FL SB 1594
deadVeteran Benefit Payments to Minor Clients
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did FL SB 1594 pass?
No. FL SB 1594 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in returning Messages
What is FL SB 1594 about?
Veteran Benefit Payments to Minor Clients; Authorizing the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Health, or the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to access certain benefit payments for specified purposes; prohibiting the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Health, or the Agency for Persons with Disabilities from supplanting certain financial assistance, etc.
Who sponsors FL SB 1594?
Gaetz is the primary sponsor of FL SB 1594.
Description
Veteran Benefit Payments to Minor Clients; Authorizing the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Health, or the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to access certain benefit payments for specified purposes; prohibiting the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Health, or the Agency for Persons with Disabilities from supplanting certain financial assistance, etc.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-22
- Latest action
- 2026-03-13 — Died in returning Messages
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Gaetzprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-13
Died in returning Messages
failure
2026-03-12
In Messages
2026-03-12
Refused to concur, requested House to recede
2026-03-09
In returning messages
2026-03-09
Passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
passage
2026-03-09
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-09
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-03-09
Amendment 769955 adopted
2026-03-09
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-05
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
filing,reading-1
2026-03-05
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026)
2026-03-05
Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-25
In Messages
2026-02-25
Immediately certified
2026-02-25
Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
passage
2026-02-25
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-25
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-23
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/25/26
2026-02-18
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-18
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-13
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
2026-02-11
Now in Fiscal Policy
2026-02-11
Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-06
On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
2026-01-27
Now in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
2026-01-27
Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-22
Introduced
introduction
2026-01-22
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
2026-01-16
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Fiscal Policy
referral-committee
2026-01-09
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Favorable
2026-01-27 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Harrell: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Grall: yes
- Simon: other
Favorable
2026-02-11 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Burgess: yes
- Jones: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Wright: yes
Favorable
2026-02-18 · pass · 19-0
Member-level votes (20)
- Arrington: yes
- Avila: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Burton: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- Davis: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Jones: yes
- Leek: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Osgood: yes
- Gruters: yes
- Simon: other
Third Reading
2026-02-25 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Avila: yes
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Sharief: excused
- Boyd: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Simon: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Jones: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Leek: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Martin: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Wright: yes
- Burton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- McClain: yes
- Albritton: yes
- Davis: yes
- Osgood: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Pizzo: excused
- Gruters: not voting
Passage, Third Reading
2026-03-09 · pass · 112-0
Member-level votes (117)
- Abbott: yes
- Eskamani: yes
- Oliver: yes
- Albert: yes
- Esposito: yes
- Overdorf: yes
- Alvarez, D.: yes
- Fabricio: yes
- Owen: yes
- Alvarez, J.: yes
- Franklin: yes
- Partington: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Gantt: yes
- Perez: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garrison: yes
- Persons-Mulicka: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Plakon: yes
- Aristide: yes
- Gerwig: yes
- Baker: yes
- Giallombardo: yes
- Porras: yes
- Bankson: yes
- Gonzalez Pittman: yes
- Rayner: yes
- Barnaby: yes
- Gossett-Seidman: yes
- Redondo: yes
- Bartleman: yes
- Gottlieb: yes
- Rizo: yes
- Basabe: yes
- Greco: yes
- Robinson, F.: yes
- Benarroch: yes
- Griffitts: yes
- Robinson, W.: yes
- Berfield: yes
- Grow: yes
- Rosenwald: yes
- Black: yes
- Harris: yes
- Salzman: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Hart-Lowman: yes
- Sapp: yes
- Booth: yes
- Hinson: yes
- Shoaf: yes
- Borrero: yes
- Hodgers: yes
- Sirois: yes
- Botana: yes
- Holcomb: yes
- Skidmore: yes
- Boyles: yes
- Hunschofsky: yes
- Smith: yes
- Brackett: yes
- Jacques: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Brannan: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Stark: yes
- Busatta: yes
- Kendall: yes
- Steele: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Kincart Jonsson: yes
- Tant: yes
- Canady: yes
- Koster: yes
- Tendrich: yes
- Cassel: yes
- LaMarca: yes
- Tomkow: yes
- Chamberlin: yes
- Long: yes
- Chambliss: yes
- López, J.: yes
- Tramont: yes
- Chaney: yes
- Maggard: yes
- Tuck: yes
- Cobb: yes
- Maney: yes
- Valdés: yes
- Conerly: yes
- McClure: yes
- Weinberger: yes
- Cross: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Woodson: yes
- Daley: yes
- Melo: yes
- Yarkosky: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Michael: yes
- Yeager: yes
- Driskell: yes
- Miller: yes
- Young: yes
- Duggan: yes
- Mooney: yes
- Nix: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Nixon: yes
- Antone: not voting
- Plasencia: not voting
- Joseph: not voting
- Trabulsy: not voting
- Dunkley: not voting
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