# Florida HB 1405: Statewide Project for Missing Persons with Special Needs Florida HB 1405, Statewide Project for Missing Persons with Special Needs, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Wyman Duggan (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-26 (Chapter No. 2026-172) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1405-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 1405 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Statewide Project for Missing Persons with Special Needs - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-09 - Last action: 2026-06-26, Chapter No. 2026-172 - Sponsor: Wyman Duggan (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Appropriation, Government Operations Subcommittee, Budget Committee, State Affairs Committee, Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (147 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Free search devices for special needs participants: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida revives Project Leo to help find people with special needs who wander away. Centers for Autism and Related Disabilities choose whether to join and set eligibility rules that must include wandering risk. Participants are selected first-come, first-served, within each… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Wyman Duggan (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 109 | 0 | | ## Actions (38) - 2026-06-26: Chapter No. 2026-172 - 2026-06-25: Approved by Governor - 2026-06-12: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-10: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-03-10: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-10: Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 746 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Read 3rd time -SJ 746 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Read 2nd time -SJ 746 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Substituted for SB 1570 -SJ 746 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 746 (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Received (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-03: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Passed; YEAS 109, 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) - 2026-02-24: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-24: Bill released to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-24: Reported out of State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-24: Favorable by State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-20: Added to State Affairs Committee agenda (House) - 2026-02-17: Now in State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-02-17: Reported out of Budget Committee (House) - 2026-02-16: Favorable by Budget Committee (House) - 2026-02-12: Added to Budget Committee agenda (House) - 2026-02-11: Now in Budget Committee (House) - 2026-02-11: Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-11: Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee (House) - 2026-02-09: Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-15: Now in Government Operations Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred to State Affairs Committee (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred to Budget Committee (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-09: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1405/BillText/er/PDF) - Filed, 2026-01-09: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1405/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) - HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed) - HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg (signed) - HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1405/BillText/er/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1405/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [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 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026) - [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026) - [HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6517-2026) - [HB 4103: Apalachicola Water and Sewer District, Franklin County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB4103-2026) - [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-HB1405-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).