Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H155: Mental Health Programs for Gun Violence Prevention
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requires IMPACT GVN of City of Gainesville, in collaboration with others, to develop & implement Gun Violence Prevention Pilot Program; provides eligibility & program requirements; provides alternatives to incarceration for specified youth; provides for referrals to specified programs; requires City of Gainesville, in collaboration with Alachua County, to annually submit specified report to IMPACT GVN of City of Gainesville by specified date; requires IMPACT GVN of City of Gainesville to report specified information to Governor & Legislature by specified date; provides for future repeal of pilot program.
What the bill says
An act relating to mental health programs for gun violence prevention; creating s. 394.4997, F.S.; providing legislative findings and intent; requiring IMPACT GNV of the City of Gainesville, in collaboration with certain entities, to develop and implement the Gun Violence Prevention Pilot Program; providing eligibility and program requirements; providing alternatives to incarceration for specified youth; providing for referrals to specified programs…
From the introduced text, October 14, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to mental health programs for gun violence prevention; creating s. 394.4997, F.S.; providing legislative findings and intent; requiring IMPACT GNV of the City of Gainesville, in collaboration with certain entities, to develop and implement the Gun Violence Prevention Pilot Program; providing eligibility and program requirements; providing alternatives to incarceration for specified youth; providing for referrals to specified programs; requiring the City of Gainesville, in collaboration with Alachua County, to annually submit a specified report to IMPACT GNV by a specified date; requiring IMPACT GNV to report specified information to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date; providing for future repeal of the pilot program; providing for an appropriation; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 394.4997, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 394.4997 Gun Violence Prevention Pilot Program.-- (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.--The Legislature finds words underlined are additions. hb155-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 155 2026 that persons under 21 years of age in this state are disproportionately affected by gun violence, which has significant adverse effects on the health, safety, and wellbeing of persons under 21 years of age. Further, the Legislature finds that mental health challenges and unresolved conflicts are contributing factors to the prevalence of gun violence and …
Sponsors
- Hinson, Yvonne (D, HD-021) · primary sponsor
- Hinson (D, 21) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Justice Budget Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee
- : Referred to Budget Committee
- : Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- : Referred to Justice Budget Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H155?
- H155 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Mental Health Programs for Gun Violence Prevention.
- What does H155 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to mental health programs for gun violence prevention; creating s. 394.4997, F.S.; providing legislative findings and intent; requiring IMPACT GNV of the City of Gainesville, in collaboration with certain entities, to develop and implement the Gun Violence Prevention Pilot Program; providing eligibility and program requirements; providing alternatives to incarceration for specified youth; providing for referrals to specified programs…
- What is the status of H155?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Justice Budget Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H155?
- Hinson, Yvonne (D, HD-021), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H155?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/155
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