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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1734: Juvenile Justice

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 1734 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on January 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Juvenile Justice. Primary sponsor: Jonathan Martin (Republican), Fiscal Policy. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 6, 2026): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1153 (Ch. 2026-16).

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.

Juvenile Justice; Authorizing the Governor to award a Medal of Heroism to juvenile detention and juvenile probation officers; authorizing certain entities to establish an award program to award a Medal of Valor to a juvenile detention officer or probation officer in certain circumstances; revising the definition of the term “officer” to include juvenile detention and juvenile probation officers; requiring the Department of Juvenile Justice to review county juvenile detention payments for a certain purpose, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jonathan MartinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Fiscal PolicyPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Keith TruenowCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate13

“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 CS/CS/HB 1153 (Ch. 2026-16)
  2. Substituted CS/CS/HB 1153
  3. Read 2nd time
  4. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
  5. CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
  6. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  7. Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  8. CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
  9. On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
  10. Now in Fiscal Policy
  11. Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
  12. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 37 Senate Building

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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