Juvenile Justice; Authorizing the Governor to award a Medal of Heroism to juvenile detention and juvenile probation officers; authorizing certain entities to establish an award program to award a Medal of Valor to a juvenile detention officer or probation officer in certain circumstances; revising the definition of the term “officer” to include juvenile detention and juvenile probation officers; requiring the Department of Juvenile Justice to review county juvenile detention payments for a certain purpose, etc.
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Introduced
2Passed Senate
3Passed House
4To Governor
5Became Law
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No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2026
Mar 6Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1153 (Ch. 2026-16)Latest
Mar 6Substituted CS/CS/HB 1153
Mar 6Read 2nd timeMinor
Mar 3Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
Feb 18CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
Feb 16Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Feb 13Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Feb 12CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 9On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
Feb 4Now in Fiscal Policy
Vote recorded Favorable. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 4Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0Minor
Jan 30On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 37 Senate Building
Jan 27Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Jan 26Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0Minor
Vote recorded Favorable. Result: pass.Upper
Jan 22IntroducedMinor
Jan 21On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Jan 16Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal PolicyMinor