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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 50: Veterans Affairs

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 50 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on September 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Veterans Affairs. Primary sponsor: Don Gaetz (Republican), Criminal Justice. Most recent recorded action (February 26, 2026): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 199 (Ch. 2026-128).

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Veterans Affairs; Revising the admissions process for veterans treatment court programs; authorizing the multidisciplinary team to determine eligibility for veterans treatment court programs; authorizing sentencing courts to divert defendants to veterans treatment court programs under certain circumstances; requiring that a defendant’s satisfactory completion of the program be a condition of the defendant’s probation or community control, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Don GaetzPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
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. Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 199 (Ch. 2026-128)
  2. Substituted CS/CS/HB 199
  3. Read 2nd time
  4. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
  5. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  6. Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
  7. On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  8. Now in Rules
  9. Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
  10. On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
  11. Now in Judiciary
  12. CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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