# Florida HB 569: Forensic Client Services Florida HB 569, Forensic Client Services, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Linda Chaney (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-30 (Chapter No. 2026-8) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB569-2026 - 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 569 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Forensic Client Services - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-01 - Last action: 2026-03-30, Chapter No. 2026-8 - Sponsor: Linda Chaney (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Appropriation, Human Services Subcommittee, Health Care Budget Subcommittee, Health & Human Services Committee, Appropriations - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (145 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More services for defendants with disabilities: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida expands its forensic client definition to include defendants committed under section 916.303(3). This gives them access to services available to forensic clients. The added group includes defendants with intellectual disability or autism whose secure-facility placeme… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Linda Chaney (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Patt Maney (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 36 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 109 | 0 | | ## Actions (38) - 2026-03-30: Chapter No. 2026-8 - 2026-03-27: Approved by Governor - 2026-03-18: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-04: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-03-04: In Messages (House) - 2026-03-04: Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 528 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Read 3rd time -SJ 528 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Read 2nd time -SJ 528 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Substituted for SB 778 -SJ 528 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 528 (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Received (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Referred to Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-02-17: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Passed; YEAS 109, NAYS 0 (House) - 2026-02-17: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-02-17: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-17: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-10: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026) (House) - 2026-02-03: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-03: Bill released to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-03: Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-02-03: Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-01-30: Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda (House) - 2026-01-20: Now in Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2026-01-20: Reported out of Health Care Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-20: Favorable by Health Care Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-15: Added to Health Care Budget Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-14: Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-14: Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-13: Favorable by Human Services Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-09: Added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2025-12-12: Now in Human Services Subcommittee (House) - 2025-12-12: Referred to Health & Human Services Committee (House) - 2025-12-12: Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee (House) - 2025-12-12: Referred to Human Services Subcommittee (House) - 2025-12-01: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/569/BillText/er/PDF) - Filed, 2025-12-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/569/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 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/569/BillText/er/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/569/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 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [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-HB569-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).