Senate bill · 2026
SB 778
Forensic Services for Certain Defendants
Progress
89 days from first to latest action, across 16 recorded actions.
Filed
Dec 5
Referred to committee
Dec 16
Heard in committee
Jan 20
Reported from committee
Jan 20
Passed first chamber
Stopped here
Passed second chamber
Sent to governor
Became law
Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.
Record votes
Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.
Favorable
Senate · Jan 20, 2026
Passed 6–0
6 Yea
0 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
Favorable
Senate · Feb 12, 2026
Passed 9–0
9 Yea
0 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
Favorable
Senate · Feb 18, 2026
Passed 20–0
20 Yea
0 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
Full history
Every action recorded by The Florida Senate.
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 569 (Ch. 2026-8)
Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Substituted HB 569
Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Read 2nd time
Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26
Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Now in Fiscal Policy
Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/12/26, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Jan 20, 2026 · Senate
Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
Jan 20, 2026 · Senate
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/20/26, 9:30 am, 301 Senate Building
Jan 15, 2026 · Senate
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
Dec 16, 2025 · Senate
Filed
Dec 5, 2025 · Senate
Authors
In committee
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
Senate
Referred Dec 16, 2025 · heard Jan 20, 2026 · reported after 35 days
Topics
Bill text
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| Bill | Author | Progress | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1153Juvenile Justice | Nan CobbR | Became law | Became law | Mar 31, 2026Chapter No. 2026-16 |
| SB 102Florida Statutes | Kathleen PassidomoR | Became law | Became law | Mar 31, 2026Chapter No. 2026-13 |
| SB 212Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators | Stan McClainR | Became law | Became law | Apr 1, 2026Chapter No. 2026-17 |
| HB 1473Pub. Rec./Terrorist Organizations | Hillary CasselR | Became law | Became law | Apr 7, 2026Chapter No. 2026-29; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1471 (Ch. 2026-28) |
| HB 7031Internal Revenue Code | Wyman DugganR | Became law | Became law | Jun 12, 2026Chapter No. 2026-137 |
| HB 1159Sexual Offenses | Berny JacquesR | Became law | Became law | Apr 1, 2026Chapter No. 2026-20; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 245 (Ch. 2026-18) |