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SB 820FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026Ordered enrolled

New Reporting Requirements for Florida Problem-Solving Courts

Original title: Problem-solving Court Reports

December 9, 2025

judicial systemdata reportingcourt programsgovernment transparencymental healthveterans affairsjudicial branch

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Where This Stands

Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Passed
Signed

Currently Ordered enrolled. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Signed.

Procedural history

20 actions
  1. Feb 19, 2026House
    In Messages
  2. Feb 19, 2026Senate
    Immediately certified
  3. Feb 19, 2026SenateFloor
    CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 1
  4. Feb 19, 2026SenateFloor
    Read 3rd time
  5. Feb 19, 2026SenateFloor
    Read 2nd time
  6. Feb 18, 2026Senate
    Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
Show 14 earlier actions
  1. Feb 18, 2026Senate
    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  2. Feb 17, 2026SenateCommittee
    Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
  3. Feb 12, 2026Senate
    On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  4. Feb 10, 2026Senate
    CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
  5. Feb 6, 2026Senate
    Now in Rules
  6. Feb 6, 2026Senate
    Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. Feb 4, 2026Senate
    CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
  8. Jan 30, 2026Senate
    On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 37 Senate Building
  9. Jan 27, 2026Senate
    Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  10. Jan 27, 2026SenateCommittee
    Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
  11. Jan 22, 2026Senate
    On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
  12. Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroduced
    Introduced
  13. Dec 16, 2025SenateCommittee
    Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
  14. Dec 9, 2025SenateIntroduced
    Filed

Version history

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The Frame

What this does

The bill mandates standardized data collection for s, which will allow the Legislature to evaluate the effectiveness of these programs in areas like participant employment, housing, and recidivism starting in the 2025-2026 .

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Problem-solving court participants

Participants will have their personal data, including employment, housing, and child custody status, collected and reported to the state.

Office of the State Courts Administrator

The office is tasked with collecting data from various court programs and compiling an annual report for the Legislature.

Court program administrators

Administrators of specialized courts must implement new data collection procedures and submit annual reports to the Office of the State Courts Administrator.

What changed

Current stage: Ordered enrolled.

What's next

Signed.

Summary

This bill requires specialized court programs—such as drug, mental health, and veterans courts—to collect and report detailed performance data to the Office of the State Courts Administrator. The state will phase in these reporting requirements, eventually requiring all state-funded s to submit uniform annual data.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a problem-solving court?
The bill defines these as specialized courts including drug courts, veterans treatment courts, mental health courts, early childhood courts, community courts, and delinquency pretrial intervention courts.
What information will these courts have to report?
Courts must report participant numbers, primary offenses, treatment compliance, program completion status, frequency of court appearances, and changes in participant employment, housing, and child custody.
When do these new rules take effect?
The act takes effect July 1, 2026, with reporting requirements phased in over three s.

Why It Matters

The bill mandates standardized data collection for s, which will allow the Legislature to evaluate the effectiveness of these programs in areas like participant employment, housing, and recidivism starting in the 2025-2026 .

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Voting Record

Motion succeededlower3/10/2026openstates_bulkOfficial roll call ↗

Passage, Third Reading

Total

117

Yes

114

No

0

Present

0

Not Voting

3

Abstain

0

Motion succeededsenate2/19/2026Official roll call ↗

Third Reading

Total

42

Yes

38

No

1

Present

0

Not Voting

0

Abstain

0

Motion succeededsenate2/17/2026Official roll call ↗

Favorable

Total

27

Yes

27

No

0

Present

0

Not Voting

0

Abstain

0

Motion succeededhouse2/4/2026Official roll call ↗

Favorable with Committee Substitute

Total

10

Yes

10

No

0

Present

0

Not Voting

0

Abstain

0

Motion succeededsenate1/27/2026Official roll call ↗

Favorable

Total

11

Yes

10

No

0

Present

0

Not Voting

0

Abstain

0

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

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Phased Data Transparency

The bill implements a three-year rollout for data reporting, starting with 30% of state-funded courts in 2025-2026 and reaching 100% of all problem-solving courts by 2027-2028.

Office of the State Courts Administrator

Connected Entities

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organizationAppropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice“Committee responsible for reviewing the bill's funding aspects.”Map →
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Sources

Open source document

openstates.org

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  • Controversy10
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  • Entertainment5
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