Florida · Senate Bill 26 · 2025 Regular Session

Relief of Kristen and Lia McIntosh by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

SB 26 Sponsored by Joe Gruters Became law

  1. Introduced Aug 2, 2024
  2. In committee Nov 20, 2024
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor Jun 18, 2025
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2025

What it does

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

Providing for the relief of Kristen and Lia McIntosh; providing an appropriation to compensate Kristen and Lia McIntosh for injuries and damages sustained as a result of the negligence of an employee of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; providing a limitation on the payment of compensation and attorney fees, etc.

Every action

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

Show the 25 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Special Master on Claim Bills; Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations · Senate Special Master on Claim Bills
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. SenateRecommendation: Favorable by Special Master on Claim Bills
  5. CommitteeNow in Judiciary · Senate Judiciary
  6. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/19/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Judiciary
  7. CommitteeCS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 1 · Senate Judiciary10–1 vote
  8. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  9. CommitteeCS by Judiciary read 1st time · Senate Judiciary
  10. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  11. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 04/10/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  12. CommitteeFavorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government11–0 vote
  13. CommitteeNow in Appropriations · Senate Appropriations
  14. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/17/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building · Senate Appropriations
  15. CommitteeFavorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations16–0 vote
  16. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  17. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25
  18. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 622
  19. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 622
  20. SenateCS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 62237–0 vote
  21. HouseIn Messages
  22. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  23. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/30/2025)
  24. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  25. HouseRead 2nd time
  1. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  2. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  3. HouseRead 3rd time
  4. HouseCS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-216

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 622 · Full Senate

37–0
Apr 29, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Not voting · 1

Passage · Full House

112–0
Apr 30, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 112 No 0 Not voting 7
Democrats: 31 yes, 0 no Republicans: 81 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 112

Not voting · 7

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 19, 2025 Senate committee CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 1 Passed 10–1
Apr 10, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 Passed 11–0
Apr 17, 2025 Senate committee Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 Passed 16–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Joe GrutersR Primary sponsor · District 22
  • J Judiciary Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.