Bill Commons

FL HB 309

died on adjournment

Controlled Substances

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did FL HB 309 pass?

No. FL HB 309 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-09): Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 432 (Ch. 2026-148)

What is FL HB 309 about?

Controlled Substances; Excepts from list of Schedule I controlled substances certain xylazine animal drug products approved by United States Food & Drug Administration & used for certain purposes; provides criminal penalties & requires mandatory minimum term of imprisonment if person sells, manufactures, or delivers or possesses with intent to sell, manufacture, or deliver xylazine; creates offense of trafficking in xylazine; provides criminal penalties & requires mandatory minimum term of imprisonment & fines based on quantity of controlled substance involved in offense.

Who sponsors FL HB 309?

Justice Budget Subcommittee, Plakon, Bankson and 1 others are the primary sponsors of FL HB 309, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Controlled Substances; Excepts from list of Schedule I controlled substances certain xylazine animal drug products approved by United States Food & Drug Administration & used for certain purposes; provides criminal penalties & requires mandatory minimum term of imprisonment if person sells, manufactures, or delivers or possesses with intent to sell, manufacture, or deliver xylazine; creates offense of trafficking in xylazine; provides criminal penalties & requires mandatory minimum term of imprisonment & fines based on quantity of controlled substance involved in offense.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-09 — Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 432 (Ch. 2026-148)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Justice Budget Subcommitteeprimary
  • Plakonprimary
  • Banksonprimary
  • Criminal Justice Subcommitteeprimary
  • López, J.cosponsor
  • Growcosponsor
  • Cobbcosponsor
  • Chaneycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-09

    Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 432

    deferral

  2. 2026-03-09

    Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 432 (Ch. 2026-148)

    deferral

  3. 2026-02-24

    Added to Second Reading Calendar

  4. 2026-02-24

    Bill released to House Calendar

  5. 2026-02-24

    Reported out of Judiciary Committee

  6. 2026-02-24

    Favorable by Judiciary Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-02-20

    Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

  8. 2026-02-13

    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

    reading-1

  9. 2026-02-13

    Now in Judiciary Committee

  10. 2026-02-13

    Referred to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-02-12

    CS Filed

    filing

  12. 2026-02-12

    Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral

  13. 2026-02-12

    Reported out of Justice Budget Subcommittee

  14. 2026-02-12

    Favorable with CS by Justice Budget Subcommittee

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2026-02-10

    PCS added to Justice Budget Subcommittee agenda

  16. 2026-01-21

    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

    reading-1

  17. 2026-01-21

    Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee

  18. 2026-01-21

    Referred to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  19. 2026-01-21

    Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  20. 2026-01-20

    CS Filed

    filing

  21. 2026-01-20

    Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral

  22. 2026-01-20

    Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  23. 2026-01-20

    Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2026-01-15

    Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda

  25. 2026-01-13

    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    filing,reading-1

  26. 2025-11-12

    Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  27. 2025-11-12

    Referred to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-11-12

    Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-11-12

    Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  30. 2025-11-04

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable With Committee Substitute (Criminal Justice Subcommittee)

    2026-01-20 · pass · 15-1

  • Favorable (Justice Budget Subcommittee)

    2026-02-12 · pass · 14-0

  • Favorable (Judiciary Committee)

    2026-02-24 · pass · 16-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/309/ByCategory

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