# Florida HB 429: Criteria for Determining Criminal Gang Membership

Florida HB 429, Criteria for Determining Criminal Gang Membership, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Jessica Baker (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-17 (Chapter No. 2026-156) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida HB 429
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Criteria for Determining Criminal Gang Membership
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-11-14
- Last action: 2026-06-17, Chapter No. 2026-156
- Sponsor: Jessica Baker (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Appropriation, Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (129 yes, 16 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Broader rules for identifying gang members: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, Florida law changes how authorities identify criminal gang members. A person must meet at least two criteria, but one act can satisfy more than one. Criteria include admitting membership, including online, or being identified as a member by a gang, reliable informant, or…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jessica Baker (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ryan Chamberlin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Criminal Justice Subcommittee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 29 | 9 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 100 | 7 |   |

## Actions (37)

- 2026-06-17: Chapter No. 2026-156
- 2026-06-16: Approved by Governor
- 2026-06-09: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2026-03-10: Ordered enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-10: In Messages (House)
- 2026-03-10: CS passed; YEAS 29 NAYS 9 -SJ 742 (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Read 3rd time -SJ 742 (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Read 2nd time -SJ 742 (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Substituted for CS/CS/SB 536 -SJ 742 (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 742 (Senate)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 100, NAYS 7 (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)
- 2026-01-22: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-22: Bill released to House Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-22: Reported out of Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-01-22: Favorable by Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-01-20: Added to Judiciary Committee agenda (House)
- 2026-01-16: Now in Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-01-16: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-01-15: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House)
- 2026-01-14: CS Filed (House)
- 2026-01-14: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House)
- 2026-01-14: Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-14: Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House)
- 2026-01-12: Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda (House)
- 2025-11-24: Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-11-24: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-11-24: Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-11-14: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- er, 2026-10-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/429/BillText/er/PDF)
- c1, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/429/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-11-14: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/429/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/2026/429/BillText/er/PDF)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/429/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/429/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-HB429-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).