# Florida HB 1153: Juvenile Justice Florida HB 1153, Juvenile Justice, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Nan Cobb (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-31 (Chapter No. 2026-16); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1153-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 1153 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Juvenile Justice - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-07 - Last action: 2026-03-31, Chapter No. 2026-16 - Sponsor: Nan Cobb (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Appropriation, Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Justice Budget Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, House Calendar, Rules - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (142 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Death payments for juvenile officers’ families: benefit, high. The law extends officer death benefits to beneficiaries of qualifying juvenile detention and probation officers. Covered accidental deaths qualify for $75,000. Another $75,000 applies in listed high-risk situations, including fresh pursuit, emergency response, and work at traffic-accident scenes. A… - More family support access for guardians: benefit, medium. The law expands family-in-need-of-services eligibility beyond the existing parent-related rules. It includes children who repeatedly disobey a guardian’s or custodian’s reasonable, lawful demands and are beyond that person’s control. A qualifying child must be referred to law enforcement, Florida’s… - More legal protections for juvenile officers: benefit, low. The law extends officer protections to juvenile detention officers who directly supervise youth in secure detention. It also covers authorized juvenile probation officers doing intake, case management, or supervision, plus qualifying certified supervisors. Support staff are excluded. Protections in… - More children face shelter for contempt: cost, medium. Courts can place a child in a shelter for contempt during child- or family-in-need-of-services proceedings. This power now reaches beyond children already formally found to need services. Placement is allowed only when other sanctions are unavailable or unsuitable, or the child failed to follow an… - Counties face deductions for unpaid detention: cost, low. Florida’s juvenile justice department checks county detention payments every three months. When a county has not paid its required share, revenue officials must deduct the debt from eligible county distributions. The money goes to the Shared County/State Juvenile Detention Trust Fund. Deductions ca… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Nan Cobb (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Judiciary Committee - Cosponsor: Justice Budget Subcommittee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 108 | 0 | | ## Actions (45) - 2026-03-31: Chapter No. 2026-16 - 2026-03-30: Approved by Governor - 2026-03-30: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-06: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-03-06: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-06: CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 676 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Read 3rd time -SJ 676 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Read 2nd time -SJ 676 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Substituted for CS/SB 1734 -SJ 676 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 675 (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Received (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-03: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-03-03: CS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 0 (House) - 2026-03-03: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-03: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-03: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-26: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026) (House) - 2026-02-18: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-18: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-17: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2026-02-17: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-17: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-17: Reported out of Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-02-17: Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-02-13: Added to Judiciary Committee agenda (House) - 2026-02-09: Now in Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-02-09: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-02-09: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-02-06: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-06: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-06: Reported out of Justice Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-05: Favorable with CS by Justice Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-03: Added to Justice Budget Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-28: Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-28: Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-28: Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-26: Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-15: Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-07: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-03-30: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1153/BillText/er/PDF) - c2, 2026-02-17: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1153/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1153/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1153/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed) - HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed) - HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed) - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) - HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1153/BillText/er/PDF) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1153/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1153/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1153/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026) - [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026) - [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026) - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1153-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).