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IntroducedSep 17, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 19, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Florida Senate Bill
Use of Substances Affecting Cognitive Function; Requiring medical examiners to take specified actions when performing an autopsy on a decedent who is a violent offender; requiring that autopsy reports for such individuals include certain findings and information; authorizing the release of certain patient records to law enforcement agencies without patient authorization under certain circumstances; requiring school safety specialists to provide school district staff with certain training on the adverse effects of specified substances, etc.
Summary
Comments on SB 54
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
NO: 1
NO: 1
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- In Messages
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Read 2nd time
- Read 3rd time
- CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 1
- Immediately certified
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
- Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
- On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
- Jan 16, 2026 | Senate
- Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Now in Rules
- Jan 14, 2026 | Senate
- CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 1
- Jan 13, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
- CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
- Jan 09, 2026 | Senate
- On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/14/26, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
- Dec 11, 2025 | Senate
- Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
- Dec 10, 2025 | Senate
- Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Dec 09, 2025 | Senate
- CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 1
- Dec 01, 2025 | Senate
- On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 12/09/25, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building
- Oct 06, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
- Sep 17, 2025 | Senate
- Filed
Documents
- Bill Analysis -- Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) (12/8/2025 9:55 AM)
- Bill Analysis -- Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) (12/10/2025 2:43 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) (1/12/2026 4:03 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) (1/16/2026 2:05 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Rules (Pre-Meeting) (2/9/2026 7:37 AM)
- Bill Analysis -- Rules (Post-Meeting) (2/10/2026 1:57 PM)

