2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S1344: Juvenile Justice

Legislative Summary

Providing for appointment of counsel in certain circumstances; providing for payment of counsel; revising provisions for a child's punishment for contempt of court; revising provisions related to case staffing and to services and treatment related to a family in need of services; authorizing that a child be taken into custody pursuant to a finding of contempt; providing for early truancy intervention; providing for additional services to be ordered if a student is found to be a truant status offender; specifying when a guardian ad litem may be appointed, etc.

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Bill History

2/26/2025
Filed
Senate
3/6/2025
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/10/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/20/2025
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/25/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Senate
3/25/2025
CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Senate
3/27/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
3/27/2025
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Senate
4/2/2025
CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
Senate
4/7/2025
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building
Senate
4/10/2025
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Senate
4/14/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/14/2025
Now in Fiscal Policy
Senate
4/15/2025
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
Senate
4/16/2025
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/17/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/17/2025
CS/CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
Senate
4/18/2025
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/18/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/21/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
Senate
4/22/2025
CS/CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
Senate
4/24/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/24/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
4/24/2025
CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
Senate
4/24/2025
In Messages
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #384302

3/24/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RCS#13
4/24/2025
36
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Fiscal Policy
4/17/2025
17
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
4/10/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Criminal Justice
3/25/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Corey Simon
Corey Simon
Republican

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/18/2025278.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/14/2025278.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/27/2025278.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/26/2025278.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/18/2025330.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/16/2025329.1 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/14/2025331.3 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/9/2025329.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/27/2025369.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/24/2025375.3 KB