HB 199 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Veterans Affairs

Summary

Veterans Affairs; Revises admissions process for veterans treatment court programs; authorizes court, in consultation with multidisciplinary team, to determine eligibility for veterans treatment court programs; requires court to consider recommendation of state attorney when making eligibility determination; authorizes sentencing courts to divert defendants to veterans treatment court programs under certain circumstances; requires certain notice be provided to defendants; provides for disposition of probation or community control violations by program participants.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Oct 16, 2025 Signed Jun 11, 2026

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What changed between versions

H 199 c2 → H 199 er · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text has been updated from a committee version to the final enrolled version, indicating it has passed all legislative stages and is ready for the Governor's signature. The substantive policy content regarding veterans treatment court admissions remains unchanged, with no new funding, eligibility criteria, or operational requirements introduced in this update.

TECHNICAL

Header metadata updated to reflect the bill's final 'ENROLLED' status and legislative session details, while removing draft identifiers.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2026 · House Feb 4, 2026

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 40

Feb 26, 2026

D Democratic11

10 Yea 1

90% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican28

27 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 11, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

upper

Feb 9, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Feb 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0

lower

Dec 12, 2025

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Dec 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Judiciary Committee

lower

Dec 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee

lower

Dec 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

lower

Nov 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Judiciary Committee

lower

Nov 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Nov 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Nov 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Oct 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda

lower

Oct 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Oct 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Oct 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

lower

Oct 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 13 co-sponsors