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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1326: Prosecution of Defendants

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1326 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on January 7, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Prosecution of Defendants. Primary sponsor: Jonathan Martin (Republican), Criminal Justice. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice.

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.

Prosecution of Defendants; Revising the qualifications for an insanity defense; updating reporting requirements for examining experts; revising requirements for dismissal of charges; requiring involuntary commitment for persons found not guilty by reason of insanity in certain circumstances; revising mitigating circumstances for sentencing, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jonathan MartinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Criminal JusticePrimary sponsorNot 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

  1. Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  2. Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  3. Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
  4. Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary
  5. CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
  6. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 2
  8. On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building --Motion to Reconsider Adopted
  9. Introduced
  10. On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building --Pending Reconsideration (Favorable; YEAS 4 NAYS 3)
  11. Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
  12. Filed

Sources

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