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SB 820 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Problem-solving Court Reports

Summary
Problem-solving Court Reports; Requiring the Office of the State Courts Administrator to provide a problem-solving court report to the Legislature annually by a specified date; requiring specified court programs to collect certain data and information for program evaluation; requiring each such court program to report such data and information annually to the office, etc.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeRequiring data inclusion in problem-solving court reports enhances oversight of mental health/drug treatment programs, aligning with rehabilitation-focused criminal justice reform.85% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Jun 12, 2026
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What changed between versions

S 820 c1 → S 820 er · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was transitioned from a committee draft to an enrolled, final version, adding a phased implementation schedule for reporting requirements. The final text introduces a three-year timeline where the Office of the State Courts Administrator must first report on 30% of funded courts, then 100% of courts, before requiring all courts to report. It also added new reporting mandates for drug courts and clarified applicability dates for different court programs.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include a phased implementation schedule for reporting requirements, initially covering only 30% of funded courts before expanding to all courts.
TIMELINE

Added a phased reporting schedule requiring the annual report to cover 30% of funded courts in 2025-2026, 100% in 2026-2027, and all courts thereafter.

Added applicability dates, specifying that amendments to certain statutes apply to funded programs on the effective date and all other programs on July 1, 2027.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new section requiring drug courts to collect specific client-level data and report programmatic information annually.

TECHNICAL

Changed the document status from a committee draft to an enrolled bill and updated the bill number to reflect the enrolled version.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2026 · House Mar 10, 2026

How they voted

38–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 19, 2026
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
26 Yea 1 Nay 1
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Jun 12, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 1
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Dec 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Jennifer Bradley
RRepublican
FL
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