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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 418: Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Enacted 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 418 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on November 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Primary sponsor: Shev Jones (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 17, 2026): Chapter No. 2026-147.

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.

Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder; Requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to establish a program to improve communication between individuals with autism spectrum disorder and law enforcement officers under certain circumstances; requiring the department to develop and make available to individuals with autism spectrum disorder a certain envelope and card by a specified date; defining the terms “agency” and “autism spectrum disorder”; requiring the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission within the Department of Law Enforcement to establish an employment training component relating to individuals with autism spectrum disorder, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Shev JonesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate34
SmithCo-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. Chapter No. 2026-147
  2. Approved by Governor
  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4. Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
  5. Passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
  6. Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (376741)
  7. In returning messages
  8. Passed as amended; YEAS 111, NAYS 0
  9. Read 3rd time
  10. Added to Third Reading Calendar
  11. Amendment 376741 adopted
  12. Read 2nd time

Showing 12 most recent of 33 actions. Full history

Sources

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