FL SB 536
introducedCriteria for Determining Criminal Gang Membership
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Description
Criteria for Determining Criminal Gang Membership; Revising the definition of the term “criminal gang member”; defining the term “gang-related language”, etc.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-10 — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 429 (Ch. 2026-156)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Martinprimary
- Criminal Justiceprimary
- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justiceprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-11-17
Filed
filing
2025-12-01
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
referral-committee
2026-01-05
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
2026-01-12
CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 2
2026-01-13
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-01-13
Introduced
introduction
2026-01-13
CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
2026-01-14
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
2026-02-20
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
2026-02-25
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 3
2026-02-26
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-26
Now in Fiscal Policy
2026-02-26
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-26
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
2026-03-02
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 12 NAYS 6
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-03
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-03-05
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/26
2026-03-10
Read 2nd time
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2026-03-10
Substituted CS/HB 429
2026-03-10
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 429 (Ch. 2026-156)
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Votes
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-01-12 · pass · 6-2
Member-level votes (8)
- Bradley: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Simon: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Martin: yes
- Bernard: no
- Smith: no
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-02-25 · pass · 5-3
Member-level votes (8)
- Simon: yes
- Wright: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Martin: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Osgood: no
- Polsky: no
- Smith: no
Favorable
2026-03-02 · pass · 12-6
Member-level votes (20)
- Boyd: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Burton: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Leek: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Simon: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Arrington: no
- Bernard: no
- Bracy Davis: no
- Davis: no
- Jones: no
- Osgood: no
- Avila: other
- Gruters: other
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