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SB0502 • 2026

Concurrent Legislative Jurisdiction over United States Military Installations

Concurrent Legislative Jurisdiction over United States Military Installations

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor
Wright
Last action
2026-02-26
Official status
Senate - Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 351 -SJ 448
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Concurrent Legislative Jurisdiction over United States Military Installations

Concurrent Legislative Jurisdiction over United States Military Installations; Accepting concurrent legislative jurisdiction with the United States over delinquency matters on United States military installations if such matters meet certain criteria; establishing circuit court jurisdiction over such matters, etc.

What This Bill Does

  • Concurrent Legislative Jurisdiction over United States Military Installations; Accepting concurrent legislative jurisdiction with the United States over delinquency matters on United States military installations if such matters meet certain criteria; establishing circuit court jurisdiction over such matters, etc.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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544570

Committee amendment S 502 Filed • Judiciary (Wright)

Replaced by Committee Substitute 1/20/2026

Plain English: Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.

  • Florida Senate - 2026 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.
  • SB 502 Ì544570%Î544570 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate .
  • House Comm: RCS .
  • 01/20/2026 .

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-26 Senate

    • Read 2nd time -SJ 448 • Substituted CS/HB 351 -SJ 448 • Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 351 -SJ 448

  2. 2026-02-23 Senate

    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26

  3. 2026-02-10 Senate

    • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  4. 2026-02-05 Senate

    • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

  5. 2026-02-03 Senate

    • Now in Rules

  6. 2026-02-02 Senate

    • Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 5 NAYS 0

  7. 2026-01-28 Senate

    • On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 301 Senate Building

  8. 2026-01-22 Senate

    • Now in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security • CS by Judiciary read 1st time

  9. 2026-01-21 Senate

    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  10. 2026-01-20 Senate

    • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0

  11. 2026-01-15 Senate

    • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/20/26, 9:30 am, 110 Senate Building

  12. 2026-01-13 Senate

    • Introduced

  13. 2025-12-01 Senate

    • Referred to Judiciary; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Rules

  14. 2025-11-14 Senate

    • Filed

Official Summary Text

Concurrent Legislative Jurisdiction over United States Military Installations; Accepting concurrent legislative jurisdiction with the United States over delinquency matters on United States military installations if such matters meet certain criteria; establishing circuit court jurisdiction over such matters, etc.

Current Bill Text

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Florida Senate
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2026

CS for SB 502

By
the Committee on Judiciary; and Senator Wright

590-02024-26 2026502c1
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to concurrent legislative jurisdiction
3 over United States military installations; creating s.
4 250.0311, F.S.; accepting concurrent legislative
5 jurisdiction with the United States over delinquency
6 matters on United States military installations if
7 such matters meet certain criteria; establishing
8 circuit court jurisdiction over such matters;
9 providing an effective date.
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11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13 Section 1. Section 250.0311, Florida Statutes, is created
14 to read:
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250.0311

United States military installations; concurrent

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legislative jurisdiction over delinquency matters.—

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(1)

This state accepts and shall exercise concurrent

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legislative jurisdiction with the United States over matters

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involving a child who has allegedly violated a federal law on a

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United States military installation, but only if:

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(a) The military installation is located within the

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boundaries of this state.

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(b) The United States Attorney or the United States

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District Court for the applicable district in this state has

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waived exclusive jurisdiction.

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(c) The violation of federal law is also a crime under

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state law.

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(2) If concurrent legislative jurisdiction has been

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established pursuant to subsection (1), the circuit court shall

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have exclusive original jurisdiction over the matter in

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accordance with chapter 985.

32 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.