# Florida SB 878: Probation for Misdemeanor Offenses

Florida SB 878, Probation for Misdemeanor Offenses, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Jonathan Martin (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-23 (Chapter No. 2025-70) (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB878-2025
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Florida SB 878
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Probation for Misdemeanor Offenses
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2025-05-23, Chapter No. 2025-70
- Sponsor: Jonathan Martin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriation, Criminal Justice, Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Rules, House Calendar
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (189 yes, 2 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: Jonathan Martin (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-29 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 115 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 36 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 23 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Vote | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | Criminal Justice Vote | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (30)

- 2025-05-23: Chapter No. 2025-70
- 2025-05-22: Approved by Governor
- 2025-05-16: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2025-04-29: Ordered enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 (House)
- 2025-04-29: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-04-29: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-29: Placed on 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-04-29: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-04-28: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House)
- 2025-04-28: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025) (House)
- 2025-04-28: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-03: In Messages (House)
- 2025-04-03: Immediately certified -SJ 330 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 1 -SJ 317 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Read 3rd time -SJ 317 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Read 2nd time -SJ 317 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/03/25 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/26/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/18/25, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/11/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2025-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/878/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/878/BillText/er/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-02-19: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/878/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/878/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed)
- HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed)
- HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed)
- HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed)
- HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed)
- HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed)

## Sources
- [er (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/878/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/878/BillText/er/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/878/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/878/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025)
- [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025)
- [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025)
- [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025)
- [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025)
- [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB878-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).