Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H199: Veterans Affairs
Status: Chaptered, June 12, 2026
Revises admissions process for veterans treatment court programs; authorizes court, in consultation with multidisciplinary team, to determine eligibility for veterans treatment court programs; requires court to consider recommendation of state attorney when making eligibility determination; authorizes sentencing courts to divert defendants to veterans treatment court programs under certain circumstances; requires certain notice be provided to defendants; provides for disposition of probation or community control violations by program participants.
What the bill says
An act relating to veterans affairs; amending s. 394.47891, F.S.; revising the admissions process for veterans treatment court programs; authorizing the court, in consultation with the multidisciplinary team, to determine eligibility for veterans treatment court programs; requiring the court to consider the recommendation of the state attorney when making an eligibility determination; amending s. 948.01, F.S.; authorizing sentencing courts to divert defendants to veterans treatment court programs under certain circumstances; requiring certain notice be provided to defendants…
From the enrolled text, February 26, 2026:
An act relating to veterans affairs; amending s. 394.47891, F.S.; revising the admissions process for veterans treatment court programs; authorizing the court, in consultation with the multidisciplinary team, to determine eligibility for veterans treatment court programs; requiring the court to consider the recommendation of the state attorney when making an eligibility determination; amending s. 948.01, F.S.; authorizing sentencing courts to divert defendants to veterans treatment court programs under certain circumstances; requiring certain notice be provided to defendants; providing for disposition of probation or community control violations by program participants; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsections (4) and (8) of section 394.47891, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 394.47891 Veterans treatment court programs.-- (4) ADMISSION.--A defendant who meets the eligibility requirements provided in under subsection (8) may be admitted to a veterans treatment court program at any stage of a criminal proceeding. A defendant seeking to participate in a veterans words underlined are additions. hb199 -02-er FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES CS/CS/HB 199 2026 Legislature treatment court program must submit an application to the state attorney. The state attorney must review each application and determine whether the defendant meets the eligibility requirements in subsection (8). (8) ELIGIBILITY.-- (a) A defendant may participate in a veterans treatment court program if he or she is …