Florida bills · 2026 Regular Session
Florida SB 600
Bail Bonds
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Truenow (Republican)
- Criminal Justice
- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
- Rules
Summary
Official abstract published by the Florida legislature· summary
Bail Bonds; Decreasing the duration of in-person classroom-instruction basic certification courses required to be considered for approval and certification as an approved limited surety agent and professional bail bond agent prelicensing school; requiring, rather than authorizing, that any monetary or cash component of any form of pretrial release be met by specified means; requiring the clerk of the court, upon the court’s entry of an order to revoke pretrial release and order pretrial detention in certain circumstances, to discharge any bond previously posted as a condition of pretrial release without further order of the court; requiring that a signed certification containing certain information accompany or be included on a specified notice, etc.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2026 Senate | Third Reading | pass | Set your home in Florida to see |
| Feb 24, 2026 Senate | Favorable with Committee Substitute | pass | Set your home in Florida to see |
| Feb 18, 2026 Senate | Favorable with Committee Substitute | pass | Set your home in Florida to see |
| Feb 2, 2026 Senate | Favorable with Committee Substitute | pass | Set your home in Florida to see |
Actions
- Mar 13, 2026 · House
Died in Messages - Feb 26, 2026 · House
In Messages - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Immediately certified - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 1 - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Read 3rd time - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Amendment(s) adopted (252648) - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Read 2nd time - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26 - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) - Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Now in Rules - Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) - Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 - Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/18/26, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Building - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building - Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Introduced - Dec 9, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules - Nov 19, 2025 · Senate
Filed