FL S0536 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on November 17 2025 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-10 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 429
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on November 17 2025 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-10 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 429
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Revising the definition of the term "criminal gang member"; defining the term "gang-related language", etc.
Title
Criteria for Determining Criminal Gang Membership
Sponsors
| Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice | Senate Criminal Justice Committee | Sen. Jonathan Martin [R] |
Roll Calls
2026-03-02 - Senate - Senate Fiscal Policy (Y: 12 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-25 - Senate - Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-12 - Senate - Senate Criminal Justice (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-25 - Senate - Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-12 - Senate - Senate Criminal Justice (Y: 6 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 429 |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Substituted CS/HB 429 |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Read 2nd time |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/26 |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 12 NAYS 6 |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Now in Fiscal Policy |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 |
| 2026-02-20 | Senate | On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building |
| 2026-01-14 | Senate | Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice |
| 2026-01-13 | Senate | CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time |
| 2026-01-13 | Senate | Introduced |
| 2026-01-13 | Senate | Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| 2026-01-12 | Senate | CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 |
| 2026-01-05 | Senate | On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building |
| 2025-12-01 | Senate | Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy |
| 2025-11-17 | Senate | Filed |
Same As/Similar To
H429 (Same As) 2026-06-17 - Chapter No. 2026-156
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 823 | 05 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 874 | 03 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 921 | 141 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
| 951 | 23 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
