CS/SB 1096: Florida Civil Rights Act
GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Burgess
Florida Civil Rights Act; Deleting the requirement that the Florida Commission on Human Relations send certain information to certain persons by registered mail; revising the timeframe when a civil action may be brought for violations of the act; providing that if the commission 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: 3/4/2026 Senate - CS by Rules read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/4/2026 Senate - CS by Rules read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Judiciary (JU)
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- 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
3/4/2026 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/26
• CS by Rules read 1st time
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CS/SB 1096, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/4/2026 at 6:29 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1407 (c1) Commencement of Civil Actions Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 2/18/2026 S Received 
H 1367 Florida Commission on Human Relations Antone Compare Last Action: 1/15/2026 H Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
S 1250 Florida Commission on Human Relations Davis Compare Last Action: 2/3/2026 S Now in Judiciary
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 760.07 Remedies for unlawful discrimination. Page 4 (pdf) 760.11 Administrative and civil remedies; construction. Page 1 (pdf) -
SB 1096, Original Filed Version Posted 1/5/2026 at 3:18 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | 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
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 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/3/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee 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)