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FL SB 780

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Government Waste and Misconduct

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 780 pass?

No. FL SB 780 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability

What is FL SB 780 about?

Government Waste and Misconduct; Requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, the Auditor General, and the Government Efficiency Task Force to prepare a specified report; requiring that the report include an investigation and evaluation of all state spending; creating the Working Floridians Tax Rebate Program within the Department of Commerce for a certain purpose; defining the term “waste”; granting certain state funds to people and households that received the federal Earned Income Tax Credit and meet certain criteria, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 780?

Berman is the primary sponsor of FL SB 780, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Government Waste and Misconduct; Requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, the Auditor General, and the Government Efficiency Task Force to prepare a specified report; requiring that the report include an investigation and evaluation of all state spending; creating the Working Floridians Tax Rebate Program within the Department of Commerce for a certain purpose; defining the term “waste”; granting certain state funds to people and households that received the federal Earned Income Tax Credit and meet certain criteria, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bermanprimary
  • Arringtoncosponsor
  • Smithcosponsor
  • Bracy Daviscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability

    failure

  2. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  3. 2025-12-16

    Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Finance and Tax; Appropriations

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-12-08

    Filed

    filing

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/780/ByCategory

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