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SHOWING 184 — LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NO. TITLE FILED BY DISPOSITION
SB 8 Relief of Patricia Ermini by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Ana Maria Rodriguez DIED
SB 14 Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County Ana Maria Rodriguez LAW · 2026-186
SB 18 Relief of the Estate of M.N. by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office Jonathan Martin DIED
HB 21 Pub. Rec./Agency Employees Kim Kendall; Bill Partington DIED
SB 24 Relief of Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour by Miami-Dade County Joe Gruters SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
HB 37 Removal, Storage, and Cleanup of Electric Vehicles Danny Nix DIED
HB 39 Assessments Levied on Recreational Vehicle Parks Danny Nix SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
SB 44 Electronic Payment of Public Records Fees Darryl Ervin Rouson DIED
HB 75 Public Works Employee Identification Cards Marie Woodson DIED
SB 92 Employee Protections Don Gaetz DIED
HB 105 Local Government Enforcement Actions Robert Brackett DIED
SB 118 Assessments Levied on Recreational Vehicle Parks Keith L. Truenow LAW · 2026-37
HB 123 Special Districts Tobin Overdorf DIED
SB 136 Protections for Public Employees who use Medical Marijuana as Qualified Patients Tina Scott Polsky DIED
HB 139 Adverse Personnel Actions and Ethics Complaints Patt Maney DIED
SB 144 Public Records/Judicial Qualifications Commission Darryl Ervin Rouson DIED
SB 210 Public Records/Petitions for Injunctions for Protection Against Serious Violence by a Known Person Barbara Sharief DIED
HB 225 Consumer Fairness in Utility Rates Felicia Robinson SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
HB 239 Standards for Storm Water Systems J.J. Grow DIED
HB 247 Pub. Rec./Municipal Clerks Daryl Campbell; Dan Daley DIED
SB 248 Public Records/Municipal Clerks and their Staff Ana Maria Rodriguez DIED
HB 251 Pub. Rec./Emergency Department Physicians Tiffany Esposito DIED
SB 258 Public Records/Medical Examiners Danny Burgess DIED
SB 260 Removal, Storage, and Cleanup of Electric Vehicles Danny Burgess DIED
HB 263 Public Records Alex Rizo DIED
SB 268 Public Records/Emergency Department Physicians Ana Maria Rodriguez DIED
SB 332 Public Records and Public Meetings/Private Property Rights Jennifer Bradley SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
SB 350 Public Records/Crime Victims Erin Grall SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
HB 357 Motor Vehicle Operator Privacy Peggy Gossett-Seidman DIED
SB 370 Public Records/Commissioners of the Florida Commission on Human Relations Tracie Davis DIED
SB 376 Public Records/Sexual Assault Counselors Tina Scott Polsky DIED
SB 378 Special Districts Keith L. Truenow DIED
SB 410 Public Records/Private Investigators Keith L. Truenow DIED
HB 421 Performance Reports of Circuit and County Court Judges Nathan Boyles DIED
HB 437 Public Records Robert Andrade DIED
SB 446 Large-scale County Destination Marketing Organizations Carlos Guillermo Smith DIED
HB 451 911 Public Safety Telecommunicator Employment-related Mental or Nervous Injuries Jeff Holcomb DIED
SB 454 Tourist Development Taxes Carlos Guillermo Smith DIED
SB 456 Tourist Development Tax Carlos Guillermo Smith DIED
SB 458 Tourist Development Tax Carlos Guillermo Smith DIED
HB 473 Pub. Rec./Civilian Contractors and Government Employees Jeff Holcomb DIED
SB 490 Public Records/E-mail Addresses Collected by the Department of Highway Safety for Providing Renewal Notices Ralph E. Massullo, Jr. LAW · 2026-40
SB 506 Public Records/Body Camera Recordings Recorded by a Code Inspector Danny Burgess LAW · 2026-49
HB 511 Pub. Rec./Code Inspector Body Cameras Bill Partington SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
SB 520 Public Records/State Retirement Plan/Division of Retirement Corey Simon DIED
