SB 216
  • Introduced
    Oct 16, 2025
  • Passed Senate
  • Passed House
  • Became Law
SB 216
Florida Senate Bill
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Verification of Reemployment Assistance Benefit Eligibility; Citing this act as the “Promoting Work, Deterring Fraud Act of 2026”; revising circumstances under which the Department of Commerce disqualifies claimants from reemployment assistance benefits; requiring the department to verify claimants’ identities before paying benefits; providing duties of the department, etc.
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Senate • Feb 05, 2026: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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S 216 Filed

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Dec 10, 2025, Senate
Favorable
YES: 6
NO: 2
OTHER: 2
YES: 6

NO: 2

NOT VOTING: 2

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Jan 21, 2026, Senate
Favorable
YES: 9
NO: 5
OTHER: 0
YES: 9

NO: 5

OTHER: 0
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Feb 05, 2026, Senate
Favorable
YES: 11
NO: 4
OTHER: 5
YES: 11

NO: 4

NOT VOTING: 5

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  • Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
    • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 4
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  • Feb 02, 2026 | Senate
    • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/05/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  • Jan 21, 2026 | Senate
    • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 9 NAYS 5
    • Now in Fiscal Policy
  • Jan 16, 2026 | Senate
    • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/21/26, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
  • Jan 13, 2026 | Senate
    • Introduced
  • Dec 11, 2025 | Senate
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
  • Dec 10, 2025 | Senate
    • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 2
  • Dec 01, 2025 | Senate
    • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 12/10/25, 11:30 am, 110 Senate Building
  • Nov 03, 2025 | Senate
    • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
  • Oct 16, 2025 | Senate
    • Filed
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