Florida Senate - 2026                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 502
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  01/20/2026           .                                
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       The Committee on Judiciary (Wright) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Section 250.0311, Florida Statutes, is created
    6  to read:
    7         250.0311 United States military installations; concurrent
    8  legislative jurisdiction over delinquency matters.—
    9         (1) This state accepts and shall exercise concurrent
   10  legislative jurisdiction with the United States over matters
   11  involving a child who has allegedly violated a federal law on a
   12  United States military installation, but only if:
   13         (a) The military installation is located within the
   14  boundaries of this state.
   15         (b) The United States Attorney or the United States
   16  District Court for the applicable district in this state has
   17  waived exclusive jurisdiction.
   18         (c) The violation of federal law is also a crime under
   19  state law.
   20         (2) If concurrent legislative jurisdiction has been
   21  established pursuant to subsection (1), the circuit court shall
   22  have exclusive original jurisdiction over the matter in
   23  accordance with chapter 985.
   24         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
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   26  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   27  And the title is amended as follows:
   28         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   29  and insert:
   30                        A bill to be entitled                      
   31         An act relating to concurrent legislative jurisdiction
   32         over United States military installations; creating s.
   33         250.0311, F.S.; accepting concurrent legislative
   34         jurisdiction with the United States over delinquency
   35         matters on United States military installations;
   36         providing conditions; establishing circuit court
   37         jurisdiction over such matters; providing an effective
   38         date.