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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 365: Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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 365 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on November 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Primary sponsor: Susan Valdés (Republican), Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee. It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 10, 2026): Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see SB 418 (Ch. 2026-147).

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Official summary

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

Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder; Requires DHSMV to establish program to improve communication between individuals with autism spectrum disorder & law enforcement officers under certain circumstances; requires DHSMV to develop & make available to such individuals certain envelope & card by specified date; provides requirements for envelope & card; authorizes such individuals to request envelope & card from DHSMV or tax collector's office beginning on specified date; requires Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission within FDLE to establish employment training component relating to such individuals; provides requirements for training law enforcement officers on interacting with such individuals; requires training component to be included in specified course by specified date; requires specified law enforcement officers to complete training component by specified date.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10 · Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Susan ValdésPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Criminal Justice SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Judiciary CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Bruce AntoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Webster BarnabyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29
Robin BartlemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse103
Fabián BasabeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Linda ChaneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Gallop FranklinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Mike GottliebCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse102
Rita HarrisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Dianne Hart-LowmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse63
Johanna LópezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Randy MaggardCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Patt ManeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Jim MooneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse120
Angie NixonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Rachel PlakonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Leonard SpencerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Paula StarkCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Allison TantCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9

“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. Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see SB 418 (Ch. 2026-147)
  2. Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3. Bill referred to House Calendar
  4. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  5. CS Filed
  6. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  7. Reported out of Judiciary Committee
  8. Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
  9. Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
  10. Now in Judiciary Committee
  11. Reported out of Budget Committee
  12. Favorable by Budget Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 29 actions. Full history

Sources

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