Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S600: Bail Bonds
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Decreasing the duration of in-person classroom-instruction basic certification courses required to be considered for approval and certification as an approved limited surety agent and professional bail bond agent prelicensing school; requiring, rather than authorizing, that any monetary or cash component of any form of pretrial release be met by specified means; requiring the clerk of the court, upon the court's entry of an order to revoke pretrial release and order pretrial detention in certain circumstances, to discharge any bond previously posted as a condition of pretrial release without further order of the court; requiring that a signed certification containing certain information accompany or be included on a specified notice, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to bail bonds; amending s. 648.25, F.S.; defining the term âvirtual officeâ; amending s. 648.386, F.S.; defining the term âin-person classroom instructionâ; decreasing the duration of in-person classroom-instruction basic certification courses required to be considered for approval and certification as an approved limited surety agent and professional bail bond agent prelicensing school; amending s. 648.44, F.S.; authorizing bail bond agents and agencies to accept certain fees or charges; prohibiting virtual bail bond offices; amending s…
From the engrossed text, February 26, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to bail bonds; amending s. 648.25, F.S.; defining the term âvirtual officeâ; amending s. 648.386, F.S.; defining the term âin-person classroom instructionâ; decreasing the duration of in-person classroom-instruction basic certification courses required to be considered for approval and certification as an approved limited surety agent and professional bail bond agent prelicensing school; amending s. 648.44, F.S.; authorizing bail bond agents and agencies to accept certain fees or charges; prohibiting virtual bail bond offices; amending s. 903.011, F.S.; requiring, rather than authorizing, that any monetary or cash component of any form of pretrial release be met by specified means; amending s. 903.046, F.S.; revising the criteria that a court must consider in making specified determinations; prohibiting a surety bond that has been revoked from being reinstated without written authorization; amending s. 903.0471, F.S.; requiring the clerk of the court, upon the courtâs entry of an order to revoke pretrial release and order pretrial detention in certain circumstances, to discharge any bond previously posted as a condition of pretrial release without further order of the court; amending s. 903.05, F.S.; deleting the requirement that a surety own certain real estate as a qualification for the release of a person on bail; repealing s. 903.08, F.S., relating to sufficiency of sureties; amending s. 903.09, F.S.; …