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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 199: Veterans Affairs

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 199 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on October 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Veterans Affairs. Primary sponsor: Patt Maney (Republican), Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee. It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 12, 2026): Chapter No. 2026-128.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Veterans Affairs; Revises admissions process for veterans treatment court programs; authorizes court, in consultation with multidisciplinary team, to determine eligibility for veterans treatment court programs; requires court to consider recommendation of state attorney when making eligibility determination; authorizes sentencing courts to divert defendants to veterans treatment court programs under certain circumstances; requires certain notice be provided to defendants; provides for disposition of probation or community control violations by program participants.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Patt ManeyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Criminal Justice SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Judiciary CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robin BartlemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse103
Yvette BenarrochCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Dean BlackCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
James BuchananCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Bill ConerlyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse72
Kim DanielsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Christine HunschofskyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Johanna LópezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Kiyan MichaelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Jim MooneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse120
Michelle SalzmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
SmithCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Debra TendrichCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse89

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chapter No. 2026-128
  2. Approved by Governor
  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4. Ordered enrolled
  5. In Messages
  6. Immediately certified
  7. CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
  8. Read 3rd time
  9. Read 2nd time
  10. Substituted for CS/SB 50
  11. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  12. Withdrawn from Rules

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source