Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 1040: Homelessness
Did not advance Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 1040 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on February 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Homelessness. Primary sponsor: Smith. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Homelessness; Citing this act as the “Homeless Persons Dignity Act”; prohibiting the denial or abridgment of a person’s ability to access public services solely because he or she is homeless; providing that a person experiencing homelessness has specified rights; authorizing a court to award certain relief, damages, and attorney fees and costs to a prevailing plaintiff in certain civil actions, etc.
Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
- Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
- Introduced
- Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Community Affairs; Fiscal Policy
- Filed