# Florida SB 910: Veterans’ Benefits Assistance

Florida SB 910, Veterans’ Benefits Assistance, is a 2025 Senate bill sponsored by Collins; status signed, last action 2025-06-23 (Chapter No. 2025-150); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB910-2025
- 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 910
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Veterans’ Benefits Assistance
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2025-06-23, Chapter No. 2025-150
- Sponsor: Collins
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, Commerce and Tourism, Rules, House Calendar
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (188 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Lower and capped fees for veterans: benefit, medium. A provider can charge you only under a written agreement signed before services begin, and payment must depend on a direct increase in your benefits. The fee cannot exceed four times your monthly benefit increase or $12,500, whichever is less. For claims filed within one year after active-duty rele…
- Complaint rights against veterans’ providers: benefit, low. You can file a complaint with the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division alleging that a provider acted without good faith. If you receive no monthly benefit increase directly from the provider’s services, the provider cannot collect compensation for earlier services while the complaint is…
- Safer, clearer veterans’ benefits help: benefit, low. Before a paid relationship begins, the provider must tell you aloud and in writing that the provider is not affiliated with veterans’ agencies or federally chartered veterans’ groups, and that free help may be available. The written notice must use at least 12-point type, appear above your signatur…
- More agencies can screen support workers: benefit, low. The Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs joins the state agencies that can conduct state and national background checks on people who work with children, older adults, or people with disabilities. The law also adds education and workforce-related agencies, including the Florida School for the De…
- Background checks for veterans’ helpers: mixed, low. Before an agreement is made, the provider must ensure each person who directly helps with your benefits matter completes a level 2 background check. The check includes fingerprints submitted to the state or an authorized vendor and covers offenses listed in state law. The Department of Veterans’ Af…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Collins
- Cosponsor: Rules

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-29 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 114 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Rules Vote | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | Commerce and Tourism Vote | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Vote | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (34)

- 2025-06-23: Chapter No. 2025-150
- 2025-06-19: Approved by Governor
- 2025-06-18: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2025-04-29: Ordered enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: CS passed; YEAS 114, 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 (Committee Substitute 2) (House)
- 2025-04-28: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2025) (House)
- 2025-04-28: Bill referred to House Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-15: In Messages (House)
- 2025-04-15: Immediately certified -SJ 421 (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 414 (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Read 3rd time -SJ 414 (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Read 2nd time -SJ 414 (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/15/25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: CS/CS by Rules read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Now in Rules (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/31/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Now in Commerce and Tourism (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 03/18/25, 3:30 pm, 301 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Commerce and Tourism; Rules (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- er, 2025-06-19: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/910/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/910/BillText/er/PDF)
- c2, 2025-04-09: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/910/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/910/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2025-03-20: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/910/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/910/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-02-19: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/910/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/910/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/2025/910/BillText/er/HTML)
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/910/BillText/er/PDF)
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/910/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/910/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/910/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/910/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/910/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/910/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-SB910-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).