Florida · House Bill 6503 · 2025 Regular Session

Relief/Mande Penney-Lemmon/Sarasota County

HB 6503 Sponsored by Danny Nix Jr. Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 9, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 22, 2025
  3. Passed the House Apr 24, 2025
  4. Passed the Senate May 2, 2025
  5. To the governor Jun 18, 2025
  6. Became law Jul 8, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Relief/Mande Penney-Lemmon/Sarasota County; Provides for appropriation to compensate Mande Penney-Lemmon for injuries sustained as result of negligence of Sarasota County through its employee; provides limitation on compensation & payment of attorney fees. CLAIM: $2,291,364

Every action

34 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 26 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  4. CommitteeNow in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  5. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  6. CommitteeAdded to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  7. CommitteeFavorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee14–0 vote
  8. CommitteeReported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  9. CommitteeNow in Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  10. CommitteeAdded to Judiciary Committee agenda · House Judiciary Committee
  11. CommitteeFavorable by Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee17–0 vote
  12. CommitteeReported out of Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  13. HouseBill released to House Calendar
  14. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  15. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025)
  16. HouseRead 2nd time
  17. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  18. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  19. HouseRead 3rd time
  20. HousePassed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
  21. SenateIn Messages
  22. CommitteeReferred to Rules · Senate Rules
  23. SenateReceived
  24. CommitteeWithdrawn from Rules -SJ 1097 · Senate Rules
  25. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  26. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 05/02/25 -SJ 1097
  1. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 1099
  2. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 1099
  3. SenatePassed; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 1099
  4. HouseIn Messages
  5. HouseOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorAllowed to become Law without Governor's Signature
  8. Chapter No. 2025-252

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passage; Third Reading · Full House

Passed 116–0
Apr 24, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 116 No 0 Not voting 3
Democrats: 33 yes, 0 no Republicans: 83 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 116

Not voting · 3

Third Reading · Full Senate

Passed 35–0
May 2, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 35 No 0 Not voting 3
Democrats: 8 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 35

Not voting · 2

Excused · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 3, 2025 House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 14

Not voting · 5

 Passed 14–0
Apr 8, 2025 House Judiciary Committee Favorable by Judiciary Committee
Members

Yes · 17

Not voting · 5

 Passed 17–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.