HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County
CLAIMS/LOCAL BILL by Busatta
Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County; Provides appropriation to compensate Mr. & Mrs. Latour for injuries sustained as result of negligence of Miami-Dade County; provides limitation on compensation & payment of attorney fees. CLAIM: $500,000
Senate Committee References:
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/5/2025 House • Filed
11/12/2025 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
1/12/2026 House • Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/14/2026 House • Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
1/20/2026 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
1/22/2026 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
1/29/2026 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/4/2026)
2/4/2026 House • Read 2nd time
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• Passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 0
2/4/2026 Senate • In Messages
2/9/2026 Senate • Referred to Rules
2/10/2026 Senate • Received
2/11/2026 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 292
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for SB 24 -SJ 292
• Read 2nd time -SJ 292
• Read 3rd time -SJ 292
• Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 1 -SJ 292
• Immediately certified -SJ 299
2/11/2026 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
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HB 6515, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/11/2026 at 5:15 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 24 Relief of Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour by Miami-Dade County Gruters Identical Last Action: 2/11/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 6515 -SJ 292 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 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. -
HB 6515, Original Filed Version Posted 11/5/2025 at 10:15 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/14/2026 (pdf)
Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/22/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 24 Relief of Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour by Miami-Dade County Gruters Identical Last Action: 2/11/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 6515 -SJ 292
Floor Votes (2)
Date Chamber Result 2/4/2026 6:05 PM House 108 Yeas - 0 Nays 2/11/2026 12:32 PM Senate 38 Yeas - 1 Nays