# Florida HB 199: Veterans Affairs

Florida HB 199, Veterans Affairs, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Patt Maney (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-12 (Chapter No. 2026-128) (as of 2026-10-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida HB 199
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Veterans Affairs
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-10-16
- Last action: 2026-06-12, Chapter No. 2026-128
- Sponsor: Patt Maney (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Appropriation, Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, House Calendar, 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

- More veterans court options with conditions: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida courts can admit eligible defendants to veterans treatment court at any stage of a criminal case. A defendant must have a service-related mental health condition, brain injury, substance use disorder, psychological problem, or have experienced military sexual trauma.…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Patt Maney (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- Cosponsor: Judiciary Committee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 110 | 0 |   |

## Actions (42)

- 2026-06-12: Chapter No. 2026-128
- 2026-06-11: Approved by Governor
- 2026-06-09: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2026-02-26: Ordered enrolled (House)
- 2026-02-26: In Messages (House)
- 2026-02-26: Immediately certified -SJ 463 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 448 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Read 3rd time -SJ 448 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Read 2nd time -SJ 448 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Substituted for CS/SB 50 -SJ 448 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 447 (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Received (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Referred to Rules (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: In Messages (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2026-02-04: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-04: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2026-01-29: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/4/2026) (House)
- 2026-01-13: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House)
- 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House)
- 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House)
- 2025-12-12: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2025-12-11: CS Filed (House)
- 2025-12-11: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House)
- 2025-12-11: Reported out of Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-12-11: Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-12-04: Added to Judiciary Committee agenda (House)
- 2025-11-07: Now in Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-11-07: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-11-05: CS Filed (House)
- 2025-11-05: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House)
- 2025-11-05: Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-11-05: Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-10-29: Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda (House)
- 2025-10-21: Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-10-21: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-10-21: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-10-21: Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-10-16: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/199/BillText/er/PDF)
- c2, 2025-12-11: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/199/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2025-11-05: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/199/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-10-16: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/199/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/2026/199/BillText/er/PDF)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/199/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/199/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/199/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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB199-2026 (as of 2026-10-13).