CS/CS/CS/HB 845: Veterans Affairs
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Maney ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Casello ; Daniels ; Eskamani ; Gantt ; Harris ; Holcomb ; Kendall ; López, J. ; Michael ; Rizo ; Salzman ; Stark ; Temple
Veterans Affairs; Revises admissions process for veterans treatment court programs; authorizes court, in consultation with multidisciplinary team, to determine eligibility for veterans treatment court programs; authorizes sentencing courts to divert defendants to veterans treatment court programs; requires certain notice be provided to defendants; provides for disposition of probation or community control violations by program participants.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 5/3/2025 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 5/3/2025 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/20/2025 House • Filed
3/2/2025 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/10/2025 House • Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
3/12/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/13/2025 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/14/2025 House • Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
3/28/2025 House • Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
4/1/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/2/2025 House • Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
4/15/2025 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
4/17/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
4/24/2025 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
4/24/2025 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Fiscal Policy
• Received
5/3/2025 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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CS/CS/CS/HB 845, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/17/2025 at 2:38 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1724 Access to Veterans Treatment Court Programs Wright Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration 
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 4/24/2025 4:10 PM House 114 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 394.47891 Veterans treatment court programs. Page 1 (pdf) 948.01 When court may place defendant on probation or into community control. Page 3 (pdf) -
CS/CS/HB 845, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/1/2025 at 2:27 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/17/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1724 Access to Veterans Treatment Court Programs Wright Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 790415 - Amendment
Remove lines 19-73 and insert:Maney 4/16/2025
10:05 AMAdopted
4/17/2025PDF Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 394.47891 Veterans treatment court programs. Page 1 (pdf) 948.01 When court may place defendant on probation or into community control. Page 3 (pdf) -
CS/HB 845, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/13/2025 at 10:31 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1724 Access to Veterans Treatment Court Programs Wright Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 326389 - Amendment
Remove lines 20-41 and insert:Maney 3/31/2025
2:27 PMAdopted without Objection
4/1/2025PDF Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 394.47891 Veterans treatment court programs. Page 1 (pdf) 948.01 When court may place defendant on probation or into community control. Page 3 (pdf) -
HB 845, Original Filed Version Posted 2/20/2025 at 3:28 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/13/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1043 Veterans Plakon Compare Last Action: 4/30/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 116
S 116 (c2) Veterans Burgess Compare Last Action: 5/2/2025 S Ordered enrolled
S 1724 Access to Veterans Treatment Court Programs Wright Compare Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 770789 - Amendment
Remove lines 21-39Maney 3/11/2025
12:53 PMPDF Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 265.003 Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame. Page 1 (pdf) 320.08058 Specialty license plates. Page 2 (pdf) 394.47891 Veterans treatment court programs. Page 2 (pdf) 948.01 When court may place defendant on probation or into community control. Page 4 (pdf)