HB 1017 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Bail Bonds

Summary
Bail Bonds; Revises requirements for approval & certification as approved limited surety agent & professional bail bond agent prelicensing school; authorizes bail bond agents & agencies to accept certain fees or charges; prohibits virtual offices; revises provisions relating to pretrial release and detention; revises criteria court must consider in making specified determinations; revises duties and responsibilities of clerk of court relating to bonds and forfeiture of bonds; removes and revises certain provisions relating to sureties and ownership of property, justification of suretyship, provision of information, access to jails, and liability; revises provisions relating to deposit of bail money; revises provisions relating to bond forfeiture and discharge of forfeiture; requires sheriff to enter defendant's information in National Crime Information Center database for each felony warrant for failure to appear; revises provisions relating to remission of forfeiture; revises provisions relating to bond cancellation; specifies limits on effect of original appearance bond; specifies that the clerk of court does not have standing to object to reinstatement of bond; removes provisions relating to guaranteed arrest bond certificates as cash bail; authorizes pretrial detention of certain defendants arrested for certain dangerous crimes.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 5, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

H 1017 c1 H 1017 c2 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to remove a provision prohibiting bail bond agents from soliciting certain persons, while simultaneously reorganizing the list of substantive changes to clarify the bill's scope. Additionally, the amendment modifies the requirements for handling bail deposits, specifying that receipts must be issued in the defendant's name unless the deposit comes from a charitable bail fund.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed by removing a specific prohibition on solicitation activities for bail bond agents.
REQUIREMENT

Deleted a provision that prohibited bail bond agents and agencies from soliciting certain persons.

Changed the receipting requirement for bail money deposits to mandate that receipts be issued in the defendant's name, with an exception for deposits made by charitable bail funds.

TECHNICAL

Reordered and condensed the list of statutory amendments to improve clarity and reduce the total page count of the document.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
8
Committee
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Feb 11, 2026
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
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Jessica Baker
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