Bill Sponsor
Florida Senate Bill 600
Session 2026
Bail Bonds
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Feb 26, 2026
Sponsors
Committee
Rules
Committee
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Committee
Criminal Justice
First Action
Nov 19, 2025
Latest Action
Feb 26, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
600
State
Florida
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Committee
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Primary
Committee
Criminal Justice
Primary
Republican
Primary
Committee
Rules
Primary
Summary
Bail Bonds; Decreasing the duration of in-person classroom-instruction basic certification courses required to be considered for approval and certification as an approved limited surety agent and professional bail bond agent prelicensing school; requiring, rather than authorizing, that any monetary or cash component of any form of pretrial release be met by specified means; requiring the clerk of the court, upon the court’s entry of an order to revoke pretrial release and order pretrial detention in certain circumstances, to discharge any bond previously posted as a condition of pretrial release without further order of the court; requiring that a signed certification containing certain information accompany or be included on a specified notice, etc.
Documents (8)
Bill Analysis -- Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) (1/30/2026 3:18 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) (2/4/2026 2:31 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) (2/16/2026 3:16 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) (2/20/2026 5:05 PM)
Bill Analysis -- Rules (Pre-Meeting) (2/23/2026 10:21 AM)
Bill Analysis -- Rules (Post-Meeting) (2/25/2026 9:32 AM)
02/26/2026
House
In Messages
02/26/2026
Senate
Immediately certified
02/26/2026
Senate
CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 1
02/26/2026
Senate
Read 3rd time
02/26/2026
Senate
Amendment(s) adopted (252648)
02/26/2026
Senate
Read 2nd time
02/25/2026
Senate
CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
02/25/2026
Senate
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
02/25/2026
Senate
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/25/2026
Senate
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
02/24/2026
Senate
CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
02/19/2026
Senate
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
02/19/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
02/19/2026
Senate
Now in Rules
02/19/2026
Senate
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
02/18/2026
Senate
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
02/13/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/18/26, 10:30 am, 37 Senate Building
02/10/2026
Senate
CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
02/04/2026
Senate
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
02/04/2026
Senate
Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
02/04/2026
Senate
Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary
02/04/2026
Senate
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
02/02/2026
Senate
CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
01/28/2026
Senate
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
01/13/2026
Senate
Introduced
12/09/2025
Senate
Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
11/19/2025
Senate
Filed
Sources
Record Created
Dec 8, 2025 9:30:02 AM
Record Updated
Mar 2, 2026 11:24:20 AM