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FL SB 828

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Sovereign Immunity for Public Transit Contractors

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 828 pass?

No. FL SB 828 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Judiciary

What is FL SB 828 about?

Sovereign Immunity for Public Transit Contractors; Providing that contractors providing public transit services and their employees or agents are deemed agents of the state for purposes of sovereign immunity, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 828?

Leek, Transportation are the primary sponsors of FL SB 828.

Description

Sovereign Immunity for Public Transit Contractors; Providing that contractors providing public transit services and their employees or agents are deemed agents of the state for purposes of sovereign immunity, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Judiciary
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Leekprimary
  • Transportationprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Judiciary

    failure

  2. 2026-02-17

    Now in Judiciary

  3. 2026-02-11

    CS by Transportation read 1st time

  4. 2026-02-11

    Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  5. 2026-02-10

    CS by Transportation; YEAS 6 NAYS 2

  6. 2026-02-05

    On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 37 Senate Building

  7. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  8. 2025-12-16

    Referred to Transportation; Judiciary; Rules

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-12-09

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-02-10 · pass · 6-2

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Martin: yes
    • McClain: yes
    • Truenow: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Avila: yes
    • Massullo: yes
    • Arrington: no
    • Jones: no
    • Davis: other

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/828/ByCategory

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