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Superseded — its companion passed HOUSE · SESSION 2026

No. HB 6521

Relief/Jose Correa/Miami-Dade County
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SPONSOR
Blanco
FILED BY
Omar Blanco — District 115, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
upon becoming a law
COMPANION
SB 14 — HB 6521 was set aside and its companion carried the policy

Filed under Local Government.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Relief/Jose Correa/Miami-Dade County; Provides relief of Jose Correa; provides appropriation to compensate Jose Correa for injuries sustained as result of negligence of employee of Miami-Dade County; provides limitation on payment of compensation & certain fees. CLAIM: $4,100,000

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Directs Miami-Dade County to pay Jose Correa $4.1 million.

Miami-Dade County must appropriate $4.1 million from unencumbered funds and pay it to Jose Correa as compensation for injuries and damages he sustained, on top of a separate $200,000 the county already paid.

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 Correa cannot pursue a further claim over these injuries later.

Attorney fees and lobbying fees connected to the claim are capped together at 25 percent of the total amount awarded.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Appropriates $4.1 million to pay Correa's claim majors. 2

AIRequires Miami-Dade County to appropriate $4.1 million from funds not otherwise encumbered and draw a warrant paying Jose Correa 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 $4.1 million” bill text, line 43 →
§ 2 Makes the payment sole compensation for the claim majors. 3

AIBars Jose Correa 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 49 →
§ 3 Caps combined attorney and lobbying fees at 25 percent moderates. 3

AILimits attorney fees and lobbying fees paid in connection with this claim, combined, to no more than 25 percent of the $4.1 million awarded.

“attorney fees and lobbying fees relating to this claim may not exceed 25 percent of the total amount awarded under this act” bill text, line 52 →
§ 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 41 →
TIMELINE
3/11/2026
Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see SB 14 (Ch. 2026-186 )
2/3/2026
Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/3/2026
Bill released to House Calendar
2/3/2026
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
2/3/2026
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
1/30/2026
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
1/29/2026
Now in Judiciary Committee
1/29/2026
Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
1/29/2026
Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
1/27/2026
Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
12/12/2025
Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
12/12/2025
Referred to Judiciary Committee
12/12/2025
Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
11/25/2025
Filed
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