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SB 878 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Probation for Misdemeanor Offenses

Summary
Probation for Misdemeanor Offenses; Increasing probationary periods for certain misdemeanor offenses involving controlled or chemical substances, etc.
Issues: ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill increases probation periods for misdemeanor offenses involving controlled substances, extending supervision time and making sentencing more restrictive, opposing criminal justice reform trends.90% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Signed May 22, 2025
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What changed between versions

S 878 Filed → S 878 er · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill enrolls and finalizes SB 878, which increases the maximum probation period for certain misdemeanor offenses involving controlled or chemical substances from 6 months to 1 year. The substantive policy content remains unchanged from the original filing, with only administrative formatting updates reflecting the bill's enrollment status and effective date.
Scope change
No substantive scope change; the bill content remains identical to the original filing, with only metadata and formatting updates indicating enrollment.
TIMELINE

Added enrollment metadata including bill number (878), status (ENROLLED), and final effective date (July 1, 2025) that were not present in the original filing.

TECHNICAL

Removed original Senate filing header information including sponsor name (Senator Martin) and filing reference numbers, replacing with enrolled bill formatting.

Changed page formatting from 'Page 1 of 1' with coding instructions to enrolled bill numbering format (2025878er).

Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2025 · House Apr 29, 2025

How they voted

36–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Apr 3, 2025
D Democratic10
9 Yea 1 Nay
90% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican27
26 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
10
Committee
9
May 22, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 1
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 1
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/26/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/18/25, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/11/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Jonathan Martin
Jonathan Martin
RRepublican
FL
33