# Florida SB 1570: Statewide Project for Missing Persons with Special Needs

Florida SB 1570, Statewide Project for Missing Persons with Special Needs, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Don Gaetz (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-10 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1405 (Ch. 2026-172) -SJ 746) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 1570
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Statewide Project for Missing Persons with Special Needs
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-03-10, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1405 (Ch. 2026-172) -SJ 746
- Sponsor: Don Gaetz (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Education Postsecondary, Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, Fiscal Policy
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (28 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Don Gaetz (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 18 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Vote | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | Senate | Education Postsecondary Vote | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-03-10: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1405 (Ch. 2026-172) -SJ 746 (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Substituted HB 1405 -SJ 746 (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Read 2nd time -SJ 746 (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/26 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Now in Appropriations Committee on Higher Education (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Favorable by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 01/28/26, 10:30 am, 301 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Referred to Education Postsecondary; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2026-01-09: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Filed, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1570/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1570/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
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1570/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1570/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-SB1570-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).