Appropriations Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 1 17–1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 4 Democrats.

  • Barbara ShariefD Primary sponsor · District 35
  • AC Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Sponsoring committee
  • Ma Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Sponsoring committee
All 4 cosponsors

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