# Florida SB 96: Veterans Dental Care Grant Program

Florida SB 96, Veterans Dental Care Grant Program, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Barbara Sharief (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-06 (Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 253 (Ch. 2026-166) -SJ 674) (as of 2026-11-01).

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- 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 96
- State: Florida
- Session: 2026
- Title: Veterans Dental Care Grant Program
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-10-02
- Last action: 2026-03-06, Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 253 (Ch. 2026-166) -SJ 674
- Sponsor: Barbara Sharief (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (28 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: Barbara Sharief (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Appropriations Vote | pass | 17 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Vote | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-11-04 | Senate | Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Vote | pass | 4 | 1 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2026-03-06: Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 253 (Ch. 2026-166) -SJ 674 (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Substituted CS/HB 253 -SJ 674 (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Read 2nd time -SJ 674 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26 (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Now in Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/04/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-11-06: Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Senate)
- 2025-11-06: Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-11-06: Original reference(s) removed: Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-11-04: Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) (Senate)
- 2025-11-04: CS by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 (Senate)
- 2025-10-27: On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 11/04/25, 10:00 am, 301 Senate Building (Senate)
- 2025-10-13: Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-10-02: Filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- c2, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/96/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/96/BillText/c2/PDF)
- c1, 2025-11-04: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/96/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/96/BillText/c1/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-10-02: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/96/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/96/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
- [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/96/BillText/c2/HTML)
- [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/96/BillText/c2/PDF)
- [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/96/BillText/c1/HTML)
- [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/96/BillText/c1/PDF)
- [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/96/BillText/Filed/HTML)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/96/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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB96-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).