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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 778: Forensic Services for Certain Defendants

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 778 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on December 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Forensic Services for Certain Defendants. Primary sponsor: Corey Simon (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 4, 2026): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 569 (Ch. 2026-8).

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.

Forensic Services for Certain Defendants; Revising the definition of the term “forensic client” or “client”, etc.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Corey SimonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate3

“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 569 (Ch. 2026-8)
  2. Substituted HB 569
  3. Read 2nd time
  4. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26
  5. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  6. Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 20 NAYS 0
  7. On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
  8. Now in Fiscal Policy
  9. Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
  10. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/12/26, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
  11. Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  12. Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 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