FL SB 92
deadEmployee Protections
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did FL SB 92 pass?
No. FL SB 92 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died on Calendar
What is FL SB 92 about?
Employee Protections; Providing that public officers, public employees, and local government attorneys commit a breach of the public trust when they initiate adverse personnel actions against employees of an agency or independent contractor under certain circumstances; prohibiting agencies and independent contractors from taking specified actions against employees or certain persons for disclosing certain information to the Commission on Ethics; requiring that information disclosed include specified violations or alleged violations; providing that specified provisions protect employees and persons who submit written complaints to the commission or provide information to an investigator during an investigation of a complaint or referral, etc.
Who sponsors FL SB 92?
Gaetz, Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Rules are the primary sponsors of FL SB 92.
Description
Employee Protections; Providing that public officers, public employees, and local government attorneys commit a breach of the public trust when they initiate adverse personnel actions against employees of an agency or independent contractor under certain circumstances; prohibiting agencies and independent contractors from taking specified actions against employees or certain persons for disclosing certain information to the Commission on Ethics; requiring that information disclosed include specified violations or alleged violations; providing that specified provisions protect employees and persons who submit written complaints to the commission or provide information to an investigator during an investigation of a complaint or referral, etc.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-13
- Latest action
- 2026-03-13 — Died on Calendar
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Gaetzprimary
- Governmental Oversight and Accountabilityprimary
- Rulesprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-13
Died on Calendar
failure
2026-02-19
CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
2026-02-19
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-19
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-17
CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
2026-02-12
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-01-14
Now in Rules
2026-01-13
CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
2026-01-13
Introduced
introduction
2026-01-13
Favorable by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-08
On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
2025-12-11
Now in Ethics and Elections
2025-12-11
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2025-12-09
CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2025-12-01
On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 12/09/25, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Building
2025-10-13
Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Ethics and Elections; Rules
referral-committee
2025-09-29
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2025-12-09 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Grall: yes
- McClain: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Arrington: other
Favorable
2026-01-13 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Avila: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Grall: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Gaetz: yes
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-02-17 · pass · 23-0
Member-level votes (24)
- Avila: yes
- Berman: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Burton: yes
- Davis: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Grall: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Martin: yes
- Osgood: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Simon: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Wright: yes
- Jones: yes
- Passidomo: other
Related bills
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