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FL SB 536

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Criteria 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

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Martinprimary
  • Criminal Justiceprimary
  • Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justiceprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-11-17

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-12-01

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

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-05

    On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building

  4. 2026-01-12

    CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 2

  5. 2026-01-13

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

  6. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  7. 2026-01-13

    CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time

  8. 2026-01-14

    Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

  9. 2026-02-20

    On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building

  10. 2026-02-25

    CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 3

  11. 2026-02-26

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

  12. 2026-02-26

    Now in Fiscal Policy

  13. 2026-02-26

    On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  14. 2026-02-26

    CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time

  15. 2026-03-02

    Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 12 NAYS 6

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-03-03

    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  17. 2026-03-05

    Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/26

  18. 2026-03-10

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  19. 2026-03-10

    Substituted CS/HB 429

  20. 2026-03-10

    Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 429 (Ch. 2026-156)

    deferral

Versions

Documents

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

Related bills

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