Florida SB 778: Forensic Services for Certain Defendants

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Forensic Services for Certain Defendants 
2025-12-05T11:54:17Z 
Revising the definition of the term “forensic client” or “client”, etc. 
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2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 778 

 By Senator Simon 

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 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to forensic services for certain 
 3 defendants; amending s. 916.106, F.S.; revising the 
 4 definition of the term “forensic client” or “client”; 
 5 reenacting s. 402.164(2)(b), F.S., relating to the 
 6 definition of the term “client,” to incorporate the 
 7 amendment made to s. 916.106, F.S., in a reference 
 8 thereto; providing an effective date. 
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 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 11 
 12 Section 1. Subsection (9) of section 916.106, Florida 
 13 Statutes, is amended to read: 
 14 916.106 Definitions.—For the purposes of this chapter, the 
 15 term: 
 16 (9) “Forensic client” or “client” means any defendant who 
 17 has been committed to the department or agency pursuant to s. 
 18 916.13, s. 916.15, or s. 916.302, or s. 916.303(3). 
 19 Section 2. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 
 20 made by this act to section 916.106, Florida Statutes, in a 
 21 reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 
 22 402.164, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 
 23 402.164 Legislative intent; definitions.— 
 24 (2) As used in this section through s. 402.167, the term: 
 25 (b) “Client” means a client of the Agency for Persons with 
 26 Disabilities, the Agency for Health Care Administration, the 
 27 Department of Children and Families, or the Department of 
 28 Elderly Affairs, as defined in s. 393.063, s. 394.67, s. 
 29 397.311, or s. 400.960, a forensic client or client as defined 
 30 in s. 916.106, a child or youth as defined in s. 39.01, a child 
 31 as defined in s. 827.01, a family as defined in s. 414.0252, a 
 32 participant as defined in s. 429.901, a resident as defined in 
 33 s. 429.02, a Medicaid recipient or recipient as defined in s. 
 34 409.901, a child receiving child care as defined in s. 402.302, 
 35 a disabled adult as defined in s. 410.032 or s. 410.603, or a 
 36 victim as defined in s. 39.01 or s. 415.102 as each definition 
 37 applies within its respective chapter. 
 38 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.