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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1570: Statewide Project for Missing Persons with Special Needs

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

SB 1570 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on January 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Statewide Project for Missing Persons with Special Needs. Primary sponsor: Don Gaetz (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 10, 2026): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1405 (Ch. 2026-172).

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.

Statewide Project for Missing Persons with Special Needs; Amending a provision relating to the missing persons with special needs statewide project; providing that the project is created through the centers for autism and related disabilities; requiring that participants for the project be selected based on certain criteria, etc. APPROPRIATION: $1,000,000

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Don GaetzPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Lori BermanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26

“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 HB 1405 (Ch. 2026-172)
  2. Substituted HB 1405
  3. Read 2nd time
  4. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/26
  5. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  6. Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
  7. On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  8. Now in Fiscal Policy
  9. Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
  10. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
  11. Now in Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
  12. Favorable by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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