Legislation: Florida — 2,186 enacted records (OpenStates 2026-07-01)
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Faith-based Content in Batterers' Intervention Programs"
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description: "Faith-based Content in Batterers' Intervention Programs; Specifies that batterers' intervention programs may include faith-based activities, but may not require participation in such activities."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 491"
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citation: "Florida HB 491 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["domestic relations"]
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2026-71"
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primary_sponsors: ["Blanco", "Johnson"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 38
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2025-11-19"
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last_action: "2026-05-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00662b44-c0bb-4487-9962-2c552d53acaa"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/491/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "3abb6a116f6ab3797864d49ce42ad2eb39e3a49ce0253fbeccd1524b8ad1db83"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
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# Florida HB 491 (2026) — Faith-based Content in Batterers' Intervention Programs
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Faith-based Content in Batterers' Intervention Programs; Specifies that batterers' intervention programs may include faith-based activities, but may not require participation in such activities.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-71.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **H 491 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/491/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 491 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/491/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passage, Third Reading — **107–2** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (Human Services Subcommittee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (Health & Human Services Committee) — **24–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **33–1** (pass) · upper
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- Favorable (Judiciary Committee) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Blanco — primary (person)
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- Johnson — primary (person)
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- Bankson — cosponsor (person)
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- Barnaby — cosponsor (person)
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- Chamberlin — cosponsor (person)
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- Cobb — cosponsor (person)
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- Daniels — cosponsor (person)
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- López, J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Maggard — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael — cosponsor (person)
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- Mooney — cosponsor (person)
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- Partington — cosponsor (person)
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- Steele — cosponsor (person)
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- Trabulsy — cosponsor (person)
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- Yarkosky — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-11-19** Filed `filing`
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- **2025-11-24** Referred to Human Services Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-11-24** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-11-24** Referred to Health & Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-11-24** Now in Human Services Subcommittee
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- **2026-01-09** Added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda
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- **2026-01-13** Favorable by Human Services Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
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- **2026-01-14** Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee
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- **2026-01-14** Now in Judiciary Committee
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- **2026-01-20** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
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- **2026-01-22** Favorable by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-01-22** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
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- **2026-01-22** Now in Health & Human Services Committee
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- **2026-01-30** Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
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- **2026-02-03** Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-03** Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
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- **2026-02-03** Bill released to House Calendar
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- **2026-02-03** Added to Second Reading Calendar
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- **2026-02-26** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2026)
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- **2026-03-03** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-03** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2026-03-03** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-03** Passed; YEAS 107, NAYS 2 `passage`
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- **2026-03-03** In Messages
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- **2026-03-03** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-03** Received `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-06** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
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- **2026-03-06** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2026-03-06** Substituted for SB 624
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- **2026-03-06** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-06** Passed; YEAS 33 NAYS 1 `passage`
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- **2026-03-06** In Messages
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- **2026-03-06** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-04-30** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-11** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-12** Chapter No. 2026-71
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/00662b44-c0bb-4487-9962-2c552d53acaa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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