Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H365: Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Status: Passed one chamber, March 10, 2026
Requires DHSMV to establish program to improve communication between individuals with autism spectrum disorder & law enforcement officers under certain circumstances; requires DHSMV to develop & make available to such individuals certain envelope & card by specified date; provides requirements for envelope & card; authorizes such individuals to request envelope & card from DHSMV or tax collector's office beginning on specified date; requires Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission within FDLE to establish employment training component relating to such individuals; provides requirements for training law enforcement officers on interacting with such individuals; requires training component to be included in specified course by specified date; requires specified law enforcement officers to complete training component by specified date.
What the bill says
An act relating to law enforcement officer interactions with individuals with autism spectrum disorder; creating s. 320.021, F.S.; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to establish a program to improve communication between individuals with autism spectrum disorder and law enforcement officers under certain circumstances; requiring the department to develop and make available to individuals with autism spectrum disorder a certain envelope and card by a specified date; providing requirements for the envelope and card…
From the introduced text, February 26, 2026:
An act relating to law enforcement officer interactions with individuals with autism spectrum disorder; creating s. 320.021, F.S.; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to establish a program to improve communication between individuals with autism spectrum disorder and law enforcement officers under certain circumstances; requiring the department to develop and make available to individuals with autism spectrum disorder a certain envelope and card by a specified date; providing requirements for the envelope and card; authorizing individuals with autism spectrum disorder to request the envelope and card from the department or a tax collector's office beginning on a specified date; amending s. 943.1727, F.S.; defining the terms "agency" and "autism spectrum disorder"; requiring the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission within the Department of Law Enforcement to establish an employment training component relating to individuals with autism spectrum disorder; providing requirements for training law enforcement officers on interacting with individuals with autism spectrum disorder; requiring the training component to be included in a specified course by a specified date; CS/CS/HB 365 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb365-02-c2 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES requiring specified law enforcement officers to complete the training component by a specified date; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section …