Bill Summary

SB 536 Criteria for Determining Criminal Gang Membership (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Martin  CS Sponsors: Criminal Justice, Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
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Summary
Criteria for Determining Criminal Gang Membership; Revising the definition of the term “criminal gang member”; defining the term “gang-related language”, etc. Effective Date: 10/1/2026
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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
11/17/25
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Filed
12/01/25
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Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
01/05/26
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On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 37 S
01/12/26
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Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice; 6 Yeas, 2 Nays
01/13/26
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
01/14/26
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Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
02/06/26
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Estimating Impact Conference, 02/09/26, 09:00 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
02/20/26
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On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 37 S
02/25/26
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Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; 5 Yeas, 3 Nays
02/26/26
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
02/26/26
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Now in Fiscal Policy
02/26/26
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On Committee agenda - Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 K
03/02/26
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Favorable by Fiscal Policy; 12 Yeas, 6 Nays
03/03/26
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/05/26
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/26
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bill text & filed amendments
0536
Filed on 11/17/25
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Amendment 556058
Martin
Filed on 01/09/26
Replaced by CS
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0536C1
Filed on 01/13/26
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Amendment 545718 DE
Martin
Filed on 02/24/26
Replaced by CS
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0536C2
Filed on 02/26/26
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
823.05
874.03
921.141
951.23
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