FL SB 984

enacted

Firefighter Cancer Benefits

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 984 pass?

Yes. FL SB 984 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-26): Chapter No. 2026-99

What is FL SB 984 about?

Firefighter Cancer Benefits; Requiring a former employer to provide death benefits to certain beneficiaries for a specified time period under certain circumstances, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 984?

DiCeglie, Governmental Oversight and Accountability, Appropriations are the primary sponsors of FL SB 984, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Firefighter Cancer Benefits; Requiring a former employer to provide death benefits to certain beneficiaries for a specified time period under certain circumstances, etc.

Introduced: 2026-01-13
Latest action: 2026-05-26 — Chapter No. 2026-99
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

public officers, employees, and records

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-26
Chapter No. 2026-99
2026-05-22
Approved by Governor
executive-signature
2026-05-21
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-03-11
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
enrolled
2026-03-11
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
passage
2026-03-11
Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (761459)
2026-03-09
In returning messages
2026-03-09
CS passed as amended; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
passage
2026-03-09
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-09
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-03-09
Amendment 761459 adopted
2026-03-09
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-05
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
reading-1
2026-03-05
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026)
2026-03-05
Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-02-26
In Messages
2026-02-26
Immediately certified
2026-02-26
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
passage
2026-02-26
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-26
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-24
CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time
2026-02-23
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
2026-02-20
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-02-20
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-18
CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
2026-02-18
CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
2026-02-13
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-12
Now in Appropriations
2026-02-12
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-11
CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
2026-02-06
On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
2026-01-28
Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
2026-01-27
Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-22
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/27/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
2026-01-13
Introduced
introduction
2026-01-07
Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations
referral-committee
2025-12-19
Filed
filing

Versions

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Votes

Favorable
2026-01-27 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Jones: yes
- Leek: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Massullo: yes
- McClain: yes
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-02-11 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Arrington: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Grall: yes
- McClain: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Mayfield: yes
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-02-18 · pass · 18-0
Member-level votes (18)
- Berman: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Burgess: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Grall: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Martin: yes
- Massullo: yes
- McClain: yes
- Pizzo: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Smith: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Wright: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Hooper: yes
Third Reading
2026-02-26 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Avila: yes
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gruters: excused
- Rouson: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Sharief: excused
- Boyd: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Simon: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Jones: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Leek: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Martin: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Wright: yes
- Burton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- McClain: yes
- Albritton: yes
- Davis: yes
- Osgood: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Pizzo: yes
Passage, Third Reading
2026-03-09 · pass · 109-0
Member-level votes (117)
- Abbott: yes
- Eskamani: yes
- Oliver: yes
- Albert: yes
- Esposito: yes
- Overdorf: yes
- Alvarez, D.: yes
- Fabricio: yes
- Owen: yes
- Alvarez, J.: yes
- Franklin: yes
- Partington: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Perez: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garrison: yes
- Persons-Mulicka: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Plakon: yes
- Aristide: yes
- Gerwig: yes
- Baker: yes
- Giallombardo: yes
- Porras: yes
- Bankson: yes
- Gonzalez Pittman: yes
- Rayner: yes
- Barnaby: yes
- Gossett-Seidman: yes
- Redondo: yes
- Bartleman: yes
- Gottlieb: yes
- Rizo: yes
- Basabe: yes
- Greco: yes
- Robinson, F.: yes
- Benarroch: yes
- Griffitts: yes
- Robinson, W.: yes
- Berfield: yes
- Grow: yes
- Rosenwald: yes
- Black: yes
- Harris: yes
- Salzman: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Hart-Lowman: yes
- Sapp: yes
- Booth: yes
- Hinson: yes
- Shoaf: yes
- Borrero: yes
- Hodgers: yes
- Sirois: yes
- Botana: yes
- Holcomb: yes
- Skidmore: yes
- Boyles: yes
- Hunschofsky: yes
- Smith: yes
- Brackett: yes
- Jacques: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Brannan: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Stark: yes
- Busatta: yes
- Kendall: yes
- Steele: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Kincart Jonsson: yes
- Tant: yes
- Canady: yes
- Koster: yes
- Tendrich: yes
- Cassel: yes
- LaMarca: yes
- Tomkow: yes
- Chamberlin: yes
- Long: yes
- Chambliss: yes
- López, J.: yes
- Tramont: yes
- Chaney: yes
- Maggard: yes
- Tuck: yes
- Cobb: yes
- Maney: yes
- Valdés: yes
- Conerly: yes
- McClure: yes
- Weinberger: yes
- Cross: yes
- Woodson: yes
- Daley: yes
- Melo: yes
- Yarkosky: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Michael: yes
- Yeager: yes
- Driskell: yes
- Miller: yes
- Young: yes
- Duggan: yes
- Mooney: yes
- Nix: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Nixon: yes
- Gantt: not voting
- Antone: not voting
- Plasencia: not voting
- Buchanan: not voting
- Joseph: not voting
- Trabulsy: not voting
- McFarland: not voting
- Dunkley: not voting
Returning Messages
2026-03-11 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Avila: yes
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gruters: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Simon: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Jones: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Leek: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Martin: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Wright: yes
- Burton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- McClain: yes
- Albritton: yes
- Davis: yes
- Osgood: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Pizzo: excused
- Trumbull: not voting

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https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/984/ByCategory

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