Florida Senate Bill 418

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Passed on June 17 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-06-17 - Chapter No. 2026-147
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to establish a program to improve communication between individuals with autism spectrum disorder and law enforcement officers under certain circumstances; requiring the department to develop and make available to individuals with autism spectrum disorder a certain envelope and card by a specified date; defining the terms "agency" and "autism spectrum disorder"; requiring the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission within the Department of Law Enforcement to establish an employment training component relating to individuals with autism spectrum disorder, etc.

Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Sen. Shevrin Jones [D]

Sen. Carlos Smith [D]

2026-03-11 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#16 (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-10 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#752 (Y: 111 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#22 (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - Senate - Senate Fiscal Policy (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-04 - Senate - Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-26 - Senate - Senate Criminal Justice (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-06-17		Chapter No. 2026-147
2026-06-16		Approved by Governor
2026-06-12		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2026-03-11	Senate	Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
2026-03-11	Senate	Passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
2026-03-11	Senate	Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (376741)
2026-03-10	Senate	In returning messages
2026-03-10	House	Passed as amended; YEAS 111, NAYS 0
2026-03-10	House	Read 3rd time
2026-03-10	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-03-10	House	Amendment 376741 adopted
2026-03-10	House	Read 2nd time
2026-03-09	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2026-03-09	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026)
2026-03-09	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-19	House	In Messages
2026-02-19	Senate	Immediately certified
2026-02-19	Senate	Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
2026-02-19	Senate	Read 3rd time
2026-02-19	Senate	Read 2nd time
2026-02-17	Senate	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
2026-02-12	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-12	Senate	Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
2026-02-09	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
2026-02-04	Senate	Now in Fiscal Policy
2026-02-04	Senate	Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2026-01-30	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 37 Senate Building
2026-01-27	Senate	Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
2026-01-26	Senate	Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2026-01-21	Senate	On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
2026-01-13	Senate	Introduced
2025-11-17	Senate	Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
2025-11-06	Senate	Filed

H365 (Same As) 2026-03-10 - Laid on Table, refer to SB 418
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/2026/418
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/BillText/Filed/HTML
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/BillText/e1/HTML
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/BillText/er/HTML
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/Amendment/376741/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/Analyses/2026s00418.pre.cj.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/Analyses/2026s00418.cj.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/Analyses/2026s00418.pre.acj.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/Analyses/2026s00418.acj.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/Analyses/2026s00418.pre.fp.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/Analyses/2026s00418.fp.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/Analyses/2026s00418.hms.cj.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/Vote/2026-01-26%200330PM~S00418%20Vote%20Record.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/Vote/2026-02-04%200345PM~S00418%20Vote%20Record.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/Vote/2026-02-12%200900AM~S00418%20Vote%20Record.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/Vote/SenateVote_s00418__022.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/Vote/HouseVote_s00418__752.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/Vote/SenateVote_s00418__016.PDF