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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 295: Prosecuting Children as Adults

In committee 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 295 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on November 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prosecuting Children as Adults. Primary sponsor: Dianne Hart-Lowman (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): Withdrawn prior to introduction.

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.

Prosecuting Children as Adults ; Prohibits jail or other adult facility from holding child transferred to adult court for criminal prosecution before hearing to determine if child should be prosecuted as adult, unless hearing waived; removes requirement for state attorney to request court to transfer & certify child for prosecution as adult or to provide written reasons for not making such request; removes references to state attorney's discretion to direct file juvenile; revises discretionary direct file criteria; provides for due process evidentiary hearing before judge upon filing by state attorney of information transferring child to adult court; provides for continued jurisdiction of adult court with regard to child unless court makes specified finding; provides requirements for order to transfer child to adult court; provides for immediate appellate review of order.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dianne Hart-LowmanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse63

“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. Withdrawn prior to introduction
  2. Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  3. Referred to Judiciary Committee
  4. Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  5. Filed

Sources

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