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SB 928 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Dangerous Crimes

Summary
Dangerous Crimes; Citing this act as “Missy’s Law”; requiring a court to remand to custody immediately a person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is found guilty of, a dangerous crime; requiring such person to remain in custody pending sentencing without the possibility of release on bond, etc.
Issues: ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeMandates immediate custody without bond for dangerous crime convicts, restricting defendant rights and increasing mandatory pretrial detention per bill language.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 4, 2026
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What changed between versions

S 928 c1 → S 928 c2 · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to broaden its application by including individuals who plead guilty or nolo contendere, not just those found guilty by a judge. It also added a specific exemption for people who have already served their maximum statutory sentence. Additionally, the amendment clarifies that the mandatory custody requirement applies regardless of whether the person is convicted 'regardless of adjudication' (no conviction on record) and expands the scope of the law to cover violations of chapters 924 and 903.0472.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from applying only to persons found guilty by a court to also applying to persons who plead guilty or nolo contendere, including those with 'no conviction' records.
ELIGIBILITY

Expanded eligibility to include defendants who plead guilty or nolo contendere, whereas the original version only applied to those found guilty by a court.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new provision stating that the mandatory custody requirement does not apply if the person has already served the maximum statutory sentence for the offense.

Clarified that the custody requirement applies even if the person is found guilty 'regardless of adjudication' (meaning no formal conviction is entered on their record).

Expanded the legal scope to explicitly mention chapters 924 and 903.0472 in the provision overriding contrary laws.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026

How they voted

22–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 24
Feb 24, 2026
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1
0% Nay
R Republican18
17 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (22-0-2)
senate
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/18/26, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Jonathan Martin
RRepublican
FL
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