---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modification or Continuation of Terms of Probation"
description: "Modification or Continuation of Terms of Probation; Revises circumstances under which court must modify or continue term of probation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 661"
citation: "Florida HB 661 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2021-210"
primary_sponsors: ["Botana"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 36
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-01"
last_action: "2021-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eeb3c5a5-27c7-4166-bd40-3c622b2132ab"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/661/ByCategory"
source_hash: "4e36065477e4a05d8275767e24f9eba5b0b936b986c9bf73185e50f86440de06"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 661 (2021) — Modification or Continuation of Terms of Probation

Modification or Continuation of Terms of Probation; Revises circumstances under which court must modify or continue term of probation.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-210.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 661 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/661/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 661 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/661/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee) — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Judiciary Committee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Botana — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-01** Filed `filing`
- **2021-02-18** Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18** Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
- **2021-03-01** Added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda
- **2021-03-02** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- **2021-03-03** Favorable by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-03** Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
- **2021-03-03** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2021-03-15** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- **2021-03-17** Favorable by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- **2021-03-17** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2021-03-17** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2021-03-25** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/31/2021)
- **2021-03-31** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-31** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2021-03-31** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2021-04-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-01** Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-07** In Messages
- **2021-04-07** Message sent to senate
- **2021-04-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-08** Received
- **2021-04-14** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2021-04-14** Substituted for CS/SB 1088
- **2021-04-14** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-14** Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-14** Immediately certified
- **2021-04-14** In Messages
- **2021-04-14** Ordered enrolled
- **2021-06-28** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2021-06-29** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-06** Chapter No. 2021-210

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eeb3c5a5-27c7-4166-bd40-3c622b2132ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).