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Florida bills · 2026 Regular Session

Florida HB 1017

Bail Bonds

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Florida legislature· summary

Bail Bonds; Revises requirements for approval & certification as approved limited surety agent & professional bail bond agent prelicensing school; authorizes bail bond agents & agencies to accept certain fees or charges; prohibits virtual offices; revises provisions relating to pretrial release and detention; revises criteria court must consider in making specified determinations; revises duties and responsibilities of clerk of court relating to bonds and forfeiture of bonds; removes and revises certain provisions relating to sureties and ownership of property, justification of suretyship, provision of information, access to jails, and liability; revises provisions relating to deposit of bail money; revises provisions relating to bond forfeiture and discharge of forfeiture; requires sheriff to enter defendant's information in National Crime Information Center database for each felony warrant for failure to appear; revises provisions relating to remission of forfeiture; revises provisions relating to bond cancellation; specifies limits on effect of original appearance bond; specifies that the clerk of court does not have standing to object to reinstatement of bond; removes provisions relating to guaranteed arrest bond certificates as cash bail; authorizes pretrial detention of certain defendants arrested for certain dangerous crimes.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:13 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Feb 10, 2026
House		Favorable With Committee Substitute (Judiciary Committee)passSet your home in Florida to see
Jan 28, 2026
House		Favorable With Committee Substitute (Criminal Justice Subcommittee)passSet your home in Florida to see

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