Florida House Bill 365

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 5 2025 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-10 - Laid on Table, refer to SB 418
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Requires DHSMV to establish program to improve communication between individuals with autism spectrum disorder & law enforcement officers under certain circumstances; requires DHSMV to develop & make available to such individuals certain envelope & card by specified date; provides requirements for envelope & card; authorizes such individuals to request envelope & card from DHSMV or tax collector's office beginning on specified date; requires Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission within FDLE to establish employment training component relating to such individuals; provides requirements for training law enforcement officers on interacting with such individuals; requires training component to be included in specified course by specified date; requires specified law enforcement officers to complete training component by specified date.

Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

House Judiciary Committee	House Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Rep. Susan Valdes [R]	Rep. Bruce Antone [D]
Rep. Webster Barnaby [R]	Rep. Robin Bartleman [D]	Rep. Fabian Basabe [R]	Rep. Linda Chaney [R]
Rep. Gallop Franklin [D]	Rep. Michael Gottlieb [D]	Rep. Jennifer Harris [D]	Rep. Dianne Hart-Lowman [D]
Rep. Johanna Lopez [D]	Rep. Randy Maggard [R]	Rep. Patt Maney [R]	Rep. Jim Mooney [R]
Rep. Angela Nixon [D]	Rep. Rachel Plakon [R]	Rep. Leonard Spencer [D]	Rep. Paula Stark [R]
Rep. Allison Tant [D]

2026-02-26 - House - House Judiciary Committee (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-02-24 - House - House Budget Committee (Y: 28 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - House - House Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-10	House	Laid on Table, refer to SB 418
2026-03-02	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-03-02	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-26	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2026-02-26	House	CS Filed
2026-02-26	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2026-02-26	House	Reported out of Judiciary Committee
2026-02-26	House	Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
2026-02-24	House	Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2026-02-24	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2026-02-24	House	Reported out of Budget Committee
2026-02-24	House	Favorable by Budget Committee
2026-02-20	House	Added to Budget Committee agenda
2026-02-13	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2026-02-13	House	Now in Budget Committee
2026-02-13	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2026-02-13	House	Referred to Budget Committee
2026-02-12	House	CS Filed
2026-02-12	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2026-02-12	House	Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2026-02-12	House	Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2026-02-10	House	Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2025-11-18	House	Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2025-11-18	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2025-11-18	House	Referred to Budget Committee
2025-11-18	House	Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
2025-11-18	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2025-11-05	House	Filed

S418 (Same As) 2026-06-17 - Chapter No. 2026-147
H849 (Similar To) 2026-03-11 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 524
S524 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in returning Messages

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
320	021		Amended Code	See Bill Text
943	1727		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/365
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/365/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/365/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/365/BillText/c2/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/365/Amendment/339529/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/365/Analyses/h0365a.CRM.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/365/Analyses/h0365b.CRM.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/365/Analyses/h0365c.BUC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/365/Analyses/h0365d.BUC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/365/Analyses/h0365e.JDC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/365/Analyses/h0365f.JDC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/365/Analyses/h0365z.CRM.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=76481&IsPCB=0&BillId=82927
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=76887&IsPCB=0&BillId=82927
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=77059&IsPCB=0&BillId=82927