# Florida HB 445: Dangerous Crimes Florida HB 445, Dangerous Crimes, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Sam Greco (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-01 (Chapter No. 2026-19) (as of 2026-10-13). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB445-2026 - As of: 2026-10-13 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 445 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Dangerous Crimes - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-11-18 - Last action: 2026-04-01, Chapter No. 2026-19 - Sponsor: Sam Greco (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Appropriation, Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Justice Budget Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, House Calendar, Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (130 yes, 20 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stricter custody rules for dangerous crimes: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida courts must immediately hold people who plead guilty or no contest to a dangerous crime, or are found guilty. They must stay in custody without bond until sentencing, even if they intend to appeal. The requirement ends if the plea or finding is canceled, reversed on… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Sam Greco (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Criminal Justice Subcommittee - Cosponsor: Judiciary Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 93 | 20 | | ## Actions (46) - 2026-04-01: Chapter No. 2026-19 - 2026-03-31: Approved by Governor - 2026-03-30: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-05: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-03-05: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-04: CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 562 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Read 3rd time -SJ 562 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Read 2nd time -SJ 562 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Substituted for CS/CS/SB 928 -SJ 562 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 562 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Received (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-25: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-02-25: CS passed; YEAS 93, NAYS 20 (House) - 2026-02-25: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-02-25: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-25: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-19: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026) (House) - 2026-02-11: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-11: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-10: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) (House) - 2026-02-10: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-10: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-10: Reported out of Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-02-10: Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-02-06: Added to Judiciary Committee agenda (House) - 2026-01-30: Now in Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-30: Reported out of Justice Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-29: Favorable by Justice Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-27: Added to Justice Budget Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-21: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-01-21: Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-21: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-21: Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-20: CS Filed (House) - 2026-01-20: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-01-20: Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-20: Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-15: PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2025-11-24: Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2025-11-24: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2025-11-24: Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2025-11-24: Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House) - 2025-11-18: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/445/BillText/er/PDF) - c2, 2026-02-10: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/445/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2026-01-20: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/445/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-11-18: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/445/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/2026/445/BillText/er/PDF) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/445/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/445/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/445/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-HB445-2026 (as of 2026-10-13).