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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 96: Relief of Jacob Rodgers by the City of Gainesville

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 96 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on December 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relief of Jacob Rodgers by the City of Gainesville. Primary sponsor: Mack Bernard (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 28, 2025): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 6521 (Ch. 2025-253).

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 Jacob Rodgers by the City of Gainesville; Providing for the relief of Jacob Rodgers by the City of Gainesville; providing for an appropriation to compensate Jacob Rodgers for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of an employee of the City of Gainesville; providing a limitation on compensation and the payment of attorney fees, etc. CLAIM: $10,800,000

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mack BernardPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate24

“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 6521 (Ch. 2025-253)
  2. Substituted HB 6521
  3. Read 2nd time
  4. Retained on Special Order Calendar
  5. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
  6. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  7. Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
  8. On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
  9. Now in Rules
  10. Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
  11. On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/31/25, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
  12. Now in Community Affairs

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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