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CS/HB 6531: Relief/Estate of M.N./Broward County Sheriff's Office

CLAIMS/LOCAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; LaMarca

Relief/Estate of M.N./Broward County Sheriff's Office; Provides for an appropriation to compensate estate for injuries sustained by M.N. & her subsequent death as result of negligence of Broward County Sheriff's Office; provides limitation on compensation & payment of attorney fees. CLAIM: $2,588,259

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  1/8/2026	House	• Filed
  1/13/2026	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/15/2026	House	• Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  1/27/2026	House	• Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
  1/29/2026	House	• Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Now in Judiciary Committee
  1/30/2026	House	• Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
  2/3/2026	House	• Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee • Reported out of Judiciary Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  2/4/2026	House	• Bill referred to House Calendar • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) • Added to Second Reading Calendar

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• CS/HB 6531, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/3/2026 at 2:45 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 18 (c1)	Relief of the Estate of M.N. by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office	Martin	Identical	Last Action: 2/5/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/10/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building

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• HB 6531, Original Filed Version Posted 1/8/2026 at 8:06 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/29/2026 (pdf) Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/3/2026 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 18	Relief of the Estate of M.N. by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office	Martin	Identical	Last Action: 2/5/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/10/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building

  Committee Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  755755 - Amendment Remove lines 171-174	LaMarca	1/30/2026 5:09 PM	Adopted 2/3/2026	PDF

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