Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H831: Problem-solving Court Reports
Status: Passed one chamber, March 10, 2026
Requires specified data to be included in problem-solving court reports; revises frequency with which mental health & treatment-based drug court program reports must be reported to Office of State Courts Administrator.
What the bill says
An act relating to problem-solving court reports; amending s. 43.51, F.S.; requiring specified data to be included in problem-solving court reports; amending ss. 394.47892 and 397.334, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; revising the frequency with which mental health and treatment-based drug court program reports, respectively, must be reported to the Office of the State Courts Administrator; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, December 18, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to problem-solving court reports; amending s. 43.51, F.S.; requiring specified data to be included in problem-solving court reports; amending ss. 394.47892 and 397.334, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; revising the frequency with which mental health and treatment-based drug court program reports, respectively, must be reported to the Office of the State Courts Administrator; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 43.51, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 43.51 Problem-solving court reports.-- (1) The Office of the State Courts Administrator shall provide an annual report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives which details the number of participants in each problem-solving court for each fiscal year the court has been operating and the types of services provided, identifies each source of funding for each court during each fiscal year, and provides information on the performance of each court based upon outcome measures established by the courts. The report shall, at a minimum, words underlined are additions. hb831-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 831 2026 include uniform aggregate data regarding: (a) The number of participants by court type. (b) Participant primary offenses that resulted in the court program referral or sentence, treatment …
Sponsors
- Cassel, Hillary (R, HD-101) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 820 (Ch. 2026-139)
- : Added to Second Reading Calendar
- : Bill released to House Calendar
- : Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- : Favorable by Judiciary Committee
- : Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- : Now in Judiciary Committee
- : Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- : Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- : Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
Votes
- House: Judiciary Committee (January 27, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Judiciary Committee (January 27, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Criminal Justice Subcommittee (January 20, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Criminal Justice Subcommittee (January 20, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H831?
- H831 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Problem-solving Court Reports.
- What does H831 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to problem-solving court reports; amending s. 43.51, F.S.; requiring specified data to be included in problem-solving court reports; amending ss. 394.47892 and 397.334, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; revising the frequency with which mental health and treatment-based drug court program reports, respectively, must be reported to the Office of the State Courts Administrator; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of H831?
- Passed one chamber as of March 10, 2026. Latest action: Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 820 (Ch. 2026-139) (March 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored H831?
- Cassel, Hillary (R, HD-101).
- Where is the official record for H831?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/831
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