# Florida SB 778: Forensic Services for Certain Defendants

Florida SB 778, Forensic Services for Certain Defendants, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Corey Simon (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-04 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 569 (Ch. 2026-8) -SJ 528) (as of 2026-10-12).

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- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 778
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Forensic Services for Certain Defendants
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-05
- Last action: 2026-03-04, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 569 (Ch. 2026-8) -SJ 528
- Sponsor: Corey Simon (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Fiscal Policy
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (35 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: Corey Simon (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Vote | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | Senate | Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Vote | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-03-04: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 569 (Ch. 2026-8) -SJ 528 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Substituted HB 569 -SJ 528 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Read 2nd time -SJ 528 (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Now in Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/12/26, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/20/26, 9:30 am, 301 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-12-16: Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-12-05: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Filed, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/778/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/778/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/2026/778/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/778/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-SB778-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).