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FL S0820
Bill
Status
2/19/2026
Primary Sponsor
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
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AI Summary
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Requires the Office of the State Courts Administrator to submit an annual problem-solving court report to the Legislature by January 31 each year, covering the previous fiscal year
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Mandates collection of uniform aggregate data including participant numbers, primary offenses, treatment compliance, program completion rates, offenses during participation, court appearance frequency, and changes in employment, housing, and child custody status
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Expands the definition of "problem-solving court" to include dependency drug courts and early childhood courts, while removing community courts from the definition
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Requires early childhood courts, veterans treatment courts, mental health courts, and treatment-based drug courts to collect and report specified data annually to the Office of the State Courts Administrator
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Phases in reporting requirements: 30% of state-funded problem-solving courts must report uniform data for FY 2025-2026, all state-funded courts for FY 2026-2027, and all problem-solving courts beginning FY 2027-2028
Legislative Description
Problem-solving Court Reports
Last Action
CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
3/10/2026