Bill Sponsor
Florida House Bill 177
Session 2026
Offices of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel
Active
Active
Passed House on Feb 25, 2026
Sponsors
Committee
Judiciary Committee
Committee
Criminal Justice Subcommittee
First Action
Oct 15, 2025
Latest Action
Feb 26, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
177
State
Florida
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Committee
Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Primary
Committee
Judiciary Committee
Primary
House Votes (1)
checkPassed on February 25, 2026
Motion Text
Passage, Third Reading
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
Unknown
Smith
Yes
Summary
Offices of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel; Requires offices of criminal conflict & civil regional counsel to provide notice to court in certain circumstances; authorizes courts to appoint office of criminal conflict & civil regional counsel from another region to represent defendant if certain requirements are met; requires court to appoint private counsel; requires JAC to pay appointed office of criminal conflict & civil regional counsel for due process costs & services, subject to legislative appropriation; requires appointed counsel to provide certain documentation to JAC in order to receive payment or reimbursement.
Documents (4)
Bill Analysis -- Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (1/14/2026 4:53 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Budget Committee (Post-Meeting) (1/28/2026 9:48 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) (2/10/2026 4:09 PM)
02/26/2026
Senate
Received
02/26/2026
Senate
Referred to Rules
02/25/2026
Senate
In Messages
02/25/2026
House
CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
02/25/2026
House
Read 3rd time
02/25/2026
House
Added to Third Reading Calendar
02/25/2026
House
Read 2nd time
02/19/2026
House
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)
02/11/2026
House
Added to Second Reading Calendar
02/11/2026
House
Bill referred to House Calendar
02/10/2026
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
02/10/2026
House
CS Filed
02/10/2026
House
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
02/10/2026
House
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
02/10/2026
House
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
02/06/2026
House
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
01/28/2026
House
Now in Judiciary Committee
01/28/2026
House
Reported out of Budget Committee
01/27/2026
House
Favorable by Budget Committee
01/23/2026
House
Added to Budget Committee agenda
01/16/2026
House
Now in Budget Committee
01/16/2026
House
Referred to Judiciary Committee
01/16/2026
House
Referred to Budget Committee
01/15/2026
House
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
01/14/2026
House
CS Filed
01/14/2026
House
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
01/14/2026
House
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
01/14/2026
House
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
01/13/2026
House
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
01/12/2026
House
Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
10/21/2025
House
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
10/21/2025
House
Referred to Judiciary Committee
10/21/2025
House
Referred to Budget Committee
10/21/2025
House
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
10/15/2025
House
Filed
Sources
Record Created
Nov 4, 2025 10:24:05 AM
Record Updated
Mar 2, 2026 11:24:15 AM