---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criteria for Determining Criminal Gang Membership"
description: "Criteria for Determining Criminal Gang Membership; Revises definition of term \"criminal gang member\"; defines \"gang-related language.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 429"
citation: "Florida HB 429 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["criminal procedure and corrections"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2026-156"
primary_sponsors: ["Baker", "Chamberlin"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-11-14"
last_action: "2026-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/56397c4d-7fbd-46f6-87e3-ef456f03de03"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/429/ByCategory"
source_hash: "70c46ec3c2f517eee1ea6ef8dfec9f5c36afe890de9651ad6e9c320ccbf9d5dd"
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 429 (2026) — Criteria for Determining Criminal Gang Membership

Criteria for Determining Criminal Gang Membership; Revises definition of term "criminal gang member"; defines "gang-related language."

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2026-156.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 429 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/429/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 429 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/429/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 429 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/429/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **29–9** (pass) · upper
- Favorable (Judiciary Committee) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **100–7** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Criminal Justice Subcommittee) — **16–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Baker — primary (person)
- Chamberlin — primary (person)
- Criminal Justice Subcommittee — primary (organization)
- Barnaby — cosponsor (person)
- López, J. — cosponsor (person)
- Maggard — cosponsor (person)
- Salzman — cosponsor (person)
- Yarkosky — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-11-14** Filed `filing`
- **2025-11-24** Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2025-11-24** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-11-24** Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- **2026-01-12** Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
- **2026-01-13** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2026-01-14** Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-14** Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- **2026-01-14** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) `deferral`
- **2026-01-14** CS Filed `filing`
- **2026-01-15** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) `reading-1`
- **2026-01-16** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-16** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2026-01-20** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- **2026-01-22** Favorable by Judiciary Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-22** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- **2026-01-22** Bill released to House Calendar
- **2026-01-22** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2026-01-29** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/4/2026)
- **2026-02-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-04** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-04** CS passed; YEAS 100, NAYS 7 `passage`
- **2026-02-04** In Messages
- **2026-02-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Received `enrolled`
- **2026-03-10** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2026-03-10** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2026-03-10** Substituted for CS/CS/SB 536
- **2026-03-10** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-10** CS passed; YEAS 29 NAYS 9 `passage`
- **2026-03-10** In Messages
- **2026-03-10** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-06-09** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-16** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-17** Chapter No. 2026-156

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/56397c4d-7fbd-46f6-87e3-ef456f03de03`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).