HB 541 Pub. Rec./Code Inspector Body Camera Recordings Bill Partington SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
HB 549 Pub. Rec./Injunctions for Protection in Cases of Repeat or Serious Violence Anne Gerwig DIED
SB 558 Standards for Stormwater Systems Danny Burgess DIED
SB 572 Ethics for Public Officers and Employees Gayle Harrell LAW · 2026-22
SB 588 Local Government Enforcement Actions Stan McClain DIED
HB 593 Governmental Agencies and Personnel Robert Andrade DIED
HB 603 Ethics for Public Employees Johanna López SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
HB 605 Prohibited Uses of Public Funds by Political Subdivisions Kevin Steele DIED
HB 627 Pub. Rec./Law Enforcement Officers Actively Engaged in Official Duty Kimberly Berfield DIED
HB 641 Gender Identity Employment Practices Rachel Plakon; Danny Nix DIED
HB 661 Pub. Rec./Private Investigators Paula Stark DIED
SB 666 Performance Reports of Circuit and County Court Judges Mack Bernard DIED
HB 739 Disability Provisions for Firefighters and Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers Judson Sapp DIED
SB 744 Public Records Requests Made to Law Enforcement Officers Clay Yarborough DIED
SB 770 Public Records Darryl Ervin Rouson DIED
SB 774 911 Public Safety Telecommunicator Employment-related Mental or Nervous Injuries Jason W. B. Pizzo DIED
SB 802 Public Officers and Employees Debbie Mayfield DIED
HB 813 Firefighter Cancer Benefits Demi Busatta SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
SB 830 Public Records/County Administrators and City Managers Thomas J. Leek DIED
HB 837 Affordable Housing Demi Busatta SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
SB 884 Public Records/Owners and Operators of Family Foster Homes Ana Maria Rodriguez DIED
HB 905 Foreign Influence Jenna Persons-Mulicka LAW · 2026-66
HB 929 Local Government Regulation of Chickees Nan Cobb; Richard Gentry LAW · 2026-55
HB 939 Pub. Rec./E-mail Addresses Collected by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Taylor Yarkosky SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
SB 940 Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates, Fees, and Charges Stan McClain SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
SB 942 Motor Vehicle Operator Privacy Alexis Calatayud DIED
SB 962 Affordable Housing Jennifer Bradley LAW · 2026-163
SB 964 Financial Disclosures Tom A. Wright DIED
SB 976 Tourist Development Tax Uses Carlos Guillermo Smith DIED
SB 984 Firefighter Cancer Benefits Nick DiCeglie LAW · 2026-99
HB 995 Public Employees Relations Commission Jenna Persons-Mulicka SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
HB 997 Pub. Rec./Public Employees Relations Commission Jenna Persons-Mulicka SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
HB 1001 Official Actions of Local Governments Dean Black SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
SB 1014 Provision of Municipal Utility Service to Owners Outside the Municipal Limits Debbie Mayfield DIED
SB 1018 Deferred Compensation Plans for Public Employees Keith L. Truenow DIED
SB 1020 Regulation of Chickees Keith L. Truenow SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
HB 1047 Activities of Special Districts Hillary Cassel DIED
HB 1065 Public Employee Housing Benefits J.J. Grow DIED
HB 1075 Utilities Tyler Sirois; Vanessa Oliver DIED
SB 1094 Relief of Sean Hurley by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Ralph E. Massullo, Jr. DIED
HB 1113 Pub. Rec./Crime Victims Kaylee Tuck LAW · 2026-32
SB 1122 Activities of Special Districts Joe Gruters DIED
HB 1125 Local Government Salaries and Benefits Mike Giallombardo DIED
SB 1134 Official Actions of Local Governments Clay Yarborough LAW · 2026-43
HB 1145 Electric Utility Ten-year Site Plans Randall Maggard DIED
SB 1146 Public Records/Recordings of Protective Investigations Ana Maria Rodriguez DIED
SB 1162 Public Records/Office of the Corrections Ombudsman and the Corrections Oversight Committee Ana Maria Rodriguez DIED
