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IntroducedDec 19, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 26, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 09, 2026
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Became Law
Florida Senate Bill
Firefighter Cancer Benefits; Requiring a former employer to provide death benefits to certain beneficiaries for a specified time period under certain circumstances, etc.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 11, 2026: Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 984
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Sponsors
Votes
YES: 109
- Abbott
- Eskamani
- Oliver
- Albert
- Esposito
- Overdorf
- Alvarez, D.
- Fabricio
- Owen
- Alvarez, J.
- Franklin
- Partington
- Anderson
- Perez
- Andrade
- Garrison
- Persons-Mulicka
- Gentry
- Plakon
- Aristide
- Gerwig
- Baker
- Giallombardo
- Porras
- Bankson
- Gonzalez Pittman
- Rayner
- Barnaby
- Gossett-Seidman
- Redondo
- Bartleman
- Gottlieb
- Rizo
- Basabe
- Greco
- Robinson, F.
- Benarroch
- Griffitts
- Robinson, W.
- Berfield
- Grow
- Rosenwald
- Black
- Harris
- Salzman
- Blanco
- Hart-Lowman
- Sapp
- Booth
- Hinson
- Shoaf
- Borrero
- Hodgers
- Sirois
- Botana
- Holcomb
- Skidmore
- Boyles
- Hunschofsky
- Smith
- Brackett
- Jacques
- Snyder
- Brannan
- Johnson
- Spencer
- Stark
- Busatta
- Kendall
- Steele
- Campbell
- Kincart Jonsson
- Tant
- Canady
- Koster
- Tendrich
- Cassel
- LaMarca
- Tomkow
- Chamberlin
- Long
- Chambliss
- López, J.
- Tramont
- Chaney
- Maggard
- Tuck
- Cobb
- Maney
- Valdés
- Conerly
- McClure
- Weinberger
- Cross
- Woodson
- Daley
- Melo
- Yarkosky
- Daniels
- Michael
- Yeager
- Driskell
- Miller
- Young
- Duggan
- Mooney
- Nix
- Edmonds
- Nixon
NO: 0
Actions
- Mar 11, 2026 | Senate
- Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (761459)
- CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
- Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
- Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
- In returning messages
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment 761459 adopted
- Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Read 3rd time
- CS passed as amended; YEAS 109, NAYS 0
- Mar 05, 2026 | House
- Bill referred to House Calendar
- Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2026)
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- In Messages
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Read 2nd time
- Read 3rd time
- CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
- Immediately certified
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time
- Feb 23, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
- Feb 20, 2026 | Senate
- Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
- CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
- Feb 13, 2026 | Senate
- On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Now in Appropriations
- Feb 11, 2026 | Senate
- CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
- Feb 06, 2026 | Senate
- On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
- Jan 28, 2026 | Senate
- Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
- Jan 27, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/27/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
- Jan 13, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
- Jan 07, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations
- Dec 19, 2025 | Senate
- Filed
Bill Texts
- S 984 FiledHTML
- S 984 c1HTML
- S 984 c2HTML
- S 984 e1HTML
- S 984 erHTML
- Committee Amendment 493180 (Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/11/2026) -- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (DiCeglie)PDF
- Committee Amendment 229782 (Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/19/2026) -- Appropriations (DiCeglie)PDF
- Floor Strike All Amendment 761459 (Senate: Concurred 3/11/2026) -- BusattaPDF
Documents
- Bill Analysis -- Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) (1/26/2026 3:31 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) (1/28/2026 8:27 AM)
- Bill Analysis -- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) (2/10/2026 1:20 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) (2/12/2026 2:40 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) (2/17/2026 9:34 AM)
- Bill Analysis -- Appropriations (Post-Meeting) (2/20/2026 3:03 PM)
- House Message Summary -- Community Affairs (3/10/2026 8:29 AM)

