CS/CS/HB 845: Veterans Affairs
GENERAL BILL by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Maney ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Daniels ; Gantt ; Harris ; Holcomb ; Kendall ; López, J. ; Michael ; Temple
Veterans Affairs; Revises admissions process for veterans treatment court programs; authorizes multidisciplinary teams 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.
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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
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CS/CS/HB 845, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/1/2025 at 2:27 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: 3/10/2025 S Introduced 
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: 3/10/2025 S Introduced
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: 3/12/2025 H Now in State Affairs Committee
S 116 (c2) Veterans Burgess Compare Last Action: 3/19/2025 H In Messages
S 1724 Access to Veterans Treatment Court Programs Wright Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced
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)