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SB 2: Relief of the Estate of Danielle Maudsley by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

CLAIM/GENERAL by Jones

Relief of the Estate of Danielle Maudsley by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; Providing for the relief of the Estate of Danielle Maudsley; providing an appropriation to compensate the estate for Ms. Maudsley’s death as a result of the alleged negligence of Trooper Daniel Cole and the Florida Highway Patrol, a division of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; providing a limitation on the payment of compensation and attorney fees, etc. CLAIM WITH APPROPRIATION: $1,750,000

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 2/3/2026 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Special Master on Claim Bills (SM)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
  4. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    8/1/2025 Senate • Filed
    10/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Special Master on Claim Bills; Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations
    1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
    1/29/2026 Senate • Recommendation: Favorable by Special Master on Claim Bills
    • Now in Judiciary
    • 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 Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

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  • SB 2, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/1/2025 at 4:00 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Special Master on Claim Bills 1/29/2026 (pdf)
    Judiciary 2/3/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 6501 Relief/Estate of Danielle Maudsley/Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Harris Identical Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/3/2026 1:00 PM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

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