# Florida SB 296: Victims of Domestic Violence and Dating Violence Florida SB 296, Victims of Domestic Violence and Dating Violence, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Chapter No. 2026-91, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 298 (Ch. 2026-138)) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB296-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida SB 296 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Victims of Domestic Violence and Dating Violence - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-10-28 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Chapter No. 2026-91, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 298 (Ch. 2026-138) - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Appropriation, Criminal Justice, Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Rules, House Calendar - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (183 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Address privacy expands for dating violence victims: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida’s Address Confidentiality Program covers dating violence victims and protects their identifying information from disclosure. Participants can use an Attorney General-designated mailing address to keep their home, school, or work address private. Adults can apply for… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 113 | 0 | | | 2026-01-29 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-01-14 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Vote | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-12-09 | Senate | Criminal Justice Vote | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2026-05-26: Chapter No. 2026-91, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 298 (Ch. 2026-138) - 2026-05-22: Approved by Governor - 2026-05-11: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-17: Ordered enrolled (Senate) - 2026-03-10: CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0 (House) - 2026-03-10: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-10: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-10: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-03-09: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-03-09: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026) (House) - 2026-03-09: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2026-01-29: In Messages (House) - 2026-01-29: Immediately certified -SJ 236 (Senate) - 2026-01-29: CS passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 233 (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Read 3rd time -SJ 233 (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Read 2nd time -SJ 233 (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/29/26 (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0 (Senate) - 2026-01-22: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/27/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Now in Rules (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 (Senate) - 2026-01-13: CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate) - 2026-01-09: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/14/26, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate) - 2025-12-11: Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Senate) - 2025-12-10: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate) - 2025-12-09: CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 (Senate) - 2025-12-01: On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 12/09/25, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building (Senate) - 2025-11-17: Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules (Senate) - 2025-10-28: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/296/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/296/BillText/er/PDF) - c1, 2025-12-10: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/296/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/296/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-10-28: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/296/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/296/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 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) - HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed) ## Sources - [er (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/296/BillText/er/HTML) - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/296/BillText/er/PDF) - [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/296/BillText/c1/HTML) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/296/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/296/BillText/Filed/HTML) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/296/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 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026) - [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-SB296-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).