SB 1178 Foreign Influence Erin Grall SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
SB 1188 Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates Erin Grall DIED
HB 1217 Prohibited Governmental Policies Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions John Snyder; Berny Jacques LAW · 2026-45
HB 1227 Preemption to the State Vanessa Oliver SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
HB 1283 Complaints Against Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers Tom Fabricio; Omar Blanco DIED
SB 1296 Public Employees Relations Commission Jonathan Martin LAW · 2026-58
SB 1298 Public Records/Public Employees Relations Commission Jonathan Martin SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
HB 1303 Department of Financial Services Monique Miller DIED
HB 1361 Public Records Requests Pertaining to Law Enforcement Officers Marie Woodson DIED
HB 1369 Penalties For Late-filed Disclosures or Statements of Financial Interests Bruce Antone DIED
HB 1373 Pub. Rec./Judicial Qualifications Commission Employees Bruce Antone DIED
HB 1389 Affordable Housing Mike Redondo LAW · 2026-179
HB 1403 Deferred Compensation Plans for Public Employees Michelle Salzman DIED
SB 1420 Local Utility Revenues Nick DiCeglie SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
SB 1426 Accessing Personnel Files of Law Enforcement Officers Ana Maria Rodriguez DIED
SB 1432 Public Employee Housing Benefits Alexis Calatayud DIED
SB 1440 Public Records/Office of Financial Regulation Jonathan Martin SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
SB 1444 Preemption to the State Jonathan Martin SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
HB 1451 Utility Services Demi Busatta LAW · 2026-135
SB 1482 Electric Utility 10-year Site Plans Mack Bernard DIED
SB 1484 Fees/Florida Public Service Commission Mack Bernard DIED
HB 1495 Workforce Notice Requirements Judson Sapp DIED
SB 1544 Complaints Against Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers Jason W. B. Pizzo DIED
SB 1546 Public Records/Commission on Ethics Ana Maria Rodriguez DIED
SB 1548 Affordable Housing Alexis Calatayud SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
HB 1559 Coconut Grove Playhouse, Miami-Dade County Fabián Basabe DIED
SB 1572 Department of Financial Services Nick DiCeglie DIED
SB 1622 Penalties for Late-filed Disclosures or Statements of Financial Interests Ana Maria Rodriguez DIED
SB 1628 Net-zero Policies by Governmental Entities Bryan Avila SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
SB 1642 Gender Identity Employment Practices Stan McClain DIED
SB 1650 Public Records/Commission on Ethics Don Gaetz DIED
SB 1698 Notice Requirements for Certain Employers to their Employees Stan McClain DIED
SB 1724 Utility Services Jonathan Martin SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
SR 1778 St. Johns County Day Thomas J. Leek ADOPTED
SB 1792 Public Records/Pawnbroker Transactions Clay Yarborough DIED
SR 1804 Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County Darryl Ervin Rouson SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
SR 1808 Pinellas County Schools’ Journeys in Journalism Program Darryl Ervin Rouson ADOPTED
HB 4001 Jefferson County Allison Tant LAW · 2026-187
HB 4003 City of Marco Island, Collier County Yvette Benarroch LAW · 2026-188
HB 4007 Martin County John Snyder LAW · 2026-190
HB 4011 St. Lucie County Mosquito Control District, St. Lucie County Dana Trabulsy; Tobin Overdorf LAW · 2026-191
HB 4013 Lee County Adam Botana LAW · 2026-192
HB 4017 Nassau County Dean Black LAW · 2026-193
HB 4023 Ave Maria Stewardship Community District, Collier County Lauren Melo DIED
HB 4025 Martin and Palm Beach Counties John Snyder LAW · 2026-195
HB 4027 Hillsborough County Public Schools, Hillsborough County Michael Owen LAW · 2026-196
HB 4029 Hillsborough County Charter Michael Owen LAW · 2026-197
HB 4033 Palm Beach County Anne Gerwig LAW · 2026-198
HB 4035 Palm Beach County Jervonte Edmonds LAW · 2026-199
HB 4037 Pasco County Mosquito Control District, Pasco County Randall Maggard LAW · 2026-200
HB 4039 Solid Waste Disposal Facility in Broward County Dan Daley LAW · 2026-201
HB 4045 Jacksonville Aviation Authority, Consolidated City of Jacksonville, Duval County Wyman Duggan LAW · 2026-204
HB 4047 Lee County Tourist Development Council, Lee County Mike Giallombardo LAW · 2026-205
HB 4049 Office of General Counsel of City of Jacksonville, Duval County Wyman Duggan LAW · 2026-206
HB 4051 Pace Fire Rescue District, Santa Rosa County Nathan Boyles LAW · 2026-207
HB 4053 Avalon Beach-Mulat Fire Protection District, Santa Rosa County Nathan Boyles LAW · 2026-208
HB 4055 City of Lake Wales, Polk County Jon Albert LAW · 2026-209
HB 4057 City of DeFuniak Springs, Walton County Shane Abbott LAW · 2026-210
HB 4061 Hillsborough County Michael Owen LAW · 2026-212
HB 4065 West Palm Beach Firefighters Pension Fund, Palm Beach County Debra Tendrich LAW · 2026-214
HB 4067 Plantation Acres Improvement District, Broward County Michael Gottlieb LAW · 2026-215
HB 4071 Palm Beach County John Snyder LAW · 2026-216
HB 4075 Town of Davie, Broward County Michael Gottlieb VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR
HB 4077 City of Punta Gorda, Charlotte County Vanessa Oliver DIED
HB 4079 Marion County J.J. Grow LAW · 2026-217
HB 4083 City of Winter Springs, Seminole County Rachel Plakon DIED
HB 4085 Okeechobee Utility Authority, Okeechobee County Kaylee Tuck LAW · 2026-219
HB 4089 City of Trenton, Gilchrist County Chad Johnson LAW · 2026-221
HB 4091 Sarasota and Manatee Counties William Conerly LAW · 2026-222
HB 4097 Manatee County William Conerly DIED
HB 4101 Town of Loxahatchee Groves, Palm Beach County Meg Weinberger DIED
HB 4105 Port St. Joe Port Authority, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, and Liberty Counties Jason Shoaf LAW · 2026-226
HB 6005 Special Districts Sam Greco DIED
HB 6007 Tourist Development Taxes Anna Eskamani DIED
HB 6011 Reporting the Receipt of Gifts or Honoraria Yvette Benarroch; Wyman Duggan DIED
HB 6515 Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County Demi Busatta LAW · 2026-227
HB 6519 Relief/Sean Hurley/Orange County Sheriff's Office Susan Plasencia; Johanna López DIED
HB 6521 Relief/Jose Correa/Miami-Dade County Omar Blanco SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
HB 6527 Relief/Patricia Ermini/Lee County Sheriff's Office Dianne Hart-Lowman DIED
HB 6531 Relief/Estate of M.N./Broward County Sheriff's Office Chip LaMarca DIED
SB 7002 OGSR/Department of Military Affairs/United States Department of Defense Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security LAW · 2026-117
HB 7003 OGSR/Conviction Integrity Unit Reinvestigation Information Richard Gentry SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
SB 7004 OGSR/Conviction Integrity Unit Reinvestigation Information Criminal Justice LAW · 2026-152
SB 7010 Roth Contribution Plans in Deferred Compensation Programs Governmental Oversight and Accountability DIED
HB 7019 OGSR/Department of Military Affairs Sam Greco SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
HB 7023 OGSR/Cybersecurity William Conerly SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
SB 7024 OGSR/Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Operational Technology Information Governmental Oversight and Accountability LAW · 2026-120
SB 7030 Public Records/Investigations by the Department of Legal Affairs Appropriations; Commerce and Tourism DIED
SB 7044 Public Records/Custodians of Gold Coin and Silver Coin Banking and Insurance SUPERSEDED — ITS COMPANION PASSED
HR 8017 St. Johns County Day Judson Sapp ADOPTED
HR 8115 Indian River County Robert Brackett ADOPTED
HR 8119 Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County 80th Anniversary Kimberly Berfield ADOPTED
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