The Florida Senate

SB 1594: Veteran Benefit Payments to Minor Clients

GENERAL BILL by Gaetz

Veteran Benefit Payments to Minor Clients; 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.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  1/9/2026	Senate	• Filed
  1/16/2026	Senate	• Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Fiscal Policy
  1/22/2026	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Building • Introduced
  1/27/2026	Senate	• Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 • Now in Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
  2/6/2026	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
  2/11/2026	Senate	• Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 • Now in Fiscal Policy
  2/13/2026	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
  2/18/2026	Senate	• Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

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• SB 1594, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/9/2026 at 11:38 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:

  Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/26/2026 (pdf) Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/27/2026 (pdf) Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (Pre-Meeting) 2/10/2026 (pdf) Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2026 (pdf) Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 2/17/2026 (pdf) Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/18/2026 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  H 1327 (c1)	Veteran Benefit Payments to Minor Clients	Human Services Subcommittee	Compare	Last Action: 2/20/2026 H Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda

  Committee Votes (3)

  Date	Committee	Result
  1/27/2026 1:00 PM	Children, Families, and Elder Affairs	5 Yeas - 0 Nays
  2/11/2026 3:00 PM	Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security	5 Yeas - 0 Nays
  2/18/2026 1:30 PM	Fiscal Policy	19 Yeas - 0 Nays

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  402.33	Department authority to charge fees for services provided.	Page 1 (pdf)

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