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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 6501: Relief/Sidney Holmes/State of Florida

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 6501 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on January 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relief/Sidney Holmes/State of Florida. Primary sponsor: Ashley Gantt (Democratic), Mike Gottlieb (Democratic), Budget Committee. It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 30, 2025): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 10 (Ch. 2025-215).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Relief/Sidney Holmes/State of Florida; Provides appropriation from State of Florida to compensate Sidney Holmes for wrongful incarceration; directs CFO to draw warrant payable directly to Sidney Holmes; declares that Legislature does not waive certain defenses or increase state's limits of liability with respect to act; prohibits funds awarded from being used or paid for attorney or lobbying fees; provides that certain benefits are void upon specified findings. CLAIM WITH APPROPRIATION: $1,722,000

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ashley GanttPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse109
Mike GottliebPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse102
Budget CommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Doug BanksonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
CaselloCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Kevin ChamblissCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse117
Dan DaleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Fentrice DriskellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Anna EskamaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Dianne Hart-LowmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse63
Jim MooneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse120
Angie NixonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
SmithCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Susan ValdésCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Marie WoodsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse105

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 10 (Ch. 2025-215)
  2. Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  4. Bill referred to House Calendar
  5. CS Filed
  6. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  7. Reported out of Budget Committee
  8. Favorable with CS by Budget Committee
  9. Added to Budget Committee agenda
  10. Now in Budget Committee
  11. Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  12. Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source