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FL SB 1734

died on adjournment

Juvenile Justice

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 1734 pass?

No. FL SB 1734 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 (2026-03-06): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1153 (Ch. 2026-16)

What is FL SB 1734 about?

Juvenile Justice; Authorizing the Governor to award a Medal of Heroism to juvenile detention and juvenile probation officers; authorizing certain entities to establish an award program to award a Medal of Valor to a juvenile detention officer or probation officer in certain circumstances; revising the definition of the term “officer” to include juvenile detention and juvenile probation officers; requiring the Department of Juvenile Justice to review county juvenile detention payments for a certain purpose, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 1734?

Martin, Fiscal Policy are the primary sponsors of FL SB 1734, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Juvenile Justice; Authorizing the Governor to award a Medal of Heroism to juvenile detention and juvenile probation officers; authorizing certain entities to establish an award program to award a Medal of Valor to a juvenile detention officer or probation officer in certain circumstances; revising the definition of the term “officer” to include juvenile detention and juvenile probation officers; requiring the Department of Juvenile Justice to review county juvenile detention payments for a certain purpose, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-22
Latest action
2026-03-06 — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1153 (Ch. 2026-16)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Martinprimary
  • Fiscal Policyprimary
  • Truenowcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-06

    Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1153 (Ch. 2026-16)

    deferral

  2. 2026-03-06

    Substituted CS/CS/HB 1153

  3. 2026-03-06

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  4. 2026-03-03

    Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26

  5. 2026-02-18

    CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time

  6. 2026-02-16

    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  7. 2026-02-13

    Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  8. 2026-02-12

    CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0

  9. 2026-02-09

    On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building

  10. 2026-02-04

    Now in Fiscal Policy

  11. 2026-02-04

    Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-01-30

    On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 37 Senate Building

  13. 2026-01-27

    Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

  14. 2026-01-26

    Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2026-01-22

    Introduced

    introduction

  16. 2026-01-21

    On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building

  17. 2026-01-16

    Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy

    referral-committee

  18. 2026-01-09

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable

    2026-01-26 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Bernard: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Pizzo: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Yarborough: other

  • Favorable

    2026-02-04 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Osgood: yes
    • Polsky: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Yarborough: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Garcia: yes

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-02-12 · 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
    • Simon: yes
    • Truenow: yes
    • Yarborough: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • Gruters: other

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1734/ByCategory

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