# Florida SB 418: Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder Florida SB 418, Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-06-17 (Chapter No. 2026-147) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB418-2026 - 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 418 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-11-06 - Last action: 2026-06-17, Chapter No. 2026-147 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Appropriation, Criminal Justice, Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Fiscal Policy, House Calendar - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (221 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Florida officers must complete autism training: benefit, medium. Effective July 1, 2026, Florida’s Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission must establish required autism training for law enforcement officers. Initial certification training must be in person; continued employment training must be online. Every required basic skills course must include… - New communication tools for autistic people: benefit, low. The law takes effect July 1, 2026, and creates Florida’s blue envelope and blue card program. By January 1, 2027, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles must develop and make both available. Starting that day, people with autism spectrum disorder can request either or both from the dep… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-11 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 111 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 19 | 0 | | | 2026-02-04 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Vote | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-01-26 | Senate | Criminal Justice Vote | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2026-06-17: Chapter No. 2026-147 - 2026-06-16: Approved by Governor - 2026-06-12: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-03-11: Ordered engrossed, then enrolled (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 800 (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (376741) -SJ 800 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: In returning messages (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Passed as amended; YEAS 111, NAYS 0 (House) - 2026-03-10: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-10: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-10: Amendment 376741 adopted (House) - 2026-03-10: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-03-09: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-03-09: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026) (House) - 2026-03-09: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-19: In Messages (House) - 2026-02-19: Immediately certified -SJ 356 (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 346 (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Read 3rd time -SJ 346 (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Read 2nd time -SJ 346 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26 (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-09: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 (Senate) - 2026-01-30: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 (Senate) - 2026-01-21: On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate) - 2025-11-17: Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy (Senate) - 2025-11-06: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/BillText/er/PDF) - e1, 2026-03-11: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/BillText/e1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/BillText/e1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-11-06: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/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/2026/418/BillText/er/HTML) - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/BillText/er/PDF) - [e1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/BillText/e1/HTML) - [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/BillText/e1/PDF) - [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/BillText/Filed/HTML) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/418/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-SB418-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).