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SB 1096: Remedies for Violations of the Florida Civil Rights Act

GENERAL BILL by Burgess

Remedies for Violations of the Florida Civil Rights Act; Revising the timeframe when a civil action may be brought for violations of the act; providing that if the Florida Commission on Human Relations or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission does not make a determination within a specified timeframe, the complainant may bring a civil action within a specified timeframe, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 3/3/2026 Senate - CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/5/2026 Senate • Filed
    1/12/2026 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
    1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
    1/29/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    2/3/2026 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
    • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    2/6/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    2/11/2026 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    2/12/2026 Senate • Now in Rules
    2/26/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/3/2026 Senate • CS by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0

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  • SB 1096, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/5/2026 at 3:18 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/2/2026 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/3/2026 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 2/10/2026 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2026 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 3/2/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1407 (c1) Commencement of Civil Actions Judiciary Committee Compare Last Action: 2/18/2026 S Received Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    556298 - Amendment
    Delete lines 17 - 19 and insert:     		Rules
    (Davis)     		2/26/2026
    4:43 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/3/2026     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    2/3/2026 1:00 PM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/11/2026 3:00 PM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/3/2026 9:00 AM Rules 22 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    760.07 Remedies for unlawful discrimination. Page 3 (pdf)
    760.11 Administrative and civil remedies; construction. Page 1 (pdf)

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