Florida 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 7 R · 5 D cosponsors

HB 845 — Veterans Affairs

Last action — Died in Fiscal Policy

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Veterans Affairs; Revises admissions process for veterans treatment court programs; authorizes court, in consultation with multidisciplinary team, to determine eligibility for veterans treatment court programs; authorizes sentencing courts to divert defendants to veterans treatment court programs; requires certain notice be provided to defendants; provides for disposition of probation or community control violations by program participants.

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 845 2025 A bill to be entitled An act relating to veterans affairs;
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 845 2025 A bill to be entitled An act relating to veterans affairs;
authorizing multidisciplinary teams to determine eligibility for veterans treatment court programs;
authorizing courts to determine eligibility for veterans treatment court programs without consultation with the state attorney;
394.47891 Veterans treatment court programs.— (4) ADMISSION.—Entry into a postadjudicatory veterans treatment court program as a condition of probation or community control pursuant to s.
394.47891 Veterans treatment court programs.— (4) ADMISSION.—A defendant who meets the eligibility requirements under subsection (8) may be admitted to a veterans treatment court program at any stage of a criminal proceeding.
948.01 or s.
A defendant seeking to participate in a veterans treatment court program must submit an application to the state attorney.
948.06 must be based upon A defendant who meets the eligibility requirements provided in under subsection (8) may be admitted to a veterans treatment court program at any stage of a criminal proceeding.
The state attorney must review each application and determine Page 1 of 4 CODING:
A defendant seeking to participate in a veterans treatment court program Page 1 of 4 CODING:
hb845-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 845 2025 must submit an application to the state attorney.
hb845-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 845 2025 whether the defendant meets the eligibility requirements in subsection (8).
The state attorney must review each application and determine whether the defendant meets the eligibility requirements in subsection (8).
(8) ELIGIBILITY.— (a) A defendant may participate in a veterans treatment court program if he or she is approved by the state attorney, in consultation with the court, and meets the following criteria:
(8) ELIGIBILITY.— (a) A defendant may participate in a veterans treatment court program if he or she is approved by the multidisciplinary team state attorney, in consultation with the court, and meets the following criteria:
(b) In making the determination under subparagraph (a)2., the state attorney, in consultation with the multidisciplinary team court, must consider:
(b) In making the determination under subparagraph (a)2., the state attorney, in consultation with the court, must consider:
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Whether the defendant's needs exceed the treatment resources available to the veterans treatment court program.
hb845-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 845 2025 4.
hb845-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 845 2025 5.
Whether the defendant's needs exceed the treatment resources available to the veterans treatment court program.
5.
As used in this subsection, the term "nonviolent felony" means a Page 3 of 4 CODING:
As used in this subsection, the term "nonviolent felony" means a third degree felony violation under chapter 810 or any other felony offense that is not a forcible felony as defined in s.
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hb845-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 845 2025 third degree felony violation under chapter 810 or any other felony offense that is not a forcible felony as defined in s.
hb845-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 845 2025 776.08.
776.08.
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Action History

  1. Died in Fiscal Policy

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Received

  4. Referred to Fiscal Policy

  5. In Messages

  6. CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0

  7. Read 3rd time

  8. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  9. Placed on 3rd reading

  10. Read 2nd time

  11. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)

  12. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025)

  13. Bill referred to House Calendar

  14. CS Filed

  15. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  16. Reported out of Judiciary Committee

  17. Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee

  18. Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

  19. Now in Judiciary Committee

  20. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  21. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

  22. CS Filed

  23. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  24. Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

  25. Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

  26. Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda

  27. Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

  28. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  29. Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

  30. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  31. CS Filed

  32. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  33. Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  34. Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  35. Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda

  36. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  37. Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  38. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  39. Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

  40. Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  41. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

  • Maney, Patt Republican
  • Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  • Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
  • Judiciary Committee

Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (147)

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Votes

Passage, Third Reading

Passed 114 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 77004
Democrat 32001
Unaffiliated 5000
Total 114005
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (119)
Member Party Vote
Caruso — Yea
Casello — Yea
Temple — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Lopez, V. — Yea
Alvarez, Jose Democrat Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Aristide, Wallace Democrat Yea
Bartleman, Robin Democrat Yea
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Yea
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Yea
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Yea
Cross, Lindsay Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Not Voting
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Dunkley, Lisa Democrat Yea
Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" Democrat Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Franklin II, Gallop Democrat Yea
Gantt, Ashley Viola Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" Democrat Yea
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Yea
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Yea
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Yea
López, Johanna Democrat Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Yea
Rayner, Michele K. Democrat Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Rosenwald, Mitch Democrat Yea
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Yea
Spencer, Leonard Democrat Yea
Tant, Allison Democrat Yea
Tendrich, Debra Democrat Yea
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Yea
Abbott, Shane G. Republican Yea
Albert, Jon Republican Yea
Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny" Republican Yea
Anderson, Adam Republican Not Voting
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Baker, Jessica Republican Not Voting
Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" Republican Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Basabe, Fabián Republican Yea
Benarroch, Yvette Republican Yea
Berfield, Kimberly Republican Yea
Black, Dean Republican Yea
Blanco, Omar Republican Yea
Booth, Erika Republican Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Busatta, Demi Republican Yea
Canady, Jennifer Republican Yea
Cassel, Hillary Republican Yea
Chamberlin, Ryan Republican Yea
Chaney, Linda Republican Yea
Cobb, Nan Republican Yea
Conerly, William "Bill" Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Esposito, Tiffany Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Garrison, Sam Republican Yea
Gentry, Richard Republican Yea
Gerwig, Anne Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
Gonzalez Pittman, Karen Republican Yea
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy Republican Yea
Greco, Sam Republican Yea
Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff" Republican Yea
Grow, J.J. Republican Yea
Holcomb, Jeff Republican Not Voting
Jacques, Berny Republican Yea
Johnson, Chad Republican Yea
Kendall, Kim Republican Yea
Kincart Jonsson, Jennifer Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
McFarland, Fiona Republican Yea
Melo, Lauren Republican Yea
Michael, Kiyan Republican Yea
Miller, Monique Republican Yea
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Yea
Nix Jr., Danny Republican Yea
Oliver, Vanessa Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Owen, Michael Republican Yea
Partington, Bill Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Persons-Mulicka, Jenna Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Porras, Juan Carlos Republican Yea
Redondo, Mike Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Salzman, Michelle Republican Yea
Sapp, Judson Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Steele, Kevin M. Republican Yea
Trabulsy, Dana Republican Yea
Tramont, Chase Republican Yea
Tuck, Kaylee Republican Yea
Valdés, Susan L. Republican Yea
Weinberger, Meg Republican Yea
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael Republican Not Voting
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety veterans
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 845 do?
Veterans Affairs; Revises admissions process for veterans treatment court programs; authorizes court, in consultation with multidisciplinary team, to determine eligibility for veterans treatment court programs; authorizes sentencing courts to divert defendants to veterans treatment court programs; requires certain notice be provided to defendants; provides for disposition of probation or community control violations by program participants.
Who sponsors HB 845?
HB 845 is sponsored by Temple, Stark, Paula A. (Republican), Salzman, Michelle (Republican), Rizo, Alex (Republican), Michael, Kiyan (Republican), López, Johanna (Democrat), Kendall, Kim (Republican), Holcomb, Jeff (Republican), Harris, Jennifer "Rita" (Democrat), Gantt, Ashley Viola (Democrat), Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. (Democrat), Daniels, Kimberly (Democrat), Casello, Maney, Patt (Republican), Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, and Judiciary Committee.
What is the current status of HB 845?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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