Bill Summary

SB 418 Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Jones Co Sponsors: Smith
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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
01/21/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 37 S
01/26/26
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Favorable by Criminal Justice; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/27/26
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Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
01/30/26
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On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 37 S
02/04/26
SENATE
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/04/26
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Now in Fiscal Policy
02/09/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Fiscal Policy, 02/12/26, 9:00 am, 110 S
02/12/26
SENATE
Favorable by Fiscal Policy; 19 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/12/26
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/17/26
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
02/19/26
SENATE
Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 38 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified
02/19/26
HOUSE 
In Messages
03/09/26
HOUSE 
Received; Referred to House Calendar
03/09/26
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/26
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bill text & filed amendments
0418
Filed on 11/06/25
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Amendment 376741 DE
Valdés
Filed on 03/05/26
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Statute Citations
320.021
943.1727
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