Bill Summary

SB 418 Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Jones
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Summary
Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder; Requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to establish a program to improve communication between individuals with autism spectrum disorder and law enforcement officers under certain circumstances; requiring the department to develop and make available to individuals with autism spectrum disorder a certain envelope by a specified date; defining the terms “agency” and “autism spectrum disorder”; requiring the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission within the Department of Law Enforcement to establish an employment training component relating to individuals with autism spectrum disorder, etc. Effective Date: July 1, 2026
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committees of reference
» S Criminal Justice
   S Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
   S Fiscal Policy
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Actions
11/06/25
SENATE
Filed
11/17/25
SENATE
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
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bill text & filed amendments
0418
Filed on 11/06/25
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Statute Citations
320.021
943.1727
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