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Superseded — its companion passed SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. SB 24

Relief of Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour by Miami-Dade County
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Gruters
FILED BY
Joe Gruters — District 22, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
Upon becoming a law
COMPANION
HB 6515 — SB 24 was set aside and its companion carried the policy

Filed under Local Government.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Relief of Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour by Miami-Dade County; Providing for the relief of Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour by Miami-Dade County; providing an appropriation to compensate Mr. and Mrs. Latour for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of Miami-Dade County; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of attorney fees, etc. CLAIM: $500,000

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Directs Miami-Dade County to pay the Latours $500,000.

Miami-Dade County must appropriate $500,000 from unencumbered funds and pay it jointly to Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour as compensation for injuries and damages they sustained.

The act first declares the facts recited in its preamble to be true, legislatively closing off dispute over the underlying events before ordering payment.

The payment is defined as the sole compensation for all present and future claims arising from the same incident, so the Latours cannot pursue a further claim over these injuries later.

Attorney fees connected to the claim are capped at 25 percent of the total amount awarded, though the cap does not mention lobbying fees.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Appropriates $500,000 to pay the Latours' claim majors. 2

AIRequires Miami-Dade County to appropriate $500,000 from funds not otherwise encumbered and draw a warrant paying Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour as compensation for injuries and damages sustained.

“authorized and directed to appropriate from funds not otherwise encumbered and to draw a warrant in the sum of $500,000” bill text, line 53 →
§ 2 Makes the payment sole compensation for the claim majors. 3

AIBars Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour from bringing any further claim against Miami-Dade County over the same injuries, whether that claim would arise now or later.

“intended to provide the sole compensation for all present and future claims arising out of the factual situation described in this act” bill text, line 60 →
§ 3 Caps attorney fees at 25 percent of the award moderates. 3

AILimits the attorney fees that may be paid in connection with this claim to no more than 25 percent of the $500,000 awarded, leaving the remainder for the Latours.

“The total amount paid for attorney fees relating to this claim may not exceed 25 percent of the total amount awarded under this act” bill text, line 63 →
§ 4 Declares the preamble's facts legally true moderates. 1

AILegislatively establishes the account recited in the act's preamble as fact, removing it from further dispute before the payment is ordered.

“The facts stated in the preamble to this act are found and declared to be true” bill text, line 51 →
TIMELINE
2/11/2026
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 6515 (Ch. 2026-227...
2/11/2026
Substituted HB 6515 -SJ 292
2/11/2026
Read 2nd time -SJ 292
2/9/2026
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/11/26
2/3/2026
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/3/2026
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
1/29/2026
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
1/20/2026
Now in Rules
1/20/2026
Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
1/15/2026
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 37...
1/13/2026
Introduced
1/13/2026
Now in Community Affairs
1/12/2026
Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 1
1/5/2026
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
1/5/2026
Now in Judiciary
1/5/2026
Recommendation: Favorable by Special Master on Claim Bills
10/6/2025
Referred to Special Master on Claim Bills; Judiciary; Community...
8/1/2025
Filed
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