S1594Introduced in the Senate
Veteran Benefit Payments to Minor Clients
Introduced by Don Gaetz, District 1
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Authorizing the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Health, or the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to access certain benefit payments for specified purposes; prohibiting the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Health, or the Agency for Persons with Disabilities from supplanting certain financial assistance, etc.
Where it stands
Died in returning Messages
March 13, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
4 recorded votes · each counted separately
HouseStage: House: Third Reading RCS#742 · March 9, 2026
112
Yes
0
No
5
Absent or Not Voting
117 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle Salzman | 1 | Yes |
| Alex Andrade | 2 | Yes |
| Nathan Boyles | 3 | Yes |
| Patt Maney | 4 | Yes |
| Shane Abbott | 5 | Yes |
| Philip Griffitts | 6 | Yes |
| Jason Shoaf | 7 | Yes |
| Gallop Franklin | 8 | Yes |
| Allison Tant | 9 | Yes |
| Chuck Brannan | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Filed
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Fiscal Policy
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
Introduced
Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
Now in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
Now in Fiscal Policy
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/25/26
Read 2nd time
Read 3rd time
Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
Immediately certified
In Messages
Bill referred to House Calendar
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026)
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Read 2nd time
Amendment 769955 adopted
Added to Third Reading Calendar
Read 3rd time
Passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
In returning messages
Refused to concur, requested House to recede
In Messages
Died in returning Messages
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