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HB 145: Claims Against the Government

GENERAL BILL by McFarland

Claims Against the Government; Increasing the statutory limits on the liability of the state and its agencies and subdivisions for tort claims; revising exceptions relating to instituting actions on tort claims against the state or one of its agencies or subdivisions; revising the period after which the failure of certain entities to make a final disposition of a claim shall be deemed a final denial of the claim for certain purposes; revising the statute of limitations for tort claims against the state or one of its agencies or subdivisions and exceptions thereto, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2026
Last Action: 3/12/2026 House - Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Bill Text: PDF

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
10/10/2025	House	• Filed
10/21/2025	House	• Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Referred to Budget Committee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
10/29/2025	House	• Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
11/5/2025	House	• Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
11/13/2025	House	• Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Now in Budget Committee
11/24/2025	House	• Added to Budget Committee agenda
12/3/2025	House	• Favorable by Budget Committee • Reported out of Budget Committee • Now in Judiciary Committee
12/4/2025	House	• Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
12/11/2025	House	• Favorable by Judiciary Committee • Reported out of Judiciary Committee • Bill released to House Calendar
1/12/2026	House	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (1/15/2026)
1/13/2026	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/15/2026	House	• Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • Passed; YEAS 104, NAYS 7
1/15/2026	Senate	• In Messages
1/16/2026	Senate	• Referred to Rules
1/22/2026	Senate	• Received
3/10/2026	Senate	• Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 713 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/SB 1366 -SJ 713 • Read 2nd time -SJ 713 • Amendment(s) adopted (401768) -SJ 713 • Read 3rd time -SJ 731 • Passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 731
3/10/2026	House	• In Messages
3/12/2026	House	• Added to Senate Message List • Amendment 401768 Concur • Passed as amended; YEAS 108, NAYS 1 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
S 1366 (c1)	Claims Against the Government	Brodeur	Identical	Last Action: 3/10/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 145 -SJ 713

Version	Posted	Format
H 145 Filed	10/10/2025 9:56 AM	PDF
H 145 e1	3/12/2026 6:15 PM	PDF
H 145 er	3/13/2026 8:17 AM	PDF

H 145 Filed
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
401768 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Brodeur	3/9/2026 12:49 PM	House: Concur 3/12/2026	Web Page PDF

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	H 145	Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)	11/5/2025 1:50 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 145	Budget Committee (Post-Meeting)	12/3/2025 1:37 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 145	Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting)	12/11/2025 3:41 PM	PDF

Vote	Date	Chamber	Result
H 145 Filed	1/15/2026 10:22 AM	House	104 Yeas - 7 Nays
H 145 Filed	3/10/2026 5:26 PM	Senate	36 Yeas - 0 Nays
H 145 Filed	3/12/2026 1:47 PM	House	108 Yeas - 1 Nays

Citations - Statutes (65)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
29.0081	County funding of additional court personnel.	Page 29 (pdf)
39.8297	County funding for guardian ad litem employees.	Page 29 (pdf)
45.061	Offers of settlement.	Page 36 (pdf)
95.11	Limitations other than for the recovery of real property.	Page 36 (pdf)
110.504	Volunteer benefits.	Page 37 (pdf)
111.071	Payment of judgments or settlements against certain public officers or employees.	Page 37 (pdf)
125.01015	Office of the sheriff.	Page 38 (pdf)
163.01	Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969.	Page 43 (pdf)
190.043	Suits against the district.	Page 44 (pdf)
213.015	Taxpayer rights.	Page 44 (pdf)
252.51	Liability.	Page 45 (pdf)
252.89	Tort liability.	Page 46 (pdf)
252.944	Tort liability.	Page 47 (pdf)
260.0125	Limitation on liability of private landowners whose property is designated as part of the statewide system of greenways and trails.	Page 47 (pdf)
284.31	Scope and types of coverages; separate accounts.	Page 48 (pdf)
284.38	Waiver of sovereign immunity; effect.	Page 49 (pdf)
322.13	Driver license examiners.	Page 49 (pdf)
337.19	Suits by and against department; limitation of actions; forum.	Page 50 (pdf)
341.302	Rail program; duties and responsibilities of the department.	Page 51 (pdf)
343.811	Power to assume indemnification and insurance obligations.	Page 38 (pdf), Page 61 (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 67 (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 68 (pdf)
375.251	Limitation on liability of persons making available to public certain areas for recreational purposes without charge.	Page 68 (pdf)
381.0056	School health services program.	Page 69 (pdf)
393.075	General liability coverage.	Page 71 (pdf)
394.9085	Behavioral provider liability.	Page 71 (pdf)
395.1055	Rules and enforcement.	Page 71 (pdf)
403.706	Local government solid waste responsibilities.	Page 72 (pdf)
409.175	Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption.	Page 72 (pdf)
409.993	Lead agencies and subcontractor liability.	Page 73 (pdf)
420.504	Public corporation; creation, membership, terms, expenses.	Page 78 (pdf)
455.221	Legal and investigative services.	Page 78 (pdf)
455.32	Management Privatization Act.	Page 78 (pdf)
456.009	Legal and investigative services.	Page 79 (pdf)
456.076	Impaired practitioner programs.	Page 79 (pdf)
471.038	Florida Engineers Management Corporation.	Page 80 (pdf)
472.006	Department; powers and duties.	Page 85 (pdf)
497.167	Administrative matters.	Page 86 (pdf)
513.118	Conduct on premises; refusal of service.	Page 86 (pdf)
548.046	Physician’s attendance at match; examinations; cancellation of match.	Page 87 (pdf)
556.106	Liability of the member operator, excavator, and system.	Page 88 (pdf)
589.19	Creation of certain state forests; naming of certain state forests; Operation Outdoor Freedom Program.	Page 88 (pdf)
627.7491	Official law enforcement vehicles; motor vehicle insurance requirements.	Page 89 (pdf)
723.0611	Florida Mobile Home Relocation Corporation.	Page 90 (pdf)
760.11	Administrative and civil remedies; construction.	Page 90 (pdf)
766.1115	Health care providers; creation of agency relationship with governmental contractors.	Page 92 (pdf)
766.112	Comparative fault.	Page 94 (pdf)
768.1355	Florida Volunteer Protection Act.	Page 95 (pdf)
768.1382	Streetlights, security lights, and other similar illumination; limitation on liability.	Page 96 (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 5 (pdf)
768.295	Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) prohibited.	Page 96 (pdf)
944.713	Insurance against liability.	Page 35 (pdf)
946.5026	Sovereign immunity in tort actions.	Page 97 (pdf)
946.514	Civil rights of inmates; inmates not state employees; liability of corporation for inmate injuries.	Page 97 (pdf)
961.06	Compensation for wrongful incarceration.	Page 98 (pdf)
984.09	Punishment for contempt of court; alternative sanctions.	Page 98 (pdf)
1002.33	Charter schools.	Page 99 (pdf)
1002.333	Persistently low-performing schools.	Page 99 (pdf)
1002.34	Charter technical career centers.	Page 100 (pdf)
1002.37	The Florida Virtual School.	Page 100 (pdf)
1002.55	School-year prekindergarten program delivered by private prekindergarten providers.	Page 106 (pdf)
1002.83	Early learning coalitions.	Page 107 (pdf)
1002.88	School readiness program provider standards; eligibility to deliver the school readiness program.	Page 108 (pdf)
1006.24	Tort liability; liability insurance.	Page 108 (pdf)
1006.261	Use of school buses for public purposes.	Page 109 (pdf)

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