Florida SB 502: Concurrent Legislative Jurisdiction over United States Military Installations

Bill Text

502 
Concurrent Legislative Jurisdiction over United States Military Installations 
2026-01-21T04:40:38Z 
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. 
Committee Substitute 1 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 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. 
 10 
 11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 12 
 13 Section 1. Section 250.0311, Florida Statutes, is created 
 14 to read: 
 15 250.0311 United States military installations; concurrent 
 16 legislative jurisdiction over delinquency matters.— 
 17 (1) This state accepts and shall exercise concurrent 
 18 legislative jurisdiction with the United States over matters 
 19 involving a child who has allegedly violated a federal law on a 
 20 United States military installation, but only if: 
 21 (a) The military installation is located within the 
 22 boundaries of this state. 
 23 (b) The United States Attorney or the United States 
 24 District Court for the applicable district in this state has 
 25 waived exclusive jurisdiction. 
 26 (c) The violation of federal law is also a crime under 
 27 state law. 
 28 (2) If concurrent legislative jurisdiction has been 
 29 established pursuant to subsection (1), the circuit court shall 
 30 have exclusive original jurisdiction over the matter in 
 31 accordance with chapter 985. 
 32 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.