SB 418: Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
GENERAL BILL by Jones ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Smith
Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder; 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.
Last Action: 3/11/2026 Senate - Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/6/2025 Senate • Filed
11/17/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/21/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/26/2026 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
1/27/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
1/30/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 37 Senate Building
2/4/2026 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
• Now in Fiscal Policy
2/9/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
2/12/2026 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/17/2026 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
2/19/2026 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 346
• Read 3rd time -SJ 346
• Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 346
• Immediately certified -SJ 356
2/19/2026 House • In Messages
3/9/2026 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026)
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/10/2026 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 376741 adopted
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• Passed as amended; YEAS 111, NAYS 0
3/10/2026 Senate • In returning messages
3/11/2026 Senate • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (376741)
• Passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
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SB 418, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/11/2026 at 6:20 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 365 (c2) Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder Criminal Justice Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 3/10/2026 H Laid on Table, refer to SB 418 
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 320.021 Page 2 (pdf) 943.1727 Continued employment training relating to autism spectrum disorder. Page 3 (pdf) -
SB 418, Engrossed 1 Posted 3/11/2026 at 6:14 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 365 (c2) Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/10/2026 H Laid on Table, refer to SB 418
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 320.021 Page 2 (pdf) 943.1727 Continued employment training relating to autism spectrum disorder. Page 2 (pdf) -
SB 418, Original Filed Version Posted 11/6/2025 at 8:50 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 365 (c2) Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/10/2026 H Laid on Table, refer to SB 418
Floor Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 376741 - Strike All Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Valdés 3/5/2026
12:03 PMSenate: Concurred
3/11/2026PDF Committee Votes (3)
Date Committee Result 1/26/2026 3:30 PM Criminal Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays 2/4/2026 3:45 PM Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays 2/12/2026 9:00 AM Fiscal Policy 19 Yeas - 0 Nays Floor Votes (3)
Date Chamber Result 2/19/2026 11:17 AM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays 3/10/2026 11:18 AM House 111 Yeas - 0 Nays 3/11/2026 4:07 PM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 320.021 Page 2 (pdf) 943.1727 Continued employment training relating to autism spectrum disorder. Page 2 (pdf)