FloridaFlorida courts report more about problem-solving court programs
The state courts office reports each year on these courts, while covered programs collect evaluation information on schedules tied to state funding.
What it does
The state courts office reports each year on problem-solving courts, including how many people take part, what services courts offer, and how courts perform.
These court programs collect and report information about participants, program results, and services, including treatment offered and how people complete or leave a program.
The office reports uniform combined data for at least 30 percent of state-funded courts for 2025–2026, every such court for 2026–2027, and all problem-solving courts starting in 2027–2028.
Argument forConsistent reports could help lawmakers see who programs serve, how participants fare, and where results differ across courts.
Argument againstCollecting detailed participant and program information could take staff time away from treatment and other court support.
More detail
The Office of the State Courts Administrator provides an annual report to the Senate president and House speaker about problem-solving courts. The report covers problem-solving courts, including drug, dependency, early childhood, veterans, mental health, community, and delinquency pretrial courts. The office sends the report by January 31 each year and covers the previous fiscal year.
Covered court programs collect information for program evaluation and report it each year to the Office of the State Courts Administrator. The duties cover early childhood, veterans treatment, mental health, and treatment-based drug court programs. The duties apply to programs funded by the state courts system’s problem-solving court appropriation starting July 1, 2026, and to all other covered programs starting July 1, 2027.
The Office of the State Courts Administrator includes uniform combined data about problem-solving courts in its annual report. The data first cover courts funded by the state courts system’s problem-solving court appropriation, then all problem-solving courts. The coverage schedule applies to reports for the 2025–2026 and 2026–2027 fiscal years, then every fiscal year from 2027–2028 onward.
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History
- 2026
- Jun 12Chapter No. 2026-139Latest
- Jun 12Approved by Governor Ron DeSantisBecame Law
- Jun 9Signed by Officers and presented to GovernorTo Governor
- Mar 17Ordered enrolledMinor
- Mar 10CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0Passed House
- Vote recorded Passage, Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 10Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 10Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Mar 10Read 2nd timeMinor
- Mar 91st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)Minor
- Mar 9Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026)
- Mar 9Bill referred to House Calendar
- Feb 19In Messages
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Immediately certified
- Feb 19CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 1Passed Senate
- Feb 19Read 3rd timeMinor
- Feb 19Read 2nd timeMinor
- Feb 18Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
- Feb 18Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Feb 17Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0Minor
- Vote recorded Favorable. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
- Feb 10CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
- Feb 6Now in Rules
- Feb 6Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Feb 4CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
- Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- 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
- Vote recorded Favorable. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0Minor
- Jan 22On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
- Jan 13IntroducedMinor
- 2025
- Dec 16Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; RulesMinor
- Dec 9FiledIntroduced
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