FL SB 418
enactedLaw Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did FL SB 418 pass?
Yes. FL SB 418 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-17): Chapter No. 2026-147
What is FL SB 418 about?
Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder; Requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to establish a program to improve communication between individuals with autism spectrum disorder and law enforcement officers under certain circumstances; requiring the department to develop and make available to individuals with autism spectrum disorder a certain envelope and card by a specified date; defining the terms “agency” and “autism spectrum disorder”; requiring the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission within the Department of Law Enforcement to establish an employment training component relating to individuals with autism spectrum disorder, etc.
Who sponsors FL SB 418?
Jones is the primary sponsor of FL SB 418, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder; Requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to establish a program to improve communication between individuals with autism spectrum disorder and law enforcement officers under certain circumstances; requiring the department to develop and make available to individuals with autism spectrum disorder a certain envelope and card by a specified date; defining the terms “agency” and “autism spectrum disorder”; requiring the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission within the Department of Law Enforcement to establish an employment training component relating to individuals with autism spectrum disorder, etc.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-06-17 — Chapter No. 2026-147
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Jonesprimary
- Smithcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-17
Chapter No. 2026-147
2026-06-16
Approved by Governor
executive-signature
2026-06-12
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-03-11
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
enrolled
2026-03-11
Passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
passage
2026-03-11
Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (376741)
2026-03-10
In returning messages
2026-03-10
Passed as amended; YEAS 111, NAYS 0
passage
2026-03-10
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-10
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-03-10
Amendment 376741 adopted
2026-03-10
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-09
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
filing,reading-1
2026-03-09
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026)
2026-03-09
Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-19
In Messages
2026-02-19
Immediately certified
2026-02-19
Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
passage
2026-02-19
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-19
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-17
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
2026-02-12
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-12
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-09
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
2026-02-04
Now in Fiscal Policy
2026-02-04
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-30
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 37 Senate Building
2026-01-27
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
2026-01-26
Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-21
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
2026-01-13
Introduced
introduction
2025-11-17
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
referral-committee
2025-11-06
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Favorable
2026-01-26 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Bernard: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Simon: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Smith: yes
- Martin: yes
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
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
Third Reading
2026-02-19 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Avila: yes
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gruters: excused
- Rouson: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Sharief: yes
- 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: yes
Passage, Third Reading
2026-03-10 · pass · 111-0
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
- Antone: 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
- 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
- Kincart Jonsson: yes
- Tant: yes
- Canady: yes
- Koster: yes
- Tendrich: yes
- Cassel: yes
- LaMarca: yes
- Tomkow: yes
- Chamberlin: yes
- Long: yes
- Trabulsy: 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
- 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
- Plasencia: not voting
- Griffitts: not voting
- Joseph: not voting
- Campbell: not voting
- Cross: not voting
- Dunkley: not voting
Returning Messages
2026-03-11 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Avila: yes
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gruters: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Simon: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Jones: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Leek: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Martin: 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
- Trumbull: not voting
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