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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: 4/24/2025 Senate - Received
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. 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

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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: 3/10/2025 S Introduced

    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)

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  • 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: 3/10/2025 S Introduced

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    790415 - Amendment
    Remove lines 19-73 and insert:
    Maney 4/16/2025
    10:05 AM
    Adopted
    4/17/2025
    PDF

    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)

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  • 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 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    4/1/2025
    PDF

    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)

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  • 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: 4/30/2025 S In returning 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 21-39
    Maney 3/11/2025
    12:53 PM
    PDF

    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)

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