HB 6521: Relief/Jacob Rodgers/City of Gainesville
CLAIMS/LOCAL BILL by Weinberger
Relief/Jacob Rodgers/City of Gainesville; Provides for appropriation to compensate Jacob Rodgers for injuries sustained as result of negligence of employee of City of Gainesville; provides limitation on compensation & payment of attorney fees. CLAIM: $10,800,000
Senate Committee References:
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/12/2025 House • Filed
2/19/2025 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/25/2025 House • Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
3/27/2025 House • Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
4/4/2025 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
4/8/2025 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/17/2025 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025)
4/24/2025 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• Passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
4/24/2025 Senate • In Messages
4/25/2025 Senate • Referred to Rules
• Received
4/28/2025 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 593
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for SB 96 -SJ 593
• Read 2nd time -SJ 593
• Read 3rd time -SJ 593
• Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 593
4/28/2025 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
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HB 6521, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/28/2025 at 3:33 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 96 Relief of Jacob Rodgers by the City of Gainesville Bernard Identical Last Action: 4/28/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 6521 -SJ 593 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 768.28 Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; recovery limits; civil liability for damages caused during a riot; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs. -
HB 6521, Original Filed Version Posted 2/12/2025 at 3:10 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2025 (pdf)
Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/8/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 96 Relief of Jacob Rodgers by the City of Gainesville Bernard Identical Last Action: 4/28/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 6521 -SJ 593
Floor Votes (2)
Date Chamber Result 4/24/2025 5:09 PM House 113 Yeas - 0 Nays 4/28/2025 2:54 PM Senate 36 Yeas - 0 Nays