HB 6517: Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg
CLAIMS/LOCAL BILL by Berfield ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby ; Gottlieb ; Redondo
Relief/Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen/City of St. Petersburg; Provides an appropriation to compensate Mr. Sanchez-Mayen for injuries sustained as result of negligence of City of St. Petersburg; provides limitation on compensation & payment of attorney fees. CLAIM: $2,300,000
Senate Committee References:
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/24/2025 House • Filed
12/3/2025 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 107, 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2/11/2026 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 291
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for SB 16 -SJ 291
• Read 2nd time -SJ 291
• Read 3rd time -SJ 291
• Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 291
• Immediately certified -SJ 299
2/11/2026 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
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HB 6517, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/11/2026 at 5:16 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 16 Relief of Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen by the City of St. Petersburg Rouson Identical Last Action: 2/11/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 6517 -SJ 291 
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 6517, Original Filed Version Posted 11/24/2025 at 10:01 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 16 Relief of Heriberto A. Sanchez-Mayen by the City of St. Petersburg Rouson Identical Last Action: 2/11/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 6517 -SJ 291
Floor Votes (2)
Date Chamber Result 2/4/2026 6:02 PM House 107 Yeas - 0 Nays 2/11/2026 12:31 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays