SB 1366: Claims Against the Government
GENERAL BILL by Brodeur
Claims Against the Government; Increasing the statutory limits on the liability of the state and its agencies and subdivisions for tort claims; requiring the Department of Financial Services, beginning on a specified date and every 5 years thereafter, to adjust the limitations of liability for claims; limiting attorney fees based on the amount of funds recovered; authorizing the Legislature to limit attorney fee awards in a claim bill or reserve any portion of the proceeds of a claim bill to the claimant, etc.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/7/2026 Senate • Filed
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SB 1366, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/7/2026 at 3:04 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 145 Suits Against the Government McFarland Compare Last Action: 12/11/2025 H Bill released to House Calendar 
Citations - Statutes (65)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 29.0081 County funding of additional court personnel. Page 26 (pdf) 39.8297 County funding for guardian ad litem employees. Page 26 (pdf) 45.061 Offers of settlement. Page 32 (pdf) 95.11 Limitations other than for the recovery of real property. Page 32 (pdf) 110.504 Volunteer benefits. Page 33 (pdf) 111.071 Payment of judgments or settlements against certain public officers or employees. Page 33 (pdf) 125.01015 Office of the sheriff. Page 34 (pdf) 163.01 Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969. Page 38 (pdf) 190.043 Suits against the district. Page 39 (pdf) 213.015 Taxpayer rights. Page 39 (pdf) 252.51 Liability. Page 40 (pdf) 252.89 Tort liability. Page 41 (pdf) 252.944 Tort liability. Page 41 (pdf) 260.0125 Limitation on liability of private landowners whose property is designated as part of the statewide system of greenways and trails. Page 42 (pdf) 284.31 Scope and types of coverages; separate accounts. Page 42 (pdf) 284.38 Waiver of sovereign immunity; effect. Page 43 (pdf) 322.13 Driver license examiners. Page 44 (pdf) 337.19 Suits by and against department; limitation of actions; forum. Page 44 (pdf) 341.302 Rail program; duties and responsibilities of the department. Page 45 (pdf) 343.811 Power to assume indemnification and insurance obligations. Page 27 (pdf), Page 54 (pdf) 351.03 Railroad-highway grade-crossing warning signs and signals; audible warnings; exercise of reasonable care; blocking highways, roads, and streets during darkness. Page 59 (pdf) 373.1395 Limitation on liability of water management district with respect to areas made available to the public for recreational purposes without charge. Page 59 (pdf) 375.251 Limitation on liability of persons making available to public certain areas for recreational purposes without charge. Page 60 (pdf) 381.0056 School health services program. Page 61 (pdf) 393.075 General liability coverage. Page 62 (pdf) 394.9085 Behavioral provider liability. Page 62 (pdf) 395.1055 Rules and enforcement. Page 63 (pdf) 403.706 Local government solid waste responsibilities. Page 63 (pdf) 409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 63 (pdf) 409.993 Lead agencies and subcontractor liability. Page 64 (pdf) 420.504 Public corporation; creation, membership, terms, expenses. Page 68 (pdf) 455.221 Legal and investigative services. Page 68 (pdf) 455.32 Management Privatization Act. Page 69 (pdf) 456.009 Legal and investigative services. Page 69 (pdf) 456.076 Impaired practitioner programs. Page 69 (pdf) 471.038 Florida Engineers Management Corporation. Page 70 (pdf) 472.006 Department; powers and duties. Page 74 (pdf) 497.167 Administrative matters. Page 75 (pdf) 513.118 Conduct on premises; refusal of service. Page 75 (pdf) 548.046 Physician’s attendance at match; examinations; cancellation of match. Page 76 (pdf) 556.106 Liability of the member operator, excavator, and system. Page 77 (pdf) 589.19 Creation of certain state forests; naming of certain state forests; Operation Outdoor Freedom Program. Page 77 (pdf) 627.7491 Official law enforcement vehicles; motor vehicle insurance requirements. Page 78 (pdf) 723.0611 Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation. Page 78 (pdf) 760.11 Administrative and civil remedies; construction. Page 79 (pdf) 766.1115 Health care providers; creation of agency relationship with governmental contractors. Page 80 (pdf) 766.112 Comparative fault. Page 82 (pdf) 768.1355 Florida Volunteer Protection Act. Page 83 (pdf) 768.1382 Streetlights, security lights, and other similar illumination; limitation on liability. Page 83 (pdf) 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. Page 4 (pdf) 768.295 Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) prohibited. Page 84 (pdf) 944.713 Insurance against liability. Page 31 (pdf) 946.5026 Sovereign immunity in tort actions. Page 85 (pdf) 946.514 Civil rights of inmates; inmates not state employees; liability of corporation for inmate injuries. Page 85 (pdf) 961.06 Compensation for wrongful incarceration. Page 85 (pdf) 984.09 Punishment for contempt of court; alternative sanctions. Page 85 (pdf) 1002.33 Charter schools. Page 86 (pdf) 1002.333 Persistently low-performing schools. Page 87 (pdf) 1002.34 Charter technical career centers. Page 87 (pdf) 1002.37 The Florida Virtual School. Page 87 (pdf) 1002.55 School-year prekindergarten program delivered by private prekindergarten providers. Page 93 (pdf) 1002.83 Early learning coalitions. Page 93 (pdf) 1002.88 School readiness program provider standards; eligibility to deliver the school readiness program. Page 94 (pdf) 1006.24 Tort liability; liability insurance. Page 94 (pdf) 1006.261 Use of school buses for public purposes. Page 95 (pdf)