Florida House Bill 1005

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-13 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides for petitions for involuntary admission to residential services of persons with neurocognitive disorders; provides that forensic clients with neurocognitive disorder have certain rights; authorizes appointment of certain clinical social workers or mental health counselors as experts to evaluate defendants for mental competence to proceed; limits such appointment to evaluations of mental competence to proceed; defines "neurocognitive disorder"; provides for appointment of experts to evaluate mental condition of defendants whose suspected mental condition is neurocognitive disorder; provides for determination of whether defendant whose suspected mental condition is neurocognitive disorder is mentally competent to proceed; provides for training of such defendant in certain circumstances; provides for involuntary commitment of certain defendants determined to be incompetent to proceed due to neurocognitive disorder; provides for retention of jurisdiction over certain defendants found incompetent to proceed & ordered into forensic facility for defendants who have intellectual disabilities, autism, or neurocognitive disorders; provides for dismissal of charges without prejudice when defendant is found incompetent to proceed due to neurocognitive disorder; provides for conditional release, in certain circumstances, of defendant who is incompetent to proceed due to neurocognitive disorder; requires certain juvenile delinquency procedures for children who are incompetent to proceed because of neurocognitive disorder.

Determination of Mental Conditions in Judicial Proceedings

Rep. Nan Cobb [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-13	House	Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2026-01-13	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2026-01-12	House	Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2026-01-12	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2026-01-12	House	Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
2026-01-12	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2026-01-05	House	Filed

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
393	11		Amended Code	See Bill Text
393	115		Amended Code	See Bill Text
916	105		Amended Code	See Bill Text
916	106		Amended Code	See Bill Text
916	107		Amended Code	See Bill Text
916	115		Amended Code	See Bill Text
916	301		Amended Code	See Bill Text
916	3012		Amended Code	See Bill Text
916	302		Amended Code	See Bill Text
916	3025		Amended Code	See Bill Text
916	303		Amended Code	See Bill Text
916	304		Amended Code	See Bill Text
985	19		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1005
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1005/BillText/Filed/PDF