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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 24: Relief of Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour by Miami-Dade County

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

SB 24 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on August 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relief of Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour by Miami-Dade County. Primary sponsor: Joe Gruters (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 11, 2026): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 6515 (Ch. 2026-227).

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 Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour by Miami-Dade County; Providing for the relief of Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour by Miami-Dade County; providing an appropriation to compensate Mr. and Mrs. Latour for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of Miami-Dade County; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of attorney fees, etc. CLAIM: $500,000

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe GrutersPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Ana Maria RodriguezCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate40

“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 HB 6515 (Ch. 2026-227)
  2. Substituted HB 6515
  3. Read 2nd time
  4. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/11/26
  5. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  6. Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
  7. On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  8. Now in Rules
  9. Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
  10. On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/20/26, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
  11. Introduced
  12. Now in Community Affairs

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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