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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 12: Relief of L.P., a Minor, by the Department of Children and Families

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 12 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on August 2, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relief of L.P., a Minor, by the Department of Children and Families. Primary sponsor: Joe Gruters (Republican), Judiciary. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died on Calendar.

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 of L.P., a Minor, by the Department of Children and Families; Providing for the relief of L.P., a minor, by the Department of Children and Families; providing an appropriation to a special needs trust, to compensate L.P. for injuries and damages sustained due to the negligence of employees and caseworkers of the department; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of fees and costs, etc. CLAIM WITH APPROPRIATION: $28,000,000

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe GrutersPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate22
JudiciaryPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. Died on Calendar
  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  3. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  4. Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
  5. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
  6. Now in Appropriations
  7. Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
  8. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/15/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
  9. CS by Judiciary read 1st time
  10. Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
  11. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  12. CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 1

